GREAT ESCAPE
Into the madding crowd
Sue Taylor explores part of Cornwall’s glorious Atlantic Coast and discovers why it remains a perennially popular tour destination
Picturesque St Ives is best known for its great surf beaches and thriving arts scene
Dramatic
Zennor
Head
Sunset
over
Brixham
The
Prince
William
overlooks
the
harbourside
‘Just beyond St Ives sits Zennor, a pretty village on the spectacularly beautiful Zennor Head’
St
Senara’s
mermaid
carving
Oil level? Check. Brake lights? Check. Stocked fridge? Check. At last it was time to set off on our first longer trip of the year, which usually takes us to Brixham, on Devon’s English Riviera, to spend some time with old friends. This time, to add to the air of excitement at our departure, we were extending the tour and venturing further afield.
We had decided to leave behind our usual ‘far from the madding crowd’ kind of holiday and head out to the tourist hotspots of St Ives and Tintagel – so many visitors each year can’t be wrong! We thought it was high time to find out what draws them there.
Harbour views
But first, a few days at the Wall Park & Centry Road Camping Site in Brixham. We have, over the years, tried all of the sites in the area and this one has the easiest route into town – very important when town is all uphill and down slope.
It is also easier to forget the strain on calf muscles as you descend when you have a lovely view of the harbour below beckoning you on, not to mention the promise of a pint at the harbourside Prince William pub, just half a mile from the site.