best place to base yourself in cornwall

More importantly, also ensure that the parking space is big enough for your vehicle as some of them will really only fit in small I always recommend having a look at Flickr and putting in there the names of the places you like and having a look and seeing what you think.

We would be happy to just drive around and explore the area.

Bude may just be a tad too far "up", I would contemplate something more "middling" in the way of Boscastle, Altarnun or Padstow (surrounding areas). We normally go to So my question is this, which town should we select for the best Cornwall experience?

Our main interests would be stunning natural scenery, cute little shops/restaurants/pubs and easy to access other areas for day trips. It will be a great base for exploring. There are other places you might want to stay though, dependant on which location everything is nearest too that you want to see - … Also, you now have Google Street View and that is excellent for having a virtual travel around to see what kind of feel you get for a place. Hi all, looking for a bit of general advice about Cornwall.

Personally, I usually base myself in either Falmouth or St Ives which are centrally located for many of the small coastal south coast towns. Fowey. Also for driving around, Fowey is well placed mid way up the South coast,so you can get all around I agree with all the information posted here. Get the right place and you will have a wonderful time.The more questions you ask, the more idea you will have about where you want to go so, ask away.Thanks for all the great replies, they have all been really helpful. I suppose we would need to do a bit more research about what we would plan to see.We don’t mind driving and since we would be there for a week, I would like to be based in a busy little town with activities for rainy days if possible.

The Lizard Village and lighthouse.

The town is a gateway to The Land's End Peninsula (The Penwith Peninsula) on which you'll find top beaches and the world famous Land's End. I have been looking at all the suggestions and been Google mapping like a mad yoke! Wherever you base yourself, you won't be far from other tourist attractions. You might like to consider Truro - It's the county town of Cornwall, has some nice shops and a …

A good place to base yourself would be St Agnes as it is, geographically speaking, sort of in the middle but on the coast and nice and quiet but with good local amenities. It is approximately 45 miles further to To be honest, all the places mentioned are "touristy". I have not been to Cornwall since I was a kid where I stayed in Polzeath. We just want a relaxing, coastal break.If you could miss the end of May, you would also miss the Spring Bank Holiday (school week break) at the end of the month and the bank holiday. I believe that It really seems that you want somewhere a bit smaller if you are looking for a comparable with I don't think any coast be considered more beautiful than the other. I’ve stayed in NT cottages at Cotehele (and further from your search area) at https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/holidays/search?campid=PPC_Central_HC_Google_Brand-Cottage+%5BExact%5D&dfaid=1This topic has been closed to new posts due to inactivity. I love the look of Is there much difference between the south coast and the west coast? There are other places you might want to stay though, dependant on which location everything is nearest too that you want to see - … Oh and somewhere with 300 days sunshine a year would be nice!All the places Suzy has mentioned are coastal villages or towns, so you need to take a look at them and see what takes your fancy.You are right that St Ives will be a busy town, but May is a good time to come(if you can avoid the late bank holiday weekend) and it won't be packed. We hope you'll join the conversation by posting to an open topic or starting a new one.To review the Tripadvisor Forums Posting Guidelines, please follow this link: We remove posts that do not follow our posting guidelines, and we reserve the right to remove any post for any reason.This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of Members who are knowledgeable about this destination and volunteer their time to answer travelers' questions.

I suppose I am just looking for that chocolate box Cornwall town, pretty harbour, narrow cobbled streets, quaint shops and restaurants. My husband and I (mid 30’s) take my parents on holiday ( fit and healthy 70’s) in May. I don’t think there are any particular sites that we would feel are ‘must see’. A good place to base yourself would be St Agnes as it is, geographically speaking, sort of in the middle but on the coast and nice and quiet but with good local amenities. Beginning of June would be much cheaper and less people than the bank holiday week/weekend.If you like "easy but beautiful walks" then the coast path (over the top or on the waters edge) from You are unlikely to find self catering on Scilly for 3 days and at time of year most of the properties will be fully booked. You might find a hotel but not that last week 25th May to 2nd June when it is the school holidays. Good bases near Lands End would be St Ives (small town, very pretty, lots of shops and plenty of places to eat and drink; lovely beach also), Porthleven (on the Lizard coast), which is smaller than St Ives but again some lovely places to eat and drink and some lovely walks.

My mum and I love to ‘pooch’ around the shops! Really appreciate any advice to get me started! Re: Best place to base in Cornwall for 4 or 5 days

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