. We love Cornwall, but mid-summer can be a bit trying at times, particularly if trying to get from one end of the county to the other!
No passed a field just beyond Mullacott Cross offering ÂŁ10 per night, saw a Morello in there a few weeks ago
. Still new, still learning. Only a couple of mishaps so far....
Looks like Golden Horizon visit may be cancelled due operational reasons
Weâve toured Europe on motorcycles for years, avoiding motorways as best we can. However, looking at the road system around the South West your options are pretty slim.
Have a great trip weather warm here and not much rain so far. Enjoy
Weâre going to Dorset in August and to be honest Iâm not looking forward to it. I donât like going South as itâs far to busy traffic, people, tourism wise for what I prefer. I have been talked into this as family are going and our presence is required.Us too, we are off to Dorset in a couple of weeks, yes I know, it is another tourist hotspot, but it is a change of scenery
Iâd say that was exceptional!
I was surprised, we had no hold ups & 70mph all the way, only stopping for fuel at Hopwood on the M42.
Yep, welcome to Cornwall! We live about mile and half away. Rain, mist and the occasional sun tis the usual weather!Leg 2 of the Cornwall trip, arrived at Carlyon Bay campsite near St Austell
Rain horrible and incessant, so settled with a beer and tennis on the tellyâŚforecast better for tomerrow, EDEN project with a timed/ booked entry for tomorrow
NO TRAFFIC TO SPEAK OF ON M5 or A30
ASDA at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol was about ÂŁ1.26 from memory on Monday 28th June 2021 but I agree that Motorway Service stations are horrendous and would never fill up at one if at all possible!
But who owns the bridge? I didnât have to pay to get into Cornwall, but if I wanted to get out I had too.12 Surefire ways to annoy the Cornish
Cornwallâs reputation as a friendly, welcoming place isnât without its merit.
After all, if you were to go on public transport in a city such as London, even so much as a glance in the direction of another passenger on the tube is likely to be met with no response.
Yet in Cornwall, youâre not likely to get past the bus stop without striking up a conversation with a local before having a full-blown chat putting the world to rights with subjects ranging from the weather to the potholes in the roads.
Youâll also find that when in Cornwall and something goes wrong, you wonât find yourselves short of a helping hand - the Cornish are very good at looking out for others.
things to make the Cornish tut.
Weâre especially fussy when it comes to food but contrary to opinion, stargazy pie (a pie with the fishâs head popping out of it) isnât as widespread a dinner time fare as you might think.
So with that in mind, what is it about the cream that makes the Cornish scream? What makes a Cornish condemn it as âbleddy emmetâ?
Bad driving
The Cornish donât like their maniacs. Barely a summer goes by when social media isnât littered with memes and pictures of incidents on back roads where the ârules of the roadâ aren't respected.
While coming from a city to the country might be a world away in terms of roads - and the same applies when the Cornish go to the city (Ask a Cornish person about driving to Plymouth) the simple thing to do on the back road is be prepared to reverse, be prepared to go against the hedge and donât try and outwit a tractor.
Openly praise Ginsters
These are Cornish pasties.
Weâre sure Ginsters, cheap supermarket pasties in the chilled aisle and Greggs have their place somewhere. Although weâre not sure where. Openly praising Ginsters in Cornwall is very much a no-no and thereâs nothing that unites the Cornish more than hissing at what they see as an âun-properâ pasty. So, whatever you do, donât praise a Ginsters.
Our idea of a Cornish pasty are ones you can get from a vast range of places from Barnecutts in North Cornwall to Philps in West Cornwall, Helluva Pasty and much more. Basically, if itâs something you canât find in a service station or a supermarket, itâs more likely to be acceptable.
Mispronounce place names
Legend has it that the Cornish named their places with the sole intention of confusing the invading armies that have all tried to have a slice of Cornwall in times gone by.
That might not be true, however, the Cornish do find some of the attempts entertaining. Polzeath is Pole-Zeff, not Pole-Zeef, Praze-an-Beeble is Praise-an-Bee-ball, not Praaz-an-Beb-le and Cocks is pronounced while sniggering.
Make scones incorrectly
Itâs Jam first. Paul Weller knows it, The Queen knows it and Dawn French certainly knows it and so do the Cornish. Weâre not sure about Gordon Ramsay but if he ever tells us how itâs made, weâll be sure to write a story about it. Making scones any other way is not only incorrect, itâs a crime considered on a level of blasphemy in some parts.
Once the scone is apart, you put in jam first then cream. Thatâs the Cornish method - better known as the correct method. Every other way is incorrect.
Tell us you prefer Devon
The Tamar bridge. Bridging the gap between Cornwall and Devon. (Image: Red Air Media)
While the days of inter-border scrapping might have passed us by for now at least, telling a Cornish person you prefer Devon is like attacking their elderly grandmother in broad daylight.
The thing with Cornwall and Devon is thereâs a bit of a sibling rivalry. Each one tries to lay claim to being better than the others, only Cornwall wins in every way and Devon doesnât like it.
You may prefer Devon, and there may well be Cornish people with a silenced liking for parts of Devon, but it's one of those things you donât mention. As Devonâs own Basil Fawlty might have said âDonât mention Devon! I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it!â
Try and imitate the accent
No, really. Donât. We have enough of that from the bi-annual Doc Martin festival of filming in Port Isaac. Chances are youâll end up sounding more Bristolian than Vicky Pollard or at best like the long-lost Wurzel. It wonât sound Cornish.
Ask us if weâve met Poldark
We havenât met Poldark because, wellâŚ.heâs a fictional character. Although, given the propensity for the name Demelza in the older Cornish generations, if you ask us where we can find Demelza, chances are youâll be taken to a sweet old lady with a stargazy pie.
Park Badly
We know you want to get to the beach. But there are ways of going about it and clogging up our little country roads with your often big cars or motorhomes and walking the rest of the way is not the way to do it. If you canât park, try and find another beach. With Cornwall being a peninsula, one thing weâre not short on is beaches.
But please donât park like that. It means our emergency services canât get through, means tractors canât get through (we have a lot of those) and itâs something of a truly inconsiderate menace.
Litter the beaches or open space
Just some of the litter left on North Quay beach in Hayle
Yes, we know that some in Cornwall do the same. But littering our beaches and beautiful spaces is one way to get us with our backs arched like an angry cat.
The message to all who enjoy our beaches and countryside whether local or otherwise - if you can take the full products you buy with you, surely itâs not too big a stretch to take the empty packets home rather than trashing the thing that made you want to visit it in the first place?
And never, ever leave used barbeques.
Assume weâre all farmers
Yes, Cornwall is still quite rural. There are also a lot of absolutely terrific farmers who keep everyone fed and nourished. Indeed, being a farmer is certainly not an insult. But Cornwall isnât just a place with a lot of farms and Airbnbâs. Thereâs a lot more that goes on in Cornwall and not everyone is a farmer.
In the same vein, never assume a Cornish person is simple either. Believe us, weâre not!
Complain about the weather
As showers pass a rainbow comes out over the cliffs between Land's End and Sennen. (Image: Greg Martin / Cornwall Live)
The Cornish LOVE talking about the weather. If youâve come to Cornwall expecting wall-to-wall sunshine, chances are at some point in the week youâre going to be left disappointed. The rain does love to sneak upon us.
Complain about the weather to a Cornish person and theyâll just tell you âitâs good for the fieldsâ or âgood for the gardenâ. No, really. Thatâs what happens.
No showing at restaurants
Again, this goes to whoever you are and wherever youâre from. But in the modern, very tourist-friendly Cornwall thereâs a lot of hospitality businesses who have been absolutely whacked after nearly 18 months of chaos. If youâve booked with them, they canât wait to see you.
But if youâve changed your mind or canât make it, please, please cancel your booking. Not every Cornish restaurant is owned by Rick Stein or a millionaire chef. Many are run by local families or people who really could do without the losses right now.
Not showing at a restaurant is one thing that REALLY annoys the Cornish at the moment.
My own personal opinion is that the fact that bridge tolls have to be paid is disgusting. Tolls over the Severn Bridges were abolished a few years ago. The bridge is owned by both Plymouth City and Cornwall County Council.But who owns the bridge? I didnât have to pay to get into Cornwall, but if I wanted to get out I had too.
not sure if that falls into the 'woke' category that keeps on being referred to?
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