Happy Sunday everyone, recently I was lucky enough to head down South to Cornwall for the first time, an area of the country and the British coastline that I’ve always wanted to explore.
I went with fifteen of my friends who I went to school with, before we all headed back to university. We drove down to Newquay and stayed in a gorgeous Air B&B for three nights. The house had everything from a cinema room and pool table, to a jacuzzi, it was a lovely place to call home for a few days. We stayed on the outskirts of Newquay which was a perfect location, far enough so we weren’t right in the centre, but really close to the beaches. We also managed to go outside of the school holidays so we escaped the height of the summer tourist season.
Watergate Bay
Watergate Bay was about three miles from where we were staying, so it was only about fifteen minutes away by car.
The sunset on this evening was one of the best I’ve seen in the UK, after swimming in the sea and sitting on the beach, we all got fish and chips from the restaurant by the beach and ate whilst watching the sun set over the bay. Also, if you are an avid surfer then this seemed to be a very popular surfing spot!
Fistral Beach
Despite the weather being slightly chilly on our first full day, we still wanted to make the most of our holiday, so with body boards and swimming attire, we headed down to Fistral Beach, about a ten minute drive away from our house. This beach was lovely, a long stretch of sand, dramatic and tall waves, there were also places to eat, buy beach and surf stuff and also parking facilities just up the cliff from the beach.
The ocean wasn’t exactly like swimming in the tropics of the Mediterranean, but it wasn’t as cold as I was expecting! We had a great time frolicking in the sea, luckily we had the jacuzzi at the house which we used to warm up in afterwards!
We also ventured out on a walk round the coastal path, which you can join at whatever point you want to. We walked for about seven miles, we also found a lovely tea room before we did the route back so we were able to enjoy some fab hot chocolates and scones whilst sat outside.
Padstow
We stopped off in Padstow to break up the long journey, this was the most beautiful little seaside town, all the classic Cornish pasty, ice cream and sweet shops. This was the view from the harbour, we sat for a while here just watching the hustle and bustle of people passing by and the boats drifting through the water. I wish I had taken more pictures but unfortunately I was slightly unwell after the long journey!
I would love to know if you’ve ever visited Cornwall and other places that are great to go in the area!
Thanks for reading, hope you’re having a fab day wherever you are in the world,
Mol x
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It looks amazing! I’ve alwaus wanted to visit Cornwall and I love that you went with a group of your friends. This has got me thinking about when I leave university next year I might organise a group holiday somewhere☺️
Brooke x
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It really was, yes that sounds like such a good idea! 🙂 x
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What a lovely post Molly 🙂 Fistral beach is one of my favourite places to go to in the summer along with getting pasties in Padstow! Hope you had a fab time.
Emma | http://www.lifeofemmax.co.uk
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Thank you very much Emma! Aw glad you’ve enjoyed these places too!
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I haven’t visited Cornwall. I should have while I lived in the Uk during university. Gorgeous pictures and it looks like you had an enjoyable stay .
Joanne | http://www.joannesthoughts.com
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I hope you get to visit in the future! Thank you very much, it was great!
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Yaa ❤️
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It looks amazing! After this article, I’ll definitely go there! 😀
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So glad to hear that!
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Sounds idillic, beautiful photos!
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Thank you very much!
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Cornwall is so beautiful we always went for our family holidays and now I take my children there. Love your photos too xx
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That’s so lovely, thank you. Glad you liked them!
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Gorgeous photos! I live in the South but Cornwall is still on my to-visit list!
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Aw thanks very much! I hope you get to visit it then! 🙂
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Great post, looks like you had such a good time! I absolutely love Cornwall, it’s one of my favourite places to go although I haven’t been in years so I must go soon! The pictures look beautiful 🙂
Chloe xx
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I’m glad you’ve visited too! Thank you very much 🙂
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I love Cornwall it’s not to far from where I’m from about two hours and the coast line is beautiful. You must be feeling very brave to go with fifteen other people haha, I bet you all had an amazing time it’s great that you took some walks and enjoyed the scenery and the tea rooms have such yummy things to fill up on. Great photos they really show the beauty of the place.
Kate x
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Lucky you! Yes there was a lot of us but it was a great trip! Aw thanks very much Kate! x
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So beautiful it makes me want to plan a vacation! Love it!
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Aw me too! Thank you!
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Such a fantastic post. I love living near Cornwall and I’m so pleased you enjoyed your first visit. You’ve well and truly made me want to go swimming that’s for sure.
Kate | cakeandcoast.com
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Thanks so much. You are very lucky!
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I love this post! Cornwall is such a beautiful part of the UK, I was brought up living just on the board of Devon and Cornwall so to me this is home. I’ve actually been to Padstow a couple of times and appreciate how beautiful it is. I’m glad you had a lovely time visiting for the first time.
Gemma | http://www.anoceanglimmer.wordpress.com
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Thanks so much Gemma! Lucky you, what an incredible place to call home. Thank you, hopefully I’ll be back soon!
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This is such a lovely idea, what a great way to spend time together before uni! Looks beautiful as well. I used to go on family holidays to Cornwall a lot as a kid but I haven’t been back in probably 10 years or so, I really want to sometime though
Megan // https://pixieskiesblog.wordpress.com/
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It was great! That sounds lovely, I hope you get to visit again!
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Wow! This place looks so beautiful 😍 I wish to go there soon
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I love Cornwall. Fistral beach is gorgeous
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