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Sunset at Tolcarne Beach

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We ended our 2018 England trip in Newquay, Cornwall, where we would be flying out the next day. Our hotel was situated right across the cliffside, close to Tolcarne Beach. We strolled down to watch

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Jamaica Inn, Our Favorite Pub in Cornwall

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We love historical restaurants and pubs. During our trips to the UK, we've visited quite a few but the one that stands out the most sits in the moors of Bodmin, Cornwall. We visited Jamaica

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Golitha Falls, a Hike Down Memory Lane

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On our last full day in England, we made our way back down to Cornwall and decided to take a hike down memory lane to Golitha Falls. We hiked the Golitha Falls trail back in

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Restormel, a Round Castle

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Restormel Castle, one of the four chief Norman castles of Cornwall, is a rare, perfectly circular shaped keep built in the 11th century near the River Fowey. Restormel once controlled the main crossing point over

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Halliggye Fogou Tunnels

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We live for exploring places that are off the usual tourist radar and my mom, who joined us on our UK trip, was pretty game for anything. An Iron Age, underground Cornish tunnel seemed like

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Cornwall’s Castle of Legends, Tintagel

on July 3, 2018 Castles England Historical Ruins UK cornwall 117 views

Tintagel Castle, precariously perched above the cliffs of Cornwall, is (in our opinion) one of England's most magical ruins. We first visited back in 2014, thus sparking an even bigger obsession with UK's fascinating history.

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The Abandoned Gunpowder Works in Kennall Vale Nature Reserve

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The Kennall Vale Nature Reserve is a peaceful and picturesque woodland in Truro containing remnants of England's industrial history. Kennall Vale Nature Reserve is off the usual tourist's radar but we like to think of

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The Macabre Museum inside Bodmin Jail

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The historic Bodmin Jail (Gaol), once home to the worst sort of people, today hosts a very macabre museum full of exhibits dedicated to crimes committed by said people it once housed. And if you

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Land’s End, the Most Magical Place in Cornwall

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Land's End, the most westerly point of mainland England, has a bit of a reputation by cynics as a tourist trap. I like to think of it as one of the most magical places in

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Wheal Coates, a Beautiful Ruin in Cornwall

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We seem to have started a tradition of visiting the UK every 2 years. One that I wholeheartedly think we should continue, husband on the other hand has other ideas.... anyway, our first stop on