Convince Me to Drive ARound Devon/Cornwall For A Week

What I wouldn't give for two weeks of tooling around Devon and Cornwall. It used to be I thought I could happily end my days in Yorkshire then I spent two weeks tooling around in Cornwall and Devon. This was in 2006 and in September. 1.Nothing is as cheap as it was 20 years ago and there are probably more people. 4 years ago I didn't find it too crowded nor overly expensive. 2.Mornings we'd decide where we were going that day and call in at the local TI and have them book ahead for us..one day at a time. 3. Take a GPS so even in the dark you can find your way "home". 4. is a touhgie. You'll just have to make yourself get out of the car and have a destination, Tintagel, Lands End, Princetown (Great Sticky Toffee Pudding at the Prince of Wales)to visit the prison in the moors. Try to go to a pub every night, sit at the bar and have a pint. Rick says if you sit at a table no one will bother you but at the bar conversation comes more easily.

Staying a week in each place is a grand idea. We spent 3 or 4 nights in Mevagissey taking day trips from there. I can't wait to get back. Did you know that in Cornwall they bottle their own Sparkling Wine? It's for people who don't like scrumpy, imagine that. If you won't go for yourself, go for us.

j.c. - we were in Cornwall this past October and
loved it. It was not crowded so we were able to
find a room without a problem. St Ives was so beautiful.
The Tate Modern there was interesting.
We enjoyed St. Michaels Mount and the Minack Theatre
was spectacular. There aren't productions in Oct but
you can walk around, see the film and have tea. Clovelly was charming.We didn't stay overnight and we called the hike up from the village heart attack hill but we liked it. I agree about driving in the dark
but otherwise we thoroughly enjoyed driving around
Cornwall.

I last went to Cornwall in 76...I love mountains not the sea.
However, just got back last night from a week, tooling around with my partner and 14month daughter.
I was wrong, the experience was great and will return.
We never booked anything, and made it up hour by hour.Had a differnt bnb each night , and would happily stay at each again,indeed will send thank you notes for the kindness shown to us.
thers lots of tourist info centres, let them prebook ahead each day, say midday..stil leaves you lots of freedom.
I loved the openness of dartmoor and the wow beach at kynance cove

You're nuts if you don't do it. There!

And work in the Minack theater while you're at it.

Thanks all. I've decided to spend this trip in London, Edinburgh and York, and, undoubtedly, a few spur of the moment places.

I'll save the Devon and Cornwall for my next trip, preferably in the spring or summer when the sun won't set as early as it does in October.

It gets dark earlier in Edinburgh in October...look at the latitude...and colder...that's OK they have enough single malt & wool sweaters to go around. After you tour the Castle, the Palace, High Street and Prince Street it seemed to be small to us. York also can be done in a day. We had the most fun touring the Treasure Houses of England, but some in the North may close for the winter in October. Check the National Trust UK & National Trust Scotland Web sites. As for B & Bs we never had any trouble if you book by late afternoon at a Tourist Information Office (TI). Even if they are closed they post openings with phone #s in the window.