For those that have taken this trip can you tell me what the itinerary was for the three days in Cornwall?
Posted by
SE Pennsylvania
2759 posts
I have done that tour.
There is a daily itinerary on the tour page:
https://www.ricksteves.com/tours/england/southern-england
Posted by
OP
2 posts
Thanks I did read the itinerary. It says spend the day in Cornwall but doesn't say which cities it visits. I want to make sure the tour goes to St. Ives and Falmouth.
Anybody who took this tour can you please list where you went in Cornwall.
Thank you.
Posted by
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
14972 posts
The itinerary has changed since I took this tour and it now spends 3 nights in Falmouth which I think is a plus over the previous iteration which stayed in Penzance. We did go to St Ives which I did not enjoy as much as some of the smaller fishing ports I visited on a Road Scholar tour previously.
This may be one time where you would want to call the RSE office to see if they have more details on the date of the tour you are interested in. I'm not sure if the choices on the day are up to the guide or if the office has set out a specific itinerary.
Just for further information, here is the link to the Road Scholar Cornwall program although it does not go to Saint Ives. I really enjoyed the small villages of St Mawes, Mevagissey, Boscastle and Fowey on that trip.
https://www.roadscholar.org/find-an-adventure/22431/Cornwall-England-s-Hidden-Treasure
Posted by
Phoenix🌵
3148 posts
Welcome to the forum Lara.
I'm taking this tour starting June 30. Tour days 9, 10 and 11 (Cornwall) all say "Sleep in Falmouth."
I'd email the RS tours to answer your questions. Just keep in mind that itineraries may vary slightly due to circumstances or guide preference. This is my fifth RS tour.
Posted by
Lynnwood
313 posts
We took this tour in May 2024 and had a wonderful time. Our small towns were Port Isaac (aka Port Wenn of Doc Martin fame) and Padstow (we ate lunch on our own at a Rick Stein restaurant and toured the lobster museum.) The tour went to Prideaux Place, which was amazing. We loved visiting a little bakery to make our own pasties before taking them to St Michael's mount for a quick tour and eating them there for lunch. We did not go to the towns you list, but the office may be able to tell you that this tour will do so this year.