Newquay Experience

Advantages: Nice Place to Visit and to Stay
Disadvantages: just a long car journey t

...NEWQUAY EXPERIENCE- Newquay is ideal place for a short break or family holiday there is so many things to see and do in and around and suits all tastes. If it is a Beach holiday you want then Newquay is great because it is situated on the north coast of Cornwall and it is blest with many lovely bseaches which you can surf and laze about on . Also if you are keen on walking there are coastal walks to venture on and while you are walking you will be able to take in the scenary and the breathe taking views around the coast line which I find amazing. There is a variety of places to safe from Hotels ,B&B, Guest Houses, Self Catering and Surf Lodges to choose from and this is depending on the type of holiday you would like to expericience. When I was there I managed to rent out an apartment which was in walking distance to...

ruth1957 05.09.2009 · Read review
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Dynnargh dhe Newquay...

Advantages: A lovely part of the country with so much to see and do.
Disadvantages: prepare for lots of traffic!

......Welcome to Newquay Newquay can be a tranquil haven away from the stresses and strains of the fast moving urban life, it can also be a clubbers paradise. Last year following 3 months of stress completing a teaching practice and starting my dissertation I knew I needed a break. OK so 48 miles down the A38 may not seem like much of a holiday but it was. I like to visit Newquay 5-7 times a year for a day and at least once a year for a short getaway. ***NEWQUAY*** Newquay used to be a fishing village called ?Towan Blystra? (Cornish). Newquay is now known as the ?UK?s Surf Capital? and is a very lively place for tourists. Newquay?s climate is warm and is one of the places in the region where you may see palm trees growing. There are 7 miles of coastline with beaches to suit many people with different interests. The beaches are...

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Looe, Millendreath Cornwall !

Advantages: POTENTIAL TO BECOME SANDBANKS, poole
Disadvantages: IGNORING THIS PLACE

...Looe in Cornwall was our destination for our vacation. It was close by 2100 hrs, and we made our track down the lane towards the local beach, Millendreath. At first it seemed ok, not overly steep. As we proceeded, I tried to envisage the steepness of this so called descending trek. I needed to set my mind at rest, so I stopped a passer by; to acquire more Gen on the local beach, Millendreath. He confirmed what the farmer's wife had told me earlier. Its 2 miles from here, the man answered, but it's very steep nearer the bottom. We carried on and sure enough it did begin to descend dramatically. It got steeper and steeper and the trees became more and more dense, I felt this could be the spanner in the works. I began to reflect, I asked myself, will it be capable to see in the dark on our return journey, with this much...

halk 15.08.2007 (14.10.2008) · Read review
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Summer camp, Penhale, Newquay hmmm

Advantages: New Friends, Lush views, New Things
Disadvantages: Tiring, 6'Oclock starts and the Weather On Occasions

...Summer holidays, the sun is shining, school is out and what do I choose to do?..army cadet camp in Cornwall - not exactly the best place to go and chill out and just relax - but it will do. Twelve whole days away from my mum, and my younger siblings - yay! Now before any of you lovely people say anything, this review is about Penhale camp, which is near Newquay - but because there is no Penhale section, I will put it in the Newquay section. From Wiltshire, it took us three hours to get to Exeter which was our lunch break. We stopped at Exeter service station - which can I add, is a lovely place to stop, with up to date toilet facilities, a restaurant, a burger king and a shop. There is also an outside play park for the children, and arcade games dotted about the place. From the service station, it took us another hour and a half to...

angiebabyqueen 26.08.2005 (13.02.2006) · Read review
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Cornwall A great Place to Visit

Advantages: Plenty to do and see
Disadvantages: none

...Cornwall- A lovely Place to Visit Cornwall boast of a very mild climate compared to the rest of Great Britain. It is situated down in the South West of England. It is also steeped in history and at the time of the Domesday Survey in 1086 the population of Cornwall was around about 25,000 which seems a lot too me. Cornwall is very busy with tourists in the summer months which is a plus for the employment side of things but it also puts a lot of pressure on the local services such as Hospitals etc. Also the volume of traffic on the roads increases and this causes in time environmental damage. St Michael's Mount one of my favourite places which I visited a few years ago. This is a granite rock which is situated not very far away from Penzance. We stayed very near there so we were able to visit by just walking along the beach...

ruth1957 01.12.2008 · Read review
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Roskilly's Of Cornwall

Advantages: Lovely icecream, drinks, food
Disadvantages: Location.

...1959. Joe Roskilly's children all work on the farm and one makes furniture in an outlet here and one stained glass, Roskillys also employ lots of locals here. They make the icecream on the premises and it is available in Falmouth and other outlets in Cornwall. To the left of the car park you can walk to the ponds, there are several ponds here with ducks and moorhens, and other wildlife, the walk with the ponds and woods is about one mile long and there are acres of land here. On your way back you pass the pasty parlour and the farm house. The Croust House is next which serves the food and drinks, then next to that is a lovely gift shop which sells a very good range of gifts and old fashioned childrens toys, good range of products and some things are pocket money prices, good range of postcards as well, also next door to the gift...

Susanimber 13.08.2007 · Read review
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Newquay

Advantages: In the summer it's surf city
Disadvantages: Hen and Stag hell.

...I went to Newquay for the surf festival in 2003 with five of my mates. We stayed in Smugglers Haven campsite and 18 - 30s campsite just outside Newquay town. It took us 9 hours to actually get down there from the midlands, normally it would take about 3 or four but we had to detour a lot of traffic heading down there. Newquay is packed in the summer. On arriving at our muddy caravan park we were greeted by a few quite friendly shouts from various groups staying in their caravans near us. Every half an hour there is a double Decker bus that goes from the campsite and other campsites around Newquay into the town, this bus runs all day and late into the night. This is the golden snitch if your in a packed taxi queue at midnight and you see this bus run for it, it is only £1.50 for a single whereas taxies in Newquay can vary £10...

Aireal 27.03.2004 · Read review
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Looe in Cornwall - An English jewel

Advantages: Friendly, quaint, good shops and food, fishing trips, feels like abroad
Disadvantages: Need a car to drive to the village as public transport in Cornwall is not great!

...Looe in Cornwall is a quaint little village with lots to offer. I discovered it back in 2008 and couldn?t wait to visit it again this year while holidaying in Cornwall. It is about 40 mins away from Newquay and you could be forgiven for thinking you was abroad when you arrive there. The whole place is built around a locke which goes out to the sea. There are plenty of cosey, back-street resturants offering fresh fish caught the same day it is served. The resturants range from seafood to Italian to good old English comfort food, there is something for everyone. If you don?t fancy dinner you can grab a drink at one of the local pubs and then afterwards take a stroll along the water front along to the beach and let the world pass you by. If you get there earlia on in the day you can grab some bargains at one of the many...

Vicki_87 30.06.2009 · Read review
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TRURO - CATHEDRAL CITY OF CORNWALL

Advantages: Usual major shops, but in an attractive town, different things to do especially on rainy days
Disadvantages: Crowded during holiday season.

...Having read other Ciao members' accounts of Penzance, I'm rather afraid to give my opinion on Truro as I've now discovered many members are lucky enough to live in Cornwall, but anyway here goes....... I love Cornwall, and make a point of going into Truro each time I am in the area, which is usually about three or four times a year. It't not one of the pretty pretty villages, but more of a large town although I believe it is known to be a City. Truro has a thriving shopping Centre which houses all the main department stores, including Marks & Sparks, W.H.Smith, Laura Ashley., etc, etc, so in that respect it is superior to Penzance. Truro is not however a seaside village so don't expect beaches, although of course in Cornwall a beach is never far away. For boat lovers however, there are several different types of vessels to be...

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Newquay Arms - Welcoming Arms?

Advantages: Right in town centre, good range of cheap meal deals, good beer garden
Disadvantages: Bit tired looking and very dark inside. Not very welcoming to look at

...Newquay Arms, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1JF. Near Woolies and opposite HSBC Bank. On passing the Newquay Arms the menu and meal deals look good/tempting. Two for one deals for £5-6, with pictures, are displayed in the window looking appealing, but when you see other food offerings in the same part of town you could probably have a better/cheaper choice elsewhere. I suspect these are frozen/nuked on demand. Although I haven't actually eaten there. I'd advise you choose the beer garden to eat in as the interior of this pub is very old, dated, dark and quite grim and unwelcoming. Whereas other bars in Newquay have spent a lot of money/effort in revamping/redecorating/updating, the Newquay Arms hasn't. It's a great pub for including on a pub crawl, but don't plan it for your final destination. The interior is quite sparsely...

ResearchResults 15.09.2005 · Read review
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