Cornwall A Great Place to Visit (Cornwall)

Member Name: RUTH1957

Product:	Cornwall
Date:	01/12/08 (336 review reads)
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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 part 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 and causeway to the island when the tide was right.
I just fell in love with the place with the picturesque houses,amazing shops and great eating places.

St Michaels Mount was apparently to have been a trading post from as far back as the Iron Age and it was certainly had been visited by the romans and greeks.

In 1135 the first priory was formed on St Michael's Mount by Bernard of Le Bec.

Another place to visit is the Eden Project.
This is a project that is run by Tim Smit who raised money to build the world's largest biome.This is a must to visit if you coming down to Cornwall,no words can describe the place as you will need to see it with your own eyes.The biomes are one kilometre long and 60 meters high amazing.It is the world's largest greenhouse and there amazing plant life to see.
You will find the Eden Project near St Austell PL24 2SG


Another place to see is a trip to Padstow in the north of Cornwall on the coast. You will find there is a wide sandy beach and it is surrounded by countryside. This is a busy fishing village where there are narrow streets and beautiful colourful houses which lead down to the harbour. Near by you will be able to visit Prideaux Place which is a sixteenth century manor house that has a Deer Park and the grounds are fairly vast in size but it is a great day out.

There is so much to see and do in Cornwall but I just mention another place of interest which is the Carnglaze Slate Caverns which consists of three caverns. You will not be able to go down there on your own a guide will take you down on a tour this will take around 45minutes. You will find that they are so huge and amazingly they were formed by the local Slate Miners.

You will find the caverns Carnglaze Slate Caverns
St Neot, Liskeard, PL14 6HQ





Cornwall is very well known for the 'Cornish Pasty' this goes back to the tin miners who had it for their lunch and could be eaten underground as it was very easy for them to transport and could be eaten with dirty fingers.This was a very nourishing meal and sometimes pasties were made with the savoury in one and the sweet in other end .

So what is a Cornish Pasty.

It is made of shortcrust pastry with beef,potatoes,onions and turnips. This certainly makes a satisfying meal.

Now when you visit Cornwall you will see different varieties of the Cornish pasty but the original one which has been made from beef is I feel the best.

Also Cornwall is well known for its Clotted Cream which you put with jam and scones- very nice indeed.

Summary: Cornwall