Tintagel is found on the North coast of Cornwall and if famous for its association with King Arthur and the Knights of the round table. It is reasonably easy to get to by car or public transport, I won't bore you with extensive details but traveline.org.uk is a great website for journey planning.

If you travel by car there are 8 car parks in and around the village, which when you're first arriving is quite amusing as each has a sign saying or something similar "Close to Castle only X meters away", in decreasing increments until you reach this one "Closest to Castle". It is worth noting that the closer the carpark the more expensive the parking was!

The village its self was quaint but heaving with people and I can imagine it being like this all year round as I visited in chilly February! There are numerous shops, hotels, eateries all which seems to be themed on the King Arthur Legend all have names like 'Ye Olde Sweetshop" and every shop seems to sell a huge variety of plastic swords and wooden shields.

Some noteworthy places:

King Arthur's Great Hall - A building which built in the 1930's now houses lots of round tables and granite thrones. The most interesting thing here for me were all the stained glass windows, which were actually designed by a pupil of William Morris , showing various scenes from the Arthur legend. It was £3 entry for an adult.

The Old Post Office - A National Trust property, built in the mid 14th century and in the late 1900's a room was let to the Post Office for letter sorting. There are some interesting things to see here like one of the first ever post boxes, a collection of needle work dating back to the 17th century and the building itself has its own persona. It doesn't take long to look around here but is worth a visit if you are a National Trust member as it is free (or a few pounds if you are not £2.50 i think)

Tintagel Castle - An English Heritage site. Probably the most interesting thing in Tintagel. The 'castle' compromises mainly of walks around the grounds which have spectacular views. All that is left of the Castle is ruins and it is honestly hard to understand why any one would build a castle where they did as it is precariously hung over the ocean bellow! It was first build in AD1140 by Earl Richard of Cornwall, the youngest son of King John and historians believe this was to associate himself with the valour surrounding the Arthurian legends (there is a very interesting film shown just as you enter the castle ground explaining all this). The scenery is spectacular but any one with vertigo would probably hate the views as most of them involve jaw dropping heights above the sea! Also for any one with mobility difficulties would find the site difficult to manage as there are a lot of steep steps involved. Keep children and any dogs under close supervision as there are some very steep drops! There is also a small cafe and toilets on site.

Tintagel was a nice day trip visit and you could easily spend a long afternoon here. The scenery is some of the best I have ever seen and still inspires me when ever I think of it. I would highly recommend the Castle it has that magical feel that you rarely find, no wonder it inspired such noble legends, it is not a place one can forget quickly. :)