In Tintagel, we hiked up to the ruins of the castle overlooking the rugged Cornish coast.
On the way, we recounted the story of Tristan and Isolde, the story of the lovers that features Tintagel and its castle and the cave below, sometimes known as Merlin’s Cave.
The area is connected also to the legend of King Arthur – the village is, after all, located near the River Cam and Camelford and, well, it is not a big reach to see where the name Camelot came from.
In Tintagel, there was time for another chance to taste the Cornish cream tea or pastie before we headed off to Port Isaac, the village that is featured in the TV series Doc Martin.
Front garden in Port Isaac
Everyone quickly identified all the familiar landmarks from the top – the Doc’s house, the school, Bert’s cafe, but not Mrs. Tishell’s chemist shop.
From Port Isaac, we moved to Padstow, which is now so heavily dominated by the popular chef Rick Stein, it is commonly called PadStein.
The old post office in Tintagel
Padstow looked as lovely as ever with the ferry running back and forth across the estuary to Rock on the other side.
Alms houses in Padstow
View of the coast from Tintagel Castle
