more ... 17.... Cornish coastal villages

We could have spent days (actually, we did) exploring old cornish coastal villages. We didn't make it to Lands End or Doc Martin's town or even Penzance (sorry Gray) but ones like Boscastle (near Tintagel) and Polperro and Fowey are quite special with narrow entrances to the sea, narrow streets, old buildings and lots of tourists. All the yatchs have twin keels so they don't lay over on their sides when the tide goes out. Very practical.

more .... 15 ... Tintagel

Tintagel was the mythical birthplace of King Arthur. It is an amazingly-sited castle with one section on a headland and a later castle on the mainland. Part of the mainland section has subsided to the beaches below. Lots of steps to climb but worth the effort. The post office in the village is supposedly the oldest in Britain, or at least it looks so.

more ... 16 ... Bath

The ancient roman town of Bath was was a highlight with a tour of the bathhouse ruins and museum, which were sited on an ancient hot spring.

more ... 15 ... Tintern Abbey

Near Chepstow in south-east Wales is the ruins of Tintern Abbey which are impressive in their size and layout.

more .. 15 ... Isle of Anglesey

Situated off the northern coast of Wales, this island has been contuously used since neolithic times. We visited an ancient neolithic barrow (burial mound) and also Beaumauris Castle (from the outside only), another of William I's forts.

more ... 14 ... Wales, inland

We passed thru many lovely little villages (with names too long to remember), valleys and mountains.

More ... 13 ... Conwy

Another castle town built by William I and a pretty coastal village with old buildings, narrow streets and a town wall.