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Paul Hartog Posts: 1 Joined: 26th Jun 2011 Location: Netherlands | quotePosted at 08:30 on 26th June 2011 We stay in Minehead, Salcombe, Boswinger, Exeter, Boscombe, Bath and travel by car. Already on our list are; the Eden Project, Stonehenge & Oxford. Kind regards, Family Hartog
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Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 10:23 on 26th June 2011 Welcome to POE from Anna and Ron, Paul. The first tip that I would give you is to book your accommodation securely online via the POE website to get it cheaper than by going direct! See http://www.picturesofengland.com/hotels/ to start your journey. Bed & Breakfast and Holiday cottages are also available by clicking on the menu tabs top left of the page (green banner). As you are travelling to Oxford; Blenheim Palace would be a nice day out! Good luck and I'm sure you will get other area's of interest suggested by our great family of members. But 25 people have looked at the post and said nothing, not even welcome to our new member! What's gone wrong? Edited by: Ron Brind at:26th June 2011 20:37 |
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 22:42 on 26th June 2011 Welcome, Hartog Family. A couple summers ago we drove from Dorset over to Cornwall and did Bath and Oxford as well. My only advice (as a fellow tourist) would be not to try to see too much in one day. The drive is absolutely beautiful and there are wonderful places in between all the typical tourist spots. One more piece of advice - don't forget to drive on the left. :-) Enjoy your vacation. I hope it's amazing.
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Karen Lee Posts: 1558 Joined: 9th Mar 2011 Location: England | quotePosted at 16:14 on 27th June 2011 Welcome..The Hartog Family to POE ..Minehead is surrounded by beautiful countryside and coast, Cheddar Gorge is just over an hours drive away and you can sample Cheddar Cheese from the cave where it is left to mature.Exeter has museums, adventure parks and stately homes, depending on how much time you have, another place worth considering is Dartmouth 38.62kms from Exeter, and Drago Castle Dartmoor and be sure to travel on a Steam Train. Hope you have a wonderful holiday and meet lots of lovely people . Please take loads of photos and post them here on POE, we are a friendly bunch and would love to see how your holiday went |
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 21:31 on 27th June 2011 GORHEMMYNNADOW AN GWELLA !!! To you the Hartog family (that is a greeting in Cornish by the way, roughly says "greetings of the highest command) . I can say Cornwall is a great place to choose to visit, there is so much of a very diverse selection. You may choose to see typical tourist trap destinations but take time to see a number of special spots. Take in Dartmoor on your way through Devon and then onto Bodmin Moor. Try Minnions on the east of Bdmin Moor , As the sheep and cattle wander around the village you will be able to see stunning views, very old stone circles (called The Hurlers), an all around many of the remains of the Cornish Mining Heritage (now given World Heritage Status). Another hidden gem near Tintagel is St. Nectans Glen, it is a bit of a walk along the edge of a stream in a wooded valley but the double waterfall at the head of the Glen is something to behold and has a very spiritual feel.(see my pics of the glen in amongst the tintagel photos here on POE). Do check in advance as the last I heard it was changing ownership. Please make your way through Cornwall and take in all that it offers , sample the ice cream, local fish and of course PROPER CORNISH PASTIES. If you enjoyed the mining relics at Minnions take a look at Carnkie near Redruth (see my recent pics on POE) and/or visit King Edward Mine near Troon.Visit Land's End by all means but by far Lizard Point( Britain's most southerly point) is less tacky and stunning coastline. Sorry just a taster of Kernow(Cornwall in Cornish) ,look for what you enjoy and in Cornwall you will not be disappointed!! Oll an Gwella. |
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