This special tour is centred at the lovely Crantock Bay Hotel, on a quiet and secluded National Trust Headland. We visit some of the prettiest seaside villages of the area including Padstow, Polperro and Looe, visit the beautiful Prideaux Place and take a steam train ride at Bodmin.

ITINERARY

Day 1 After your taxi pick up, our coach makes its way through Hampshire, Dorset and Devon to our hotel on the north Cornish coast arriving late afternoon.

Day 2 Today we spend the morning in Padstow. This delightful little port, nestling on the beautiful Camel Estuary, has a colourful harbour surrounded by pastel-washed medieval houses. In the afternoon we take the short trip to Prideaux Place where we have included entrance to both the Elizabethan Manor House and the extensive gardens.

Day 3 Today is free to enjoy Crantock Bay.

Day 4 A journey today on the Bodmin and Wenford Steam Railway. We join the train at Bodmin General and travel the length of the line, crossing the River Camel at one extreme and the River Fowey at the other. While on board we enjoy a cream tea.

Day 5 Travelling further west into Cornwall we have a stop in Helston for refreshments before taking a scenic drive to the Lizard Peninsula.

Day 6 Today we visit picturesque Polperro, with its winding streets and alleys and cottages perched on steep slopes overlooking the tiny harbour. We continue to the beautiful fishing town of Looe.

Day 7 Leaving our hotel after breakfast, we travel east and homewards, making suitable refreshment stops along the way and reaching our taxis early evening.