South West Coasting

Working as the South West researcher for caravatimes.co.uk it's my job to tour some of the best campsites and touring parks that Cornwall and Devon have to offer, talk to caravanners about their holidays, caravanning stories, caravan issues and report back. I've met some brilliant people and seen some amazing sites so this blog is my opportunity to give you a flavour of some of the places i visit, post some awesome pictures and tell you the stories that have entertained me along the way.

If anyone is interested in any of the sites i mention, there will be group pages in the community groups section for all of them and i'll try to remember to include links to all.

I consider myself to be very lucky to be living and working in Cornwall and appreciate that fact even more as i travel around for caravantimes and see spots that i've never seen before. Most of you won't know me from Adam, so here's a picture of me (Adam) at Tintagel after visiting Trewethett Farm Caravan Club Site http://community.caravantimes.co.uk/group/trewethettfarmcaravanclub...

I'd never been to this part of Cornwall before and it caught me by surprise. I was vaguely aware of the legend of King Arthur and that he was rumored to have been born in Tintagel, but i wasn't prepared for the sheer number of King Arthur related gift shops, pubs and hotels that greeted me. It feels a bit like walking onto a movie set and the town has a slightly other world feel to it and once you reach the castle and the cliff paths you can see why the area captured people's imaginations. Below is a pic of the castle steps taken from the cliff path and you can just taste the salt air and sense the drama.

There has been a blatant cash-in on the Arthurian Myth by local businesses (as you might expect), but the town does have it's charms as well and i can highly recommend the banana choc-chip ice cream from Granny Wobbly's Fudge Pantry!