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DRIVE 1: Lizard Point and the South Cornwall Coast
PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Start/finish: St Ives to Tavistock.
Number of days: 4–5, allowing half a
day to visit the galleries in St Ives. Visits
to a garden, especially Heligan or the
Eden Project, will take up to half a day
at least, as will a trip to Dartmoor.
Distance: 275 km (171 miles).
Road conditions: Although well-paved
and signed, many of the country roads
are narrow. Those leading down to old
fishing harbours are often steep and
tend to be congested in high season.
When to go: Cornwall is a popular
tourist region so the whole area gets
very crowded in July and August. In
winter, when the weather is usually still
comparatively mild, towns return to
‘normal’ but villages can be very quiet.
Because of the number of tourists, most
places have well-signed car parks,
usually pay-and-display. In peak time,
look for park-and-ride schemes.
Opening times: Museums and
attractions are generally open 10am–
5pm, but close earlier (or are closed
altogether) Nov–Easter. Shops are
often open longer. Churches are
usually open until dusk.
Market days: St Ives: Thu; Tavistock:
Pannier Market, Tue–Sat;
Moretonhampstead: last Sat of month,
Apr–Nov.
Shopping: Local crafts, paintings,
Cornish pasties and clotted cream
Major festivals: St Ives: September
Festival; Porthcurno: Minack Theatre
season May–Sep; Helston: Furry Dance
Festival on May Day; Widecombe:
Widecombe Fair, 2nd Tue in Sep.
Above View across the beautiful estuary from Polruan to Fowey,
a popular yachting destination, see p36
KEY
Drive route
DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Enjoy the sandy beaches and art
galleries of St Ives, then head down
the coast to explore old tin mines, cliff
tops and the spectacular Porthcurno
theatre. On the Lizard, swim in the
Atlantic surf or visit a seal sanctuary.
From St Austell or Fowey, see the Lost
Gardens of Heligan, learn about
shipwrecks at Charlestown or visit the
amazing Eden Project with its space-
age biomes. For full details, see p37.