Thu, 14 Nov 2002

author Tim	location Cury, Helston, Cornwall, England
posted 18:09 GMT 15/11/2002	section Europe2002/Europe/UK/England/South England/South England 1 ( all photos )

Fowey, Helston, Lizard Point ( 11 photos )
We left out from Kingsbridge, heading again generally West. First stop was at the picturesque harbour town of Fowey. Built on a very steep cliff-side, we parked right at the top then walked down and had a good look around the town itself, along with a morning-tea snack. Just made it puffing up the hill back to Percy before it started hailing so hard we worried about dents! No damage however.
Next down the road was the larger town of Helston. Following the trend, it too had a steep overall design, however this was a steep narrow main street, not near the water. Lunch here.
Quickly back to the car before our parking time ran out, we drove onwards to the Southern-most point of the mainland, Lizard Point. Nobody else braved this one for some reason, so I wandered around in the rain for a little before seeing their point.
After trying a few small towns for B&Bs (including Helford, a extremely compact village built around a river with the narrowest roads yet), we eventually settled at Tregaddra Farmhouse, a wonderful B&B run by a fifth-generation farming family and an armada of kittens. A little on the expensive side, but wonderfully appointed with four-poster beds and all the country-house works. So we decided to stay here again tonight!
Dinner was down the road at The Old Inn in Mullion. Unfortunately Margaret has a bad cold (and no drugs to help at the time), so the slow service there didn't help matters much.

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