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The Telegraph museum is just my kind of thing, but I’m in a minority. We tried to visit Tintagel when we were there but it was closed due to reasons; I’d want to go back.
I like all the mining stuff, there are quite a few museums and mines you can visit.
Almost every town seems to have a mini museum and I adore them all. They are all objectively shit, and all completely wonderful.
As soon as you drive up to Lands End you will want to turn right back round. I recommend going with this thought.
I could spend a fortnight going to a mining museum each morning, then to a nice village for tea and the local museum. Intersperse with the biggies like Eden and Tintagel. Oh and the gardens like Heligan, yeah those.
Thanks Adam.
How was the charging situation?
You should be safe at that time of year to take the the train ride from st erth to st Ives and back again via carbis bay.
Always hard to say what someone else might like.
For shops,guessing Truro,trago mills if the weathers bad and you want to get a quick divorce.
I spent a fair bit of time down in pool,Camborne and Redruth 20 years ago. Pretty rundown areas that may of changed,but plenty of mining areas down that way.
Have never explored the lizard area passed mullion
Minnock theatre area is beautiful.
Used to drive the north coast a fair bit when the kids were young,from bude down to sennan.
Brendon arms pub in bude used to do lovely fish and chips,not been for five years or so though.
Rock and padstow if you want to hear Home Counties folk cosplaying as Cornishmen 
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It was 2019 that we went, so before we got the EV
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Goonhilly ?
Bless you!
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Worth checking beforehand which beaches are dog friendly in peak season. Not all are.
I’m not sure what distance you’re prepared to go from your base for a day’s outing but I’ll put a few suggestions up tomorrow. Too late now!
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Working clockwise I’d consider visiting Charlestown (well preserved old port where clay was shipped out) just below St Austell.
We like the Roseland Peninsula and a walk from Towan beach clockwise round the headland is enjoyable & not too far with a swimmable point at Great Molunan beach. Park at Porth Farm NT carpark TR25EX.
If you do get down there do also visit the church at St Just in Roseland a beautiful spot.
Further down on the Lizard we like Cadgewith (tiny fishing village) Kynance Cove (one of the prettiest beaches anywhere) & Mullion Cove.
Down near Land’s End, avoid Land’s End itself but do try to visit Porthcurno beach and (bit of a walk) Nanjizal beach. The drive up the coast from Sennen towards St Ives is a favourite. St Just is worth stopping in and we had fantastic toasted sandwiches from an ice cream parlour in the NW corner of the town square.
Just off that road further up the coast the Crown Mines near Botallack are the two right on the cliffs that you often see in pics.
Weird old stuff to look at includes Lanyon Quoit & Men an Tol and maybe Carn Euny iron age village with its Fogou (luminescent moss) & nearby holy well. Plenty of other stone circles, holy wells & standing stones in the area all free to walk to & look at.
Roche Rock should be near where you’re staying & if you fancy a nice 4 mile circular with food stops, go to Fowey, walk up through the town, take the ferry across to Bodinnick & follow the Hall Walk from there down to Polruan before taking the foot ferry back across into Fowey. Loads of nice places in Polruan & Fowey (I’m a big fan of Cap’n Hank’s crab shack.
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g190794-d12652198-Reviews-Captain_Hank_s_Crab_Snack_Shack-Fowey_Cornwall_England.html#MAPVIEW
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Thanks Guy, there’s some interesting ideas there.
The other thing I’d look at down there (I haven’t been yet) is the Hidden Valley which seems to be a walk along through the Tregargus Valley past a lot of what appears to be interesting industrial archaeology. You can park at PL26 7QE & just walk south from there. There appears to be a pub in St Stephen at the other end but a lot of fascinating stuff on the way.
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Your trip looks amazing.
We have a chance to go to Japan in late Aug/early Sept and have about 10 days for travelling around.
Any recommendations for places to go, stay etc would be greatly appreciated.
Thx
August can still be pretty hot and humid I understand.
I guess its a first trip so I would go with a three or four nights in Tokyo to start and then Shinkansen train down to to either Kyoto or Osaka as a base for that area, we prefer Kyoto. There is tons to see in Kyoto but a day trip to Nara is highly recommended as well as a long day/evening in Osaka. You can spin it around and base yourself in Osaka, but you will find yourself travelling to Kyoto for at least two long days.
If you can fit it in two nights in Hiroshima it is highly recommended, one day in Hiroshima to do the peace museum etc and then a full day in Miyajima. Then back to Tokyo for one or two nights.
If you are going around a business trip in Tokyo you may be able to reduce your nights at the start or end in terms of the holiday bit. However we find after the long flight the three or four nights is needed to acclimatise.
Drop me a PM if you want more specific details around places to stay, the pro/cons of flying or train, and if one of the various rail passes may or may not work for you.
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That is great, thanks, i will drop you a pm.
Yes, it is a first trip. I have a conference in Chiba for 4 days, then we plan is to travel around for about 10 or 11 days after that.
Kyoto and Hirishima both on the wish list, and mrs sjs fancies staying in a ryokan near hakone with views of Mt Fuji after reading trailfinders 
Thx
I know it’s probably not easy, but is it possible to do Japan on a budget? The kids have been asking for ages about this, but I struggle to justify £20k++ on a holiday.
Can you do a Tokyo Kyoto Hiroshima + holiday without staying in expensive hotels and the like? My ideal would be 2-3 weeks, staying in cities in places closer to £150 for 4 per night and visiting lots of cool stuff on our own, rather than organised tours. Also staying somewhere rural for a couple of nights. Travelling by train within country.
Is it doable?
I can see the temptation to stay in Hakone, but you are very much weather dependent in terms of Fuji views. I would play it by ear and do a day trip myself. Lots of Ryokan options in Kyoto, Nara and Miyajima.
Other things to consider is a day trip to Nikko which is north east of Tokyo and very scenic and historical.
There a lots of cheap hotel options although you would in most cases need to book two rooms. However there is the Mimaru chain who do family hotels with twin beds and twin bunk rooms, often with kitchenette which means your don’t have to eat out all of the time. They are nearer £200 in Tokyo depending on time of year.
Eating out can be really cheap as well. Travel around the country can add up though especially Shinkansen trains which are very expensive. The Japan Rail pass is a reasonable value at the moment but is going up considerably in I think September or October. It can actually be cheaper to fly for example Tokyo to Hiroshima, but you don’t save a great deal of time due to check in and in Hiroshimas case a 1 hour or so coach journey into town.
In your case I would say consider visiting late November/December, or Feb early March as its more off season. I understand Kyoto can be very very packed during the busy seasons of Spring and Autumn.
Like Simon happy to chat in detail via PM.
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Get a rail pass before you leave, it’s not much more than a one way ticket from Tokyo to Kyoto and covers all travel outside the underground in Tokyo.
Airbnb is big and was cheaper than hotels, but has been creeping up the last few years. Food wise you can eat out very cheaply, you just have to be adventurous and go to places were you may have no idea what will turn up due to no English/pictures
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