Day 15: England – Bath & Cornwall
We had an early breakfast and walked to the city centre, where we were first in the queue to visit the Roman Baths. We spent a fascinating couple of hours exploring the stone remains of the ancient religious spa that lies beneath the city.
Today was a ‘long journey’ south east down to Falmouth, in Cornwall. The four hour journey took five due to heavy holiday traffic. It was not unpleasant and the scenery around South Gloucestershire and Devon was very pretty. We passed through Penryn before arriving at our hotel in Falmouth.
The Falmouth Hotel was first opened in 1865, it has a castle-like Victorian look and Gray and I have a spacious room overlooking the sea (Robs’s is not so lucky, her small single room overlooks the town). It has a proud history and was used in both World Wars. It’s decor is somewhat dated but it is clean and comfortable and the views are amazing and the garden is beautiful.
We went for a long walk along the beach front and found a restaurant, ‘ Hooked on the Rocks’, where we had a welcome drink and enjoyed the view, before our return back to the hotel.
In the evening we wondered into town, past the harbor and enjoyed a delicious seafood dinner at Rick Steins Restaurant.
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