Day 16: Cornwall – Falmouth
It was a glorious day – the view from our bedroom.
This morning we set off to explore the areas around Falmouth.
Our first stop was the village of Stithian, the town where the founders of St Stithians College came from. As the family were all schooled at the college (except me but I worked there for 15 years) it was on our bucket list to visit. Getting there was along narrow farm lanes, reminiscent of Wales but it was worth it.
We spent a long time exploring the Chapel and grounds, finding plaques and grave stones of names familiar to the school.
A local pub with the school motto.
We then headed to Lizard Point, the southern most tip of the UK. It was 2 years ago we visited the southerly most tip of Africa. It was beautiful up on the cliffs. We then hiked along the cliffs and through farms before returning to the village for well earned ice creams.
Our next stop was the picturesque cove at mullion.
Cornwall is known for its Cornish pasties, fish and chips and clotted cream ice cream. All Graeme has spoken about since planning a trip to this area is ‘chowing Cornish pasties’. His wish came true this morning. Ice cream in Lizard. Late afternoon we found a restaurant at the harbor for fish and chips. Cornish cuisine ticked in one day.
Pandas in Africa 