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Cornwall, A Land Shaped by the Sea
19 – 29 May 2022
Programme update: 16.02.2022
DAY 1/Thursday 19th May 2022: Brussels – London – St Ives
Departure by Eurostar from Brussels Midi station to London St Pancras. Coach transfer
to London Paddington. GWR train to Truro station. Possible upgrade to Premier
Class (see last page)
Coach transfer to St Ives Harbour Hotel****, where accommodation has been booked
for the next six nights (see last page).
Dinner will be served at the hotel.
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Friday 20th May 2022 – Day 2: St Ives – Marazion
On arrival at the village of Marazion we’ll make our way to the slipway and catch the
boat across to St Michael’s Mount.
St Michael’s Mount – St Michael's Mount is a tidal
island in Mount's Bay. The island is a civil parish
and is linked to the town of Marazion by a man-
made causeway of granite setts, passable between
mid-tide and low water. The castle and chapel have
been the home of the St Aubyn family since
approximately 1650.
After the visit we’ll make our way back to the
slipway and catch the boat to rejoin the coach and
continue the journey to St Ives.
St Ives – The dazzling jewel in Cornwall’s crown. A picturesque fishing harbour and
seaside town. Wander through the maze of narrow cobbled streets, independent shops
and fishermen’s cottages in the heart of St Ives.
Tate St Ives has rotating modern art exhibitions,
focusing on British artists. Barbara Hepworth
Museum and Sculpture Garden preserves the
20th-century sculptor Barbara Hepworth's studio and
garden much as they were when she lived and worked
there.
After the visit, we’ll return to the hotel by coach.
Dinner at leisure.
Day 3/Saturday 21st May 2022: St Ives – Lizard Peninsula
After breakfast we’ll leave for a full day of sightseeing around Lizard Peninsula.
Lizard Peninsula – The name ‘Lizard’ is most
probably a corruption of the Cornish name ‘Lys Ardh’,
meaning ‘high court’; it is purely coincidental that
much of the peninsula
is composed of
serpentinite-bearing
rock. The Lizard's
coast is particularly
hazardous to shipping
and the seaways round
the peninsula were historically known as the ‘Graveyard
of Ships’.
The Lizard Lighthouse was built at Lizard Point in 1752. The
Lizard is a unique place with a temperate micro-climate. The
exotic plants and mild weather
make it seem like you are on a
tropical island! There are pretty
coves and beautiful sandy
beaches, olde-worlde pubs and
charming thatched cottages,
traditional fishing villages and unique wildlife to be
discovered.
Dinner at leisure.
Day 4/Sunday 22nd May 2022: St Ives – Penzance – Land’s End
After breakfast we’ll leave for another full day of sightseeing to Penzance, and a visit
to the Minack Theatre, then continue to Land’s End and the Geevor Tin Mine.
Penzance – The market town of Penzance is the major tourist and commercial centre
of West Cornwall. This coastal town is steeped in history. Famous for its pirates, well the
singing variety anyway. Penzance is a historic port on the south facing shores of Mount's
Bay and has one of the mildest climates in the United Kingdom.
The Minack Theatre is an open-air theatre,
constructed above a gully with a rocky granite
outcrop jutting into the sea. The theatre was the
brainchild of Rowena Cade, who moved to
Cornwall after the First World War and built a
house for herself and her mother on land at
Minack Point. Her sister was the feminist
dystopian author Katharine Burdekin. In 1929,
Miss Cade and her gardener made a terrace and
rough seating, hauling materials down from the
house or up via the winding path from the beach
below. In 1932, The Tempest was performed
with the sea as a dramatic backdrop, to great success.
Land’s End is a headland and tourist and holiday
complex situated within the Penwith peninsula.
To the east of it is the English Channel, and to the
west the Celtic Sea. The area around Land's End
has been designated part of an Important Plant
Area, by the organisation Plantlife, for rare
species of flora.
Land's End is a popular venue for rock climbers.
The Longships, a group of rocky islets are just
over 1 mile offshore, and together with the Seven
Stones Reef and the Isles of Scilly which lie about
28 miles southwest, are part of the mythical lost land of Lyonesse, referred to in
Arthurian literature.
Geevor Tin Mine – The stunning Cornish
coastline around Pendeen was once at the heart
of the Cornish tin and copper mining industry.
Geevor Tin Mine, formerly North Levant Mine,
was operational between 1911 and 1990 during
which time it produced about 50,000 tons of
black tin. It is now a museum and heritage
centre left as a living history of a working tin
mine.
Dinner will be served at the hotel.
Day 5/Monday 23rd May 2022: St Ives – Durgan – Falmouth – St Mawes
Glendurgan, meaning deep valley of
otters, is a National Trust Garden situated
above the hamlet of Durgan on the Helford
River. Glendurgan Garden was laid out by
Alfred Fox in the 1820s and 1830s. In
1962 the garden was given to the National
Trust by Cuthbert and Philip Fox.
Falmouth – Falmouth is very historic along with the
well-known fact that it is the 3rd deepest natural
harbour in the world. Falmouth has been shaped
and influenced by its strong connection to the sea.
Combining a fascinating maritime heritage and
modern creativity. A leading cultural and festival
destination with many individual shops, restaurants,
and cafes to check out.
We’ll catch the foot ferry to St Mawes.
St Mawes and St Mawes castle – The pretty
village of St Mawes looks out over the River Fal
towards Falmouth. The old fishing port boasts steep
and narrow streets rising from the harbour. Today it
is a popular place for retirement and holiday homes
and boasts an abundance of smart houses in addition
to the traditional cob cottages. In recent years, St
Mawes has become a popular tourist destination with
good restaurants, attractive shops, and a number of
galleries.
Dinner at leisure.
Day 6/Tuesday 24th May 2022: St Ives – Trelissick – Truro
Transfer by coach to Falmouth where we’ll take a boat to Trelissick Garden.
Trelissick is a house and garden in the
ownership of the National Trust at Feock. The
house was designed around 1750 by the
paternal grandfather of Humphry Davy for John
Lawrence and remodelled in the 1820s by
Thomas Daniell. It was further extended in the
late 19th century.
The house and garden had formerly been owned
and developed by the Daniell family, which had
made its fortune in the 18th century Cornish
copper mining industry. Many of the species in
the garden flourish in the mild Cornish air,
including the rhododendrons and azaleas which
are now such a feature of the garden. The garden
is noted for its rare shrubs. It offers a large park,
woodland walks, views over the estuary of the
River Fal and Falmouth.
Truro – is a cathedral city and civil parish in
Cornwall. It is Cornwall's county town, only city, and
its centre for administration, leisure and retail.
People from Truro are known as Truronians. It grew
as a trade centre through its port and as a stannary
town for the tin-mining industry. It gained city
status in 1876 with the founding of the Diocese of
Truro and became mainland Britain's southernmost
city. Sights include the Royal Cornwall Museum,
Truro Cathedral (completed in 1910), the Hall for
Cornwall and Cornwall's Courts of Justice.
Dinner at leisure.
Day 7/Wednesday 25th May 2022: St Ives – Padstow
After breakfast we’ll check-out of the hotel ensuring that any extras charged to your
account are settled if you have not done this last night and that your room keys have
been handed into reception.
The Lost Gardens of Heligan are amongst the
most popular in the UK. They are typical of the
19th century Gardenesque style with areas of
different character and in different design styles.
The gardens were created by members of the
Cornish Tremayne family from the mid-18th
century to the beginning of the 20th century, and
still form part of the family's Heligan estate. The
gardens include aged and colossal rhododendrons
and camellias, a series of lakes fed by a ram pump
over 100 years old, highly productive flower and
vegetable gardens, an Italian garden, and a wild
area filled with subtropical tree ferns called ‘The Jungle’. The gardens also have Europe's
only remaining pineapple pit, warmed by rotting manure, and two figures made from
rocks and plants known as the Mud Maid and the Giant's Head.
The Eden Project is dominated by two huge
enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that
house thousands of plant species and each
enclosure emulates a natural biome. The
biomes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and
pentagonal ethylene tetrafluoroethylene-
inflated cells supported by geodesic tubular
steel domes. The larger of the two biomes
simulates a rainforest environment and the
second, a Mediterranean environment. The
attraction has many plants that provide an
important and interesting backstory, for
example, those with a prehistoric heritage.
After your visit transfer to the Padstow Harbour Hotel****, where accommodation
has been booked for the next four nights.
Dinner will be served at your hotel.
Day 8/Thursday 26th May 2022: Padstow – Port Isaac – Tintagel
Port Isaac – Port Isaac has been an attractive fishing village since the early 14th century.
Its narrow, winding streets are lined with old, white-washed cottages and traditional
granite, slate-fronted Cornish houses, many of which are listed as of architectural or
historic importance. From the Middle Ages until the middle of the 19th century, Port
Isaac was a busy port handling various imports and exports, including coal, timber,
pottery and Delabole slate. Port Isaac is renowned for having one of the narrowest
thoroughfares in Britain, the aptly named ‘Squeezy Belly Alley’. It is also famous as the
location for the TV series Doc Martin.
Tintagel – The village and nearby
Tintagel Castle are associated with the
legends surrounding King Arthur and in
recent times has become a tourist
attraction.
Tintagel Castle – is a medieval
fortification that was settled during the
early medieval period, when it was
probably one of the seasonal residences of
the regional king of Dumnonia. A castle
was built on the site by Richard, 1st Earl of
Cornwall in the 13th century. It later fell
into disrepair and ruin. Archaeological
investigation into the site began in the 19 century as it became a tourist attraction,
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with visitors coming to see the ruins of Richard's castle. Tintagel Castle has been a tourist
destination since the mid-19th century. Owned by Charles, Prince of Wales as part of the
landholdings of the Duchy of Cornwall, the site is managed by English Heritage.
Dinner at leisure.
Day 9/Friday 27th May 2022: Padstow – Lanhydrock – Charlestown
Lanhydrock meaning ‘church enclosure of St
Hydrock’ is a civil parish centred on a country
estate and mansion. The population was 171
in the 2001 census. The parish is dominated
by Lanhydrock House and its estate of 360
hectares. Much of the present house dates to
Victorian times but some sections date from
the 1620s. It is a Grade I listed building and is
set in gardens with formal areas. Since 1953 it
has been owned and managed by the National
Trust.
Charlestown – Charlestown, meaning great
cove is a village and port on the south coast
of Cornwall. The port at Charlestown
developed in the late-18th century from the
fishing village of West Polmear. Whereas other
areas of Cornwall have seen much
development during the 20th century,
Charlestown has remained relatively
unchanged. Charlestown historic harbour and
village feature extensively in many period
dramas including Poldark.
Dinner at leisure.
Day 10/Saturday 28th May 2022: Padstown – Cotehele – Polperro
Cotehele House is a medieval house
with Tudor additions, situated in the
parish of Calstock and now belonging to
the National Trust. It is a rambling
granite and slate-stone manor house on
the banks of the River Tamar that has
been little changed over five centuries.
It was built by the Edgecumbe family in
1458 after the original Manor House was
pulled down. Sir Richard Edgecumbe
came into the property after fighting for
Henry Tudor in the Battle of Bosworth.
He was gifted with money and the original Manor House and estate and then proceeded
to build Cotehele. This house is one of the least altered of the Tudor houses in the UK.
Cotehele garden displays an outstanding collection of Tamar daffodils that were once
grown as flower crops in the local area. In late spring there is the added bonus of displays
of blossom on the fruit trees in the Cotehele orchards.
Polperro is a large village, civil parish, and
fishing harbour within the Polperro Heritage
Coastline in south Cornwall. Its population is
around 1,554. It is a noted tourist
destination, particularly in the summer
months, for its idyllic appearance with tightly
packed ancient fishermen's houses which
survive almost untouched, its quaint harbour
and attractive coastline.
Dinner will be served at the hotel.
Day 11/Sunday 29th May 2022: Home
After breakfast check-out of the hotel ensuring that any extras charged to your account
are settled if you have not done this last night and that your room keys have been
handed into reception.
Coach transfer to London St Pancras for your onward bound journey home.
Eurostar from London St Pancras to Brussels Midi.
Hotels
19 – 25 May 2022: 6 nights
St Ives Harbour Hotel****: https://www.harbourhotels.co.uk/st-ives
St Ives Harbour Hotel & Spa, The Terrace, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2BN
With direct access to the famous Porthminster Beach, St Ives Harbour Hotel is a
5-minute walk from St Ives centre and just a kilometre away from the Barbara
Hepworth Museum. It is idyllically positioned in arguably the most charismatic town in
Cornwall. Fully renovated in 2018, and with jaw-dropping views out to sea from many
rooms, this 52-room gem is also now rightly considered one of Cornwall’s best
boutique hotels.
Double room with sea view Double room with sea view Twin room with inland view
25 – 29 May 2022: 4 nights
Padstow Harbour Hotel****: https://www.harbourhotels.co.uk/padstow
Padstow Harbour Hotel, Station Rd, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8DB
A 4-star recently renovated Victorian boutique hotel offering sweeping harbour views,
perched above the charismatic fishing port of Padstow. It’s the quintessential Cornwall
getaway.
All rooms have an inland view. Estuary View rooms are available upon request at
£46/€55.20 per night per room.
All double/twin rooms have a sea view. All single rooms have an inland view
and there is a limited number of single rooms with sea view (see registration form).
Please note that from 15 February 2022 room type and price are subject to availability.
Contact us before booking (germain.carrefour@outlook.be).
Double room with inland view Double room with inland view
Price Update
Please note that from 15 February 2022, room type and price are subject to
availability. Kindly contact the organiser (germain.carrefour@outlook.be).
Double room booking (sea view in St Ives, inland view at Padstow):
Members: €3,458 per person. Non-member guests*: €3,560
Single room booking (inland view in St Ives, inland view at Padstow):
Members: €4,008 per person. Non-member guests*: €4,130
Single room booking with sea view in St Ives, inland view at Padstow (limited number):
€4,315 per person. Non-member guests*: €4,442.
Upgrade to 1st class return train ticket (non-included): €220.
Our prices have been calculated on the following exchange rate: £1 = €1.20
Any fluctuation in tariffs or GBP exchange rate may involve a change of price.
Payment schedule:
Full payment at registration.
The price includes:
− Standard class train ticket between Brussels Midi/South and Truro stations.
− Coach transfer between London St Pancras and London Paddington.
− Coach transfer from Padstow Harbour Hotel to London St Pancras
− Standard class train ticket between London St Pancras and Brussels Midi/South.
− Services of a 36-seat midi coach
− Services of an English-speaking authorized Blue Badge guide to accompany the group for
visits and sightseeing.
− 6-night accommodation in luxurious St Ives Harbour Hotel**** & Spa with spa access and
4-night accommodation in top range 4-star Padstow Harbour Hotel**** on a bed &
breakfast basis.
− 4 dinners at the hotel restaurant.
− All the excursion and entrance fees mentioned in the programme (St Michael’s Mount,
including ferry from/to the mainland, Tate St Ives and Barbara Hepworth Museum, Minack
Theatre, Geevor Tin Mine, Glendurgan, ferry to/from St Mawes, St Mawes Castle, Boat trip
from Falmouth to Trelissick, Trelissick, Lost Gardens of Heligan, The Eden Project, Tintagel
Castle, Lanhydrock House, Charlestown Shipwreck Museum, Cotehele House and Garden)
− Tips for the tour guide and driver.
Entry requirements:
It is the responsibility of each passenger to be informed of entry requirements and necessary
travel documents from his/her own authorities (valid passport, visa, vaccination certificate and
other travel documents). Identity cards are no longer accepted for EU citizens; a valid passport
is compulsory.
THE ABOVE PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGES, SUCH AS SEQUENCE, DURATION, TRAIN
SCHEDULE AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR DUE TO OTHER UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH
AS WEATHER CONDITIONS OR SAFETY CONCERNS. IN SUCH CASES ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS WILL BE ARRANGED
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