Penzance to Tintagel

The next day saw a drastic change in the weather. It was cold and rainy, with strong winds all round. Not so pleasant when one is near the coastline! :(

We drove to St Ives , but didn't get a chance to see much of it because it was raining so heavily. We sought shelter at the Tate St Ives for a while but finally decided to go on with our journey because the rain and wind showed no signs of abating.

So on we drove to Tintagel, which took a couple of hours- given the weather conditions. Tintagel turned out to be a really touristy place. We took the walk to the castle- only to find it was closed!! They couldn't let anyone go up there due to the strong winds. We were so disappointed, but just had to make do with exploring Merlin's cave and wandering around the area a little bit.

Leaving Tintagel, we drove back to Plymouth, ending our trip to Cornwall. The trip was lovely- but shame about Tintagel Castle! Sigh.