We’ve been going to Cornwall every year since the wife and I got together. It was our place to escape. To relax. We’ve been to other parts of the West Country but Cornwall is and will always be our favourite. So naturally, when it came to having our first family holiday, we wanted to go to Cornwall.
It was a sudden booking as we’d already booked a holiday to Wales, but with S having a stressful time at work and not really having a proper family ‘break’ since her paternity leave (if you can count it as a break), we needed to get away before our break to Wales.
After packing everything bar the kitchen sink we were ready to go. We left at 8:00am by the time T woke and had breakfast on the way. For a 6 hour journey we planned 2-3 stops depending on how T was, this seemed pretty reasonable as T is guaranteed to sleep whenever he’s in the car.
Our first two stops went according to plan; T had slept from home and between both stops. As we arrived at Exeter this is where it went a bit downhill. As we drove to our final destination, only a mere 90 minutes to go, T was getting fed up of being in the car seat. We were so close and yet so far. This then lead to lots of tears (from both parties), singing, and desperate attempts to keep T happy, but we finally arrived.
We stayed in your typical Haven holiday park caravan (as it tells us we’re definitely on holiday!), which we promptly made our own, and did something every day. We visited Land’s End, Penzance, Paradise Park, St. Ives, and Cyder Farms. We gorged on cream teas, fudge, ice cream, and pasties. We also went swimming on site a few times. We had such a great time.
The journey back was unfortunately hellish as we left a bit late, which meant that we were still driving by the time T’s bedtime rolled round. This lead to us unpacking and repacking the car somewhere near Southampton so that S could keep T company in the back, which worked.
We’ll certainly think about distance next time we go on holiday but nevertheless, we still had a great time and really didn’t want to go home!
K
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Long car journeys can be hellish, sounds like you did a good job of keeping T entertained. That ploughmans looks AMAZING. We’re going on our annual holiday (to Cornwall!) tomorrow – it’s the second time as a family and this post, with your lovely pictures, has made me even more excited than I already was!
Oh I am so jealous! I hope you have a wonderful time. That ploughmans was from a pub in St. Ives on the front if you’re heading that way. It was gorgeous (location and food)!
Have a lovely lovely time!
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