Contrary to populate belief, the primary reason to going to Cornwall was, to go hiking. We did go out of our way ever so slightly to visit Get Knitted. Let's face it, I wasn't going to let this opportunity slip by either :-).
This is all that I had bought....
It's not that I didn't want to buy more, I'm just trying hard to not grow the stash. I also tend to get very overwhelmed in the presence of so much choice. I had in my mind a purchase of some specific things that weren't in stock, and not much of a back-up plan.
I'm totally amazed that so many people knew that I was on the northern coast of Cornwall.
The first walk we did was by Tintagel. It was about 9.5 miles and took us through some fairly steep climbs. The weather was spotty. We had sun, rain, wind and hail. Believe me, not fun looking down and seeing that ...(sudden death)
while, clamouring along the cliff with the wind whistling around me. The view was breath-taking. I could had taken a lot more photos, only my hands were occupied, clinging to the clumps of grass for dear life.
We pass this point, and I wondered, why name it Stitches, if there wasn't even a yarn shop in site ;-)
The bad weather continued and on our second day, we visited Cotehele. It's a lovely National Trust Property
We walked down to the Quay... and it's really stunning
Makes me want to get out there and collect some bull rushes!
The last walk that we did was Trevone to Stepper Point, Padstow, about 6 miles. Although a much easier walk than the one we did on the first day, it was mostly along the clifftops....
Both these walks had some really stunning scenery, but neither one is that good in foul weather and neither is that good, if you don't have a head for heights.
Great pictures, great scenery.
We visited Cotehele one year - in a coach so big it only just managed to negotiate the lane in!
Beautiful place, even if the spring was so late that year they'd had to postpone their daffodil festival. & the hill back up from the Quay is pretty breathtaking too, isn't it?
Your pictures are lovely, too bad the weather wasn't more conducive to taking more. It sounds like you really had a nice trip. I love "traveling" with other bloggers.
Posted by: Tracey at April 12, 2008 08:23 PMOh lovely Cornwall, one of my favourite parts of the UK. I had a lovely chuckle at your sign spot, makes my mind wander off and contemplate how it arrived by the name.....
Posted by: Rebecca at April 12, 2008 07:19 PMYummy yarn colorways! The photos are lovely, I especially like the shots by the water... Looks like you had a marvelous time!
Posted by: Bernadette at April 12, 2008 06:17 PMYummy yarn colorways! The photos are lovely, I especially like the shots by the water... Looks like you had a marvelous time!
Posted by: Bernadette at April 12, 2008 06:17 PMYummy yarn colorways! The photos are lovely, I especially like the shots by the water... Looks like you had a marvelous time!
Posted by: Bernadette at April 12, 2008 06:17 PMCornwall looks wonderful - I can't remember ever having been there. Nice stash enhancement from Get Knitted :)
Posted by: mrspao at April 12, 2008 08:37 AM"Stitches" are a medieval method of farming. The land is divided into long-narrow strips, each of which was farmed by an individual tenant. All the land was grazed communally. (No division.)
You can find out more than you ever wanted to know about stitch-farming (aka "Stitch-meal") here:
http://www.cornishhedges.com/postmed.pdf
Can you (or someone at Get Knitted) tell us the manufacturer's name of the yarn that is contained in the ziplock baggy? It is so beautiful it looks edible. Perhaps that's why it's in the baggie? Can you tell us how someone in the US could get some? TIA!
Posted by: Bobbi at April 11, 2008 05:21 PMCan you (or someone at Get Knitted) tell us the manufacturer's name of the yarn that is contained in the ziplock baggy? It is so beautiful it looks edible. Perhaps that's why it's in the baggie? Can you tell us how someone in the US could get some? TIA!
Posted by: Bobbi at April 11, 2008 05:19 PMYou take the most beautiful pictures of England! Are you sure you don't work for UK Tourism? Everytime I see your pics, I want to visit the UK more and more! Amazing!
Posted by: Alyson at April 11, 2008 05:02 PMI SO want to go there. Such a beautiful place!
Posted by: Beth S. at April 11, 2008 03:31 PM"...gather some bulrushes." Were the roofs on the houses/cottages slate or rush? Cornwall; hmmm, reminds me of our Pt. Reyes National Seashore. Nine and a half mile hike in one day? And you're carting along a camera? Stunning photography at any rate!
Posted by: Bobbi at April 10, 2008 05:40 PMI didn't realise that you were visiting Cornwall! Sadly, the local yarn shops are pretty thin on the ground - let me know next time you visit and I'll show you around (should only take a morning at most....).
Glad that you enjoyed your visit anyhow, the North Cornwall coast is pretty stunning.
Posted by: Anita at April 10, 2008 02:39 PMGorgeous scenery! Tintagel has been on my "want to visit" list since I was a kid. My folks honeymooned in Britain and my dad got wonderful pics of that location. Lovely!
Posted by: Anne at April 10, 2008 01:40 PMThanks for sharing your walks.
I'm knitting my first sock with Tofutsies. I found that I went down a needle size to 0's, and up to 72 stitches to get a fabric/size I liked.
Posted by: Barbara-Kay at April 10, 2008 01:27 PMAnd here I've been to Tintagel and Padstow but still guessed the wrong location in Cornwall . . .
Posted by: Wendy at April 10, 2008 12:36 PMSo beautiful! So different from Vermont. :-)
Posted by: jessie at April 10, 2008 10:38 AMYou're very restrained - no bargain cones this time? I love the landscape and think it's very brave of you to climb those cliffs!
Posted by: dawn at April 10, 2008 09:35 AMWhat beautiful pictures, I have never been to Cornwall, thanks for sharing.
Posted by: yvette at April 10, 2008 09:21 AMVery beautiful landscape! I loved the only visit I have had to Cornwall, but at the time I wasn't a knitter, so I didn't make us go to any yarn-shops (which is really sad now!) ;-)
Posted by: Karen S at April 10, 2008 07:15 AM