I thought I’d make a post for Cornwall in general, separate from my Tintagel Castle and St. Nectan’s Glen posts.
For the geographically challenged, Cornwall is the southernmost county in the UK. It’s a favorite vacation spot for summer holidays, owing to the beautiful beaches and relatively warm climate (which was nowhere in evidence this weekend, but I’ll take their word for it).
Most of the economy of the coastal towns I’ve passed through revolves around tourism. Every building in Tintagel is either a souvenir stop, a pub, a Cornish bakery, a bed and breakfast, an airbnb, a museum, or some combination.
Many of the souvenir shops and pubs are closed for the winter and some of the cottages look empty, but I heard someone say that in summer the population booms from 1,500 to 15,000.
Outside of the small towns, most of this part of Cornwall is bucolic and rural, with sheep pastures being the predominant use of land. The seagulls and blackbirds are omnipresent. There are also, interestingly, a number of palm trees.
