Tintagel

Great Castle, lots of hills though wear good shoes!

One of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen.

a great place 2 live.

Tintagel, the legendary birthplace of King Arthur has a slightly eerie feel to it. The ruined castle is spread over the top of a large craggy rock formation. The beeches and cliffs are foreboding and there are many walks around the area with breathtaking views.

The first time we went, it was the week before Halloween and we arrived at the same time as a witch’s convention. I can’t imagine a more appropriate place. Visit out of season and you’ll experience even more of the character of this desolate corner of Cornwall.

My gf and I have visited a couple of times as artists in residence at King Arthurs Castle Hotel, which has views over the ruins from the next headland.

Make sure you visit King Arthurs Hall, which has some of the finest stained glass in europe.

Well we (my bf and I) took a tour well he was really down in the dumps and so what we went behind a rock (after the tour) and had a really passionate moment.

This was the best part of visiting England. The site is on the cliffs by the ocean. We had an absolutely beautiful view. The history and relevance to Arthurian legend was very interesting and added to the whole experience.

And not far from the Eden project. But not much else to do.

This is my favorite place in England. The cliffs are so majestic, moving. The ruins fantastic.

For some reason although I grew up in Cornwall and go back there quite a lot, I’ve never actually been to Tintagel – home of King Arthur’s castle. It’s probably for the same reason I never went up the Eiffel Tower all the time I lived in Paris. When you live somewhere, you just don’t always get around to doing the popular tourist things – with the exception of London of course, where you have to make some kind of use out of the fact that you live there.
Anyway, This is an entry on the trial 43places site which I’ve added in under UK > Cornwall rather than UK > England > Cornwall in order to test how the system deals with the inevitable conflict which arises over hierarchical taxonomies, especially with anything to do with the National Question.