Castles, Canals and Witches
Delphi Bridge on Bodmin Moor.
A guided tour of North Cornwall.
Leave the car behind, come with Gorgeous Glenys and Chris to explore some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK.
It's not just pretty, it's an incredibly old landscape and it's history goes back beyond the dawn of civilisation.
Cornwall is littered with stone circles and ancient burial mounds, some of which we visit.
Have you seen the smallest property owned by The National Trust?
Learn of the writer who built it and went there for inspiration.
What part does North Cornwall play in the World Wide Web and the current day security of the nation?
Hawker's Hut at Morewnstow.
Bude Sea Lock.
What makes the Bude Canal almost unique in the world?
Why is Bude exactly where it is?
How did cartographers make Ordinance Survey maps without GPS?
Two castles in Boscastle?
Chris will tell you of the legend of the silent tower.
The Lookout Tower at Willapark, the site of one of Boscastle's castles.
Boscastle.
We visit the grave of a witch.
Minster Church. Thanks to Connie Mc.Ginn for the use of her picture.
Boscastle.
We see this magnificent view of Boscastle walking down from Willapark.
Rocky Valley labyrinth carvings.
We visit the Rocky Valley labyrinth carvings.
These mysterious carvings are unique in Cornwall.
Are you intrigued by the legend of King Arthur? We visit Tintagel, his home.
We'll visit Tintagel Brewery. Tour the brewhouse and see the brewers at work.
(Subject to availability and at additional cost.)
Tintagel Castle and Bridge.
Tintagel Post Office.
Did you know North Cornwall played an important role in The UK's defence during World War 2?
Brown Willy and Roughtor from Davidstow Airfield Control Tower.
Stannon Stone Circle, dowsing rods (and Chris' thumb).
Can you dowse for ley lines?
Chris will teach you how.
We visit Charlotte Dymond's memorial.
Chris will tell you the tale of who she was and of her tragic end.
Lastly we visit Stannon Stone Circle where you'll be taught to dowse.
The tours are private, you won't have to share Glenys with anyone and you can go at your own pace.
There's plenty of time for souvenir and ice cream shopping!
It's your holiday, your tour, your pace.
To visit all the locations on the tour in a leisurely fashion we need two days.
If you allow only one day for the tour it will be less leisurely, lunch will be taken "on the go" and don't book an early dinner!
A group of 6 people sharing the cost of this tour, whether taken over one or two days, would pay £66.50 per head.
The price for the whole day or two shorter days tour for any number of people up to six is £399.
You can also take part of this tour on a single half day.
A group of 6 people sharing the cost of this single half day tour would pay £39 per head.
The price for this single half day tour for any number of people up to six is £234
An important note when booking online:
At checkout, from the drop down boxes select only "1". Or the system will charge you for multiple tours!
This price does not include lunch nor optional entrance fees to various attractions which you may like to spend more time looking into.
You will need sensible walking shoes and weather appropriate clothing to make the most of this tour.
Please only book this tour if your accommodation is within ten miles of the area we tour (Google maps can help you here. Or contact me to ask).
This experience is excluded from our cancellations and postponements policy if cancellation is due to predicted bad weather. (We don't want to be out in it either!)
"We saw so many sights that I never would have known about..." Beth Riley.