The
bays of Daymer
and Trebetherick provide fine bathing, sailing and surfing
beaches, and the area is popular for walking with superb views. Polzeath
could be called Betjeman country;Polzeath was a favourite place of the poet the late Sir John Betjeman and extolled in his verse.
The poet is buried at the Church of St. Enodoc on the sand dunes
Wadebridge
is of North Cornwall's main market towns and gateway to the Camel
Trail, now the third largest attraction in the whole of Cornwall.
This centrally located
town has much to offer visitors of all ages and interests all year round.
Nearby, the annual Royal Cornwall Show has its permanent showground.
Tintagel,
is the legendary birthplace of King Arthur.
Set on the rugged and awe-inspiring North Cornwall Atlantic coast stands the remains of the 13th century castle.
Tintagel
has an air of myth and mystery associated with King Arthur and Merlin
the magician.
Port
Isaac, was a busy
coastal port from the Middle Ages to the mid 19th. Century when it was
an active harbour where cargoes like stone, coal, timber and pottery were
loaded and unloaded. Fishing
and fish-processing were also important and today there are still fishermen
working from here although tourism plays an increasingly important role.
Most of the old centre of the village consists of 18th. and 19th. century cottages, many officially listed as of architectural or historic importance, along narrow alleys and 'opes' winding down steep hillsides.