Visited Tintagel Castle yesterday for the very first time and it's one of the best days out I've had in Cornwall yet.

I've been holidaying in Cornwall for 30 years and I'll be honest I've never really been interested in coming here. My family have gone on occasions and asked me to come and I've decided to stay at the caravan or go do something else whilst they go. I never understood the hype I thought it was just a load of crumbling rocks on a hill. I can't believe how naive and disinterested I was I've missed out on so many memories with family there but I'm so glad I finally went and experienced it yesterday.

I didn't know what to expect or how long to anticipate being there so when I parked in the local car park a few minutes away I paid £4 for 4 hours parking. Although I had a great time in 4 hours and made it back to the car in time I think next time I would chose atleast 5-6 hours to stay there.

To start with we headed down to this beautiful little beach that had a stunning little waterfall, many caves to explore and a gentle bay to swim in. We spent a good hour and a half down there capturing photos of the incredible landscape and relaxing on the rocks taking it all in.

We then headed up towards the bridge and began our walk around the breath taking castle. I was captivated by the remains of the castle, the engineering and the incredible surrounding scenery.

We took our little Parrotlet Jeff and even he took it all in and had a great day out whilst drawing lots of curious people in, he became the star of the show 🤣 He was chirping and squeeking none stop for an hour back to Newquay I've never seem him so happy and full of life!

We spent the best part of 2 hours taking in all the views and capturing photos of the beautiful coastline from various points along the path.

We also went to the on site cafe for refreshments which were much needed and I have to say very fairly priced based on the location.

All in all we spent just over £40 for 2 tickets, £4 on parking and about £10 on bottles of water and Ice cream. I'd say £50-£60 for a couple to go and enjoy the experience is great value for money for a brilliant day out and I wish I had stayed longer and gone many years ago when I had the chance.

Also on a side note there is no fee to go to the beach. You can easily go and spend a few hours down at the beach for free and have a great time for £10 for just parking and ice cream.

I highly recommend a day out here it's a truly beautiful part of the world!