Just doing my bit for the Cornwall tourist board who are moaning about overcrowding this year.
Been there many times but only done Lands End once, about 5 years ago and it's a big let down. Went last week to a little place near Padstow with my daughter and her family , who have never been to Cornwall before. She wanted to go down to Lands End and though I told her what to expect she simply wanted to do it because she wanted to say she'd been there. Took her best part of 6 hours from where we were on a round trip and she was disappointed.
It's a pile of crap.
You should visit the forum more often, you'll see a lot weirder threads than this!Weirdest thread
Well yep, there's the thing, you are all but saying you knew what to expect. I looked it up and so many reviews do say it is indeed crap.Just doing my bit for the Cornwall tourist board who are moaning about overcrowding this year.
Been there many times but only done Lands End once, about 5 years ago and it's a big let down. Went last week to a little place near Padstow with my daughter and her family , who have never been to Cornwall before. She wanted to go down to Lands End and though I told her what to expect she simply wanted to do it because she wanted to say she'd been there. Took her best part of 6 hours from where we were on a round trip and she was disappointed.
It's a pile of crap.
I think you have to choose your day.Not sure what people expect, it’s a cliff face and the sea!
John O Groats is far worse!
I know but what do you expect? It has a shop and a cafe bit and a sign post, what else do you need?
A genuine Tiddy Oggy??I do my bit for Cornwall too by eating as many Ginsters Pasties and as much Cornish Ice Cream as I can.
Not really I'm afraid. Ginster's aren't genuine Cornish Pasties but they're the nearest I'm likely to find outside of Cornwall.A genuine Tiddy Oggy??
Well yep, there's the thing, you are all but saying you knew what to expect. I looked it up and so many reviews do say it is indeed crap.
We were very close by, so went.
Wouldn't ever go again, not even if someone flew me in by jetpack.
Shame, hope you enjoy them.Not really I'm afraid. Ginster's aren't genuine Cornish Pasties but they're the nearest I'm likely to find outside of Cornwall.
Talking about the attractions.Scenery and coastal walks from there are immense
Talking about the attractions though and that's what they big up and that's what disappoints everyone.I know but what do you expect? It has a shop and a cafe bit and a sign post, what else do you need?
Lol...I wasn't 'attracted'. Just walked straight through to what I had come for tbhTalking about the attractions.
Kind of agree...market it as 'You cannot go more westerly on mainland britain without walking off a cliff' with the walks rather than the commercial shit that most people can get within 3miles of where they live might be more fruitfulTalking about the attractions though and that's what they big up and that's what disappoints everyone.
Should scrap the lot and start again. It's all very, very tacky.
I see an empty bench. That's a miracle in any tourist place.
Although I found a nice bar and the barmaid looked like a young Cathy BarryWent to Weston super mare last weekend
I’d imagine it’s a lovely place when you get the weather
I think the point is that the attractions ruin the scenery. I regularly walk around that part of the world but avoid lands end like the plague because of how tacky they've made it.I don't know why you would go to such a beautiful part of the world and worry about facilities or attractions. Go to Newquay or something. Walking from lands end to Porthcurno still lives with me 10 years on
Have to admit, seeing the queues, was glad I went when I did a couple of years back. Nice and deserted bar me, and glorious scenery and weather. Minack theatre's pretty spectacular too, even if the play I saw was a bit rubbishPorthcurno
Shame, hope you enjoy them.
We were in Swanage last week and visited the Cornish Pasty Shop. Presumably it's genuine and the queue was out the door. Bloody lovely pasties too.
Exactly!I think the point is that the attractions ruin the scenery. I regularly walk around that part of the world but avoid lands end like the plague because of how tacky they've made it.
its like people who ask for Wifi codes in restaurants! You are not there you watch your phone!!I don't know why you would go to such a beautiful part of the world and worry about facilities or attractions. Go to Newquay or something. Walking from lands end to Porthcurno still lives with me 10 years on
Nope, it's like wanting to see Buckingham Palace and being confronted by stall upon stall of pure tat before you can even get to see the place.its like people who ask for Wifi codes in restaurants! You are not there you watch your phone!!
Using your analogy, stu, it's like going to a restaurant and instead of showing you to your table they stick the WiFi code right in your face first.its like people who ask for Wifi codes in restaurants! You are not there you watch your phone!!
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