The Cornish Coast To Tintagel Castle From Lizard Point

The road from Lizard Point to Tintagel Castle is as serpentine as the stones which drew us to the aptly named Lizard. It loosely follows the spectacular Cornish Coast Path which we hope to explore on some future trip.

Despite a steady rain, we appreciated the charm of this remote "destination location". We traversed an extremely narrow one track road to Lizard Lighthouse, the most unusual lighthouse we've ever seen.

In the absence of sun we did some Christmas shopping for serpentine jewelry made from Lizard rock, and ate deliciously at a little tourist cafe. I had a wonderful lamb curry! A perfect rainy day - eat and shop!

Serpentine stone comes in many variations of color and design. Polished and sculpted it becomes Serpentine jewelry, votive candle holders, lighthouses and more. Click Here or on the serpentine stone to the right for the handcrafted jewelry of one very creative rock sculptress!

Along the Road to Tintagel - The Site of the First Wireless Transmission

Compare this photograph taken in 1901 which was on a post at the car park at the base of the site.

More facinating at that moment, however, were two teenage boys braving the cold and wind to surf the waves! (It couldn't have been much more than 60 F out - brrr!)

The Harbor Village of Padstow UK

At the suggestions of several Cornwall natives we made a detour to Padstow.

After parking at the train station we strolled into the town along with the rest of the tourists.

It was easy to understand the allur.

If we had more time we would have succumed to its festive charm and spent the night!

An oval inner harbor surrounded by antique buildings on antique streets, and lots of cute little shops plus restaurants galore to suit most any pocketbook.

Yes, Tom could have opted for wonderful Cornish clotted cream, but anyone who knows him knows that an icecream sundae will win hands up!

TINTAGEL CASTLE - Legendary Home of King Arthur

Entering the town of Tintagel, we passed historic buildings on both sides of the road as we drove toward Tintagel Castle (built in the 1300s and legendary home of King Arthur).

A museum across from the car park is a 600 year old traditional Cornish Longhouse and was once the post office.

We arrived at the medieval town too late to enter the ruins of Tintagel Castle, but the site itself was gorgeous. Perched high on a cliff, even the ruins looked very defensible!

Inspirational views even without climbing to the top! How can anyone not believe in God when they see what He has created!

Since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by things that are made..." Romans 1:20

CLICK HERE for wonderful photos of Tintagel Castle. We looked through at least 20 sites before picking this site by Cornwall resident, Sally-Ann, as the best pictorial representation of the castle!