Hey friends!
It’s been quite a while since I posted a blog / vlog. Due to the pandemic that’s hit us all, I haven’t been anywhere to film.
So, this was one of the first places I stayed at once the restrictions were lifted in the UK and it was safe enough to stay in self-catering accommodation.
My Mum found this accommodation on Facebook and contacted the owner to book us a week away in an accessible lodge.
About the lodge –
The lodge had 3 bedrooms, 1 double and 2 twins (3 of the single beds were profiling), an accessible bathroom with shower chair, open-plan kitchen, dining and living room with plenty of space to move around. The lodge was accessed by a wooden ramp across the front of the property. The lodge had plenty of parking around it for more than 1 vehicle.
About the area –
The actual location of the lodge was ok, but it was not really in walking distance of anything, we had to drive everywhere. While we was on holiday we went to –
Looe Bay – there was one very narrow street on the way into Looe Bay, that wasn’t great for larger vehicles. Walking around Looe Bay was ok, it was pretty flat but one of the streets where the shops are was cobbled.
Kingsley Shopping Outlet – a retail park on the outside of Newquay, it was wheelchair accessible and easy to get around.
Port Issac (where Doc Martin is filmed) – you can’t park in the village, you have to park at the top and walk down. It is very steep and not great for manual wheelchairs! We tried to drive down into the village but its quite narrow.
Perranporth – It was pretty accessible here, we only walked from the car park to the beach but it was good. I didn’t go on the beach as my wheelchair isn’t suitable for sand and it gets stuck.
Healeys Cornish Cider Farm – This was my favourite place while we was on holiday, it was all accessible from the car park, to the shop, to the courtyard where we had a drink. The courtyard was cobbled but it was ok, we went to explore the farm and saw the animals too.
Bodmin Nurseries and Trelawney Garden Centre – they were both pretty small garden centres
Trago Mills, Liskeard – this is an accessible shopping place that sells everything.
Jamaica Inn – Cornwall’s most famous smuggling inn! There was a museum, gift shop, farm shop here. I went in them all but only looked if my chair would fit in the museum, I was going to go after my meal but the lady said they had shut the main enterance to the museum and I had to go back through the restaurant so I didn’t bother.
Seaton Beach – it was lovely here, it was really accessible here and you could get right up to the sand on the beach.
Places we ate –
The Coddy Shack – Fish and Chips
The Pier Cafe, Looe Bay -We sat outside so it was accessible, the crab sandwich was nice, it came with cucumber sticks.
Looe Bakery – the cornish pasties were amazing!
The Miners Arms, near Perranporth – We sat in the garden and I had scampi and chips, the rest of my family had a ploughmans, which they said was good too.
Callestick Ice Cream Parlour – This was cobbled in the courtyard but it wasn’t too bad. I didn’t go inside the Ice Cream Parlour as the main tearoom was shut, but I had strawberry ice cream with a fudge stick and it was yummy! At the bottom of the courtyard there was a pretend plastic cow that you could milk, I had a go and it was really funny!
Jamaica Inn, near Bodmin – We reserved a table and sat outside for our meal, I had a Jamaican mixed grill, there was loads on the plate so I shared it with my Mum! The meal was great but my drink tasted funny.
Seaton Beach Cafe – this was on the car park so really accessible, we had a drink and sat outside looking at the sea.
Overall, I enjoyed getting away and going on a holiday in the UK, although, I wouldn’t go back to Looe as there isn’t much to do.
Fabulous Blog Myles! Well done x