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What is the best way of getting to Penzance (from just North of London) for the last weekend of August? Any recommendations on places to stay?
We have baby sitting duties all of Saturday, so want to make a long weekend of it, to be able to see some of the sights. Is the Eden project worth a visit?
Train from Paddington takes you directly there.
You need to be more specific. ‘Best’ with no context is hugely subjective. Helicopter, probably.
Is the Eden project worth a visit?
No, but if you want to go anyway then it has to be driving
Book accommodation early (may already be too late)
Not sure if you are intending to bring the child with you?? Or going on Sat night/Sun morning??
Train from Paddington takes you directly there.
But check for engineering works.
There are lots of scheduled works on the line into Paddington in preparation for HS2 (as well as to sort problems out that are affecting Lizzie line and GWR trains)
Schedule for end of August should be fixed in early June.
Some long distance trains may start / end at Euston rather than Paddington
Penzance is nice but, for the love of god, don’t book the Union Hotel whatever you do! However, if you want a laugh then here’s the link to their TripAdvisor reviews ranked as ‘terrible’ 😂
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g186240-d245303-Reviews-Union_Hotel-Penzance_Cornwall_England.html#REVIEWSIs the Eden project worth a visit?
No, but if you want to go anyway then it has to be driving
Book accommodation early (may already be too late)
Not sure if you are intending to bring the child with you?? Or going on Sat night/Sun morning??
We won’t have the joy of travelling with the baby – thank goodness. My son and his wife have a wedding weekend, where all the activities are baby friendly except for the actual wedding day.
I thought of flying to Penzance and hiring a car.
I thought of flying to Penzance and hiring a car.
Penzance only serves the Isles of Scilly.
You’ll have beter luck with Newquay.
Penzance is pretty boring and a bit run down
Eden Project is 50 miles from there and on the way so could be a plan to do it that wayAnother alternative is to train to Exeter and hire a car. Then you could do Eden on the way down, spend a night locally if you can find any one night accommodation. Then continue to Penzance. I have a locals pass for Eden and can’t recall the last time I enjoyed going there, but each to their own. There are better gardens not too far away.
You will encounter traffic, there is only one main road going through Cornwall to Penzance so may be best to train it back to London. We live down here and our son is in Richmond so tend to drive at silly o clock to avoid the traffic but you will get it everywhere in August.
Penzance is pretty boring and a bit run down
Eden Project is 50 miles from there and on the way so could be a plan to do it that wayThis may be true of the town (although I remember from a trip in 2018 that their saltwater bathing pools were great) however the surrounds have a great deal of interest.
You are in striking distance of Lands’ End, St. Michael’s Mount, Mousehole village and the Minack Theatre, to name but a few, and some stunning hiking and beaches etc. to boot! Good chance of decent weather to enjoy in August too 😎
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