Truro

[djbombscare]

I was well impressed with the scenery on the way down here too. Beautiful part of the world.

Thats called Devon

 

[Roadkill]

Just noticed your tagline. I'm not sure you have the ... er ... equipment to have your pastie smashed young man!

I know, but 'sausage roll' doesn't fit. x

<e2a> It took me until yesterday afternoon to recover from Saturday night, btw!

 

[Roadkill]

Thats called Devon

They're both lovely, but I was really taken with the scenery once the train got into Cornwall - the hills, the woodland, the old mine workings and engine houses standing out from the landscape. It's beautiful. Mind you, maybe I just had more time to notice it since I've not seen it in years, the train slows down to about 60mph max as soon as it gets west of the Tamar, and perhaps my hangover was clearing up by then.

Second impressions of Truro aren't quite so favourable. It's nice, but it's a bit of a clone town and it's surprisingly short of places to sit and have a coffee, read and watch the world go by that aren't Costa or Cafe Nero. I've not tried the pubs yet, but a couple of them do look excellent...

<e2a> Lemon Quay is rather uninspiring, isn't it? It's a shame some car-obsessed town planner filled in the old dock to build a car park - or a 'piazza,' as it now is - because were it still there it could be made to look really good.

 

[two sheds]

Second impressions of Truro aren't quite so favourable. It's nice, but it's a bit of a clone town and it's surprisingly short of places to sit and have a coffee, read and watch the world go by that aren't Costa or Cafe Nero.

Yep, I noticed that. There's a good sandwich bar opposite the museum where you can sit upstairs or outside but that's all i can think of. Falmouth's lovely place to walk round if you can get down there.

 

[Roadkill]

Yep, I noticed that. There's a good sandwich bar opposite the museum where you can sit upstairs or outside but that's all i can think of. Falmouth's lovely place to walk round if you can get down there.

What, La Rocca? That's where I've been having lunch since it's got free wi-fi, and yes it is rather good.

Oh, hang on ... you're thinking of the one a few doors down the street, aren't you? Not tried that one yet, but I might tomorrow. It does look nice.

Tbh, the time I notice the lack of places is in the evening, when if I want coffee and wi-fi it's either Wetherspoons (which I don't like much, even if I could get my computer to talk to its wifi system!) or the none-too-exciting cafe bar I'm sitting in now.

 

[two sheds]

What, La Rocca? That's where I've been having lunch since it's got free wi-fi, and yes it is rather good.

Oh, hang on ... you're thinking of the one a few doors down the street, aren't you? Not tried that one yet, but I might tomorrow. It does look nice.

Tbh, the time I notice the lack of places is in the evening, when if I want coffee and wi-fi it's either Wetherspoons (which I don't like much, even if I could get my computer to talk to its wifi system!) or the none-too-exciting cafe bar I'm sitting in now.

Ah the one next to the museum yep i do forget that one - that'd be your best for people watching. The one i'm thinking of has small windows which restricts your looking outside possibilities (good view of the telephone sales company offices opposite though). Nice secluded back garden for reading in.

I've never tried Truro of an evening unless there's music on somewhere - i normally scurry back on the last bus.

 

[Epico]

I've never tried Truro of an evening unless there's music on somewhere - i normally scurry back on the last bus.

That would be around 2.30pm then

 

[two sheds]

That would be around 2.30pm then

When I moved here there were two buses an hour truro/camborne and the last one was 11.30 which just brought you nicely back from the pub. A couple of years afterwards FirstGroup 'improved the bus services' so that now there's one an hour and they stop at 6 o'clock.

 

[Geri]

Bus services by First in Cornwall are appalling. They don't even run a bus from Truro to Newquay on a Sunday, you have to get a Western Greyhound which takes about an hour and a half! Evening services are practically non existent.

 

[secretsquirrel]

<e2a> It took me until yesterday afternoon to recover from Saturday night, btw!

Oh dear! Yeah, I was *rubbish* all day Monday. Fortunately, a great night's sleep sorted me right out for Tuesday

Btw - do try and get to Falmouth - the maritime museum's great if the weather shite (entirely possible!) and there's some great cafe's where you can just sit and look out over the harbour if it's not

 

[two sheds]

Btw - do try and get to Falmouth - the maritime museum's great if the weather shite (entirely possible!) and there's some great cafe's where you can just sit and look out over the harbour if it's not

Yep, the pubs where you can, too. Not been to the maritime museum, will add it to the list. Falmouth's got an altogether different feel than Truro and if the buses went from here to there it would be my local town of choice.

 

[butchersapron]

There used to be a decent radical bookshop in Falmouth. Now sadly gone. Trago Mills just doesn't cut it.

 

[Ground Elder]

Beerwolf Books have a stall in Falmouth Thursday and Saturday with a reasonable 2nd hand politics section.

 

[Roadkill]

Btw - do try and get to Falmouth - the maritime museum's great if the weather shite (entirely possible!) and there's some great cafe's where you can just sit and look out over the harbour if it's not

I'm going to go tomorrow, since I've got the day off. I was going to goi and do some work somewhere else, but on second thoughts there doesn't seem to be much there, and I don't feel all that conscientious anyway!

<e2a> No I'm not. I'd misunderstood: I can go back and use the library again tomorrow, and since I struck gold this afternoon I'd best do that.

 

[two sheds]

Beerwolf Books have a stall in Falmouth Thursday and Saturday with a reasonable 2nd hand politics section.

Ta, thursday or a saturday jaunt called for then - and i still got to decide on the scythe i will get to it i will

 

[Fuzzy]

the ale house just behind hte bus stop is a fairlly decent boozer. similary go and have a look at the skinners brewery which is just opposite tescos. i worked in truro for 18 months and i cant think of many places to go and see other than those two. its not much cop. pop out to perranporth on your way home and have a walk a long the 3 mile beach if the suns out.

 

[Roadkill]

the ale house just behind hte bus stop is a fairlly decent boozer.

Had a pint in there last night, and yes, it is a good pub.

 

[secretsquirrel]

When in Falmouth, if the weather's half decent take one of the little ferry boats across the harbour to St Mawes. If you're lucky, it'll be one of the boats that go round Black Rock and you can seal spot.

When you arrive at St Mawes, go to the Rising Sun for a pint and some lunch (my 2nd favourite pub after Pandora's Inn - and coincidentally owned by the same family I believe!) then just put your feet up and watch the world go by Or, if you're feeling energetic (well, when I say energetic if you can be bothered to walk 3/4 of a mile or so!) head to St Mawes Castle, sister to Pendennis and built to guard the other side of the harbour. Smaller than Pendennis, but still really interesting to poke around and has lovely views across the harbour and back to Falmouth

End the day back at Falmouth with fish n'chips - the best chippy is by the rugby ground but would probably be a bit of an arse to get to if you don't know the way

 

[madzone]

Ta, thursday or a saturday jaunt called for then - and i still got to decide on the scythe i will get to it i will

Dunno no-one who in't got a billhook for sale or no do ee?

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

Dunno no-one who in't got a billhook for sale or no do ee?

so, wos on then mads? been thinking we might have seen you down long dreccly. right on are ee?

 

[madzone]

so, wos on then mads? been thinking we might have seen you down long dreccly. right on are ee?

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