looking back up the ravine

Bodmin Moor to Tintagel

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July 20th 2010
Geo: 50.6635, -4.74262We got into Tintagel about 11:17 a.m. It was still raining, but some of the fog and mist blew back out to sea. The town is not very big, since it was built around the 1240 Tintagel Castle. To access the castle, you have to walk 10-15 minutes down a steep ravine to the sea, walk up then from the bottom to the top of the edge of the cliffs. We only had a little over an hour t ... read more

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