apologies for megaboring question
Off to Cornwall with the BF on Saturday and taking my dog - staying for a week unless we kill each other first...... Hints and tips about where to go and what to avoid please.....staying just outside Bude.
Cheers guys
(Purpledoris I've got afeckin' job, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:37, 120 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Bude itself is quite nice
if a little dull.

Don't bother with Padstow, it's over-priced, full of cunts, and no substance.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:42, Reply)

okay
I have been to Padstow, Port Isaac (loved it) and Tintagel (not my favourite place...),
looking for some places that welcome dogs - and I have been all over t'internet looking for stuff but as BGB quite rightly says, word of mouth is better....
and where should I buy the best pastie and the best fish and chips?
(Purpledoris I've got afeckin' job, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 12:02, Reply)

If only there was some kind of site that people could go to when planning a visit to Cornwall.
It'd be called www.visitcornwall.com, and would be full of things to see and do.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:42, Reply)

Word of mouth is far superior to websites.

( girlinthehole, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:44, Reply)

So people keep telling me.
on websites.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:48, Reply)

Not for porn it's not.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:58, Reply)

Admittedly.
But then doing it is better than watching it.
( girlinthehole, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:59, Reply)

both have their merits.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:00, Reply)

Go to Clendrix's dad's house, he's ace.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:43, Reply)

He is ace!
But after the Easter Trip, I suspect he has boarded up the house and moved away.
( thealternativefact, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:12, Reply)

I've never been there
I've been told it's great, but I can't be bothered with the half a day drive to get there when I can be in Spain in a few hours.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:48, Reply)

Coming to my house for tea is a must.
Avoid Redruth it's shit. Mousehole and St Ives are beautiful, despite being pretty famous Newquay is a shithole. If you need any advice whilst here in Cornwall land you may call upon yours truely. Bude used to be great and even had a short lived music festival but is now quite dull. You are staying so far north you might as well be in Devon but you aren't too far from Tintagel which is worth a visit. If you do decide to take the trip south, Land End is good, Penzance is shit. Perranporth is fairly nice at this time of year. For nightlife newquay is ok just don't get stabbed. Avoid St Austell I hear Clendrix lives nearby! If you drive through Exeter mind the smug cloud. Vippers may be around.
( Peej, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:50, Reply)

haha smug cloud
like in L4D,

Run! You have disturbed the Vipros!
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:57, Reply)

you're mean

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:04, Reply)

sorry
I feel bad.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:07, Reply)

You made a L4D reference
You're clearly awesome.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:08, Reply)

s'how I roll.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:22, Reply)

I'd like you if we were both single
And you weren't so damn fat.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:25, Reply)

thanks
my milkshake brings all the b3tans to the yard.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:28, Reply)

And then you drink it in front of them
Hence your plura-chin busface.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:29, Reply)

Shut it
I'm well fit.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:34, Reply)

i a
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:34, Reply)

Beat me to it ;)

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:34, Reply)

you're both so shallow
Luckily Wiggy loves me for me.

(actually he has threatened to dump me and said looking at that picture makes him feel sick)
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:38, Reply)

Good lad
It is a rough pic, very funny though!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:39, Reply)

I don't like it at all

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:39, Reply)

I'm glad you agree Rootz

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:43, Reply)

sorry
but it's the future for Kitties who eat too many cupcakes
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:53, Reply)

It looks so real
And scarily like someone I used to know.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:55, Reply)

My chin is susceptible to doubling up
especially when I laugh. This produces many unflattering (real) photos.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:59, Reply)

Mine too
I'm not photogenic in the slightest.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 12:02, Reply)

that picture is disturbing
loves me for me is too stoned and lazy to dump me
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:41, Reply)

yeah he won't do better than me

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:54, Reply)

that almost happened to me and my ex
fortunately I stopped smoking for a while ;-)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 12:09, Reply)

Boscastle and Tintagel are both definitely worth visiting.
Beautiful, rugged coast, great food and drinks, nice people. Highly recommended A+ would buy again.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:58, Reply)

Mousehole?
Really?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:06, Reply)

pronounced thus:
Mowzle

with Mow rhyming with Now
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:08, Reply)

It means mousehole though, right?

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:11, Reply)

dunno
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mousehole
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:12, Reply)

Can't be arsed to read that.
Mousehole is a phontic rendering of the Minoan word for harbour.
The Minoans - and Greeks - traded for tin roundbouts.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 14:01, Reply)

bloody Cornish
and their weird pronunciations.


says the guy who lived in Milngavie - pronounced Milguy
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:13, Reply)

I don't live there - I live in London.
But I'll be down there to kick your arse soon.
( thealternativefact, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:11, Reply)

I'll be sure to buy some more boots to shake in.
Bring it on Clenders!
( Peej, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:42, Reply)

Pasties and gravy.
Can't beat 'em.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:50, Reply)

Not here
www.nationallobsterhatchery.co.uk/
It's about as interesting as it sounds
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:51, Reply)

I went to Newquay last year with all my friends
it was ok really, not that full of wankers. We did go in June though so it wasn't that busy. I was warned by people who frequent Cornwall to avoid 'surfwankers'. I assume they mean Vipros.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:52, Reply)

indeed
urf mug
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:55, Reply)

haha
most of the surfwankers we did see were pretty smug. They mocked our body boards, or just body in my case.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:57, Reply)

Judging by your current FB profile pic
That's entirely warranted.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:00, Reply)

Greenpeace tried to get me back in the sea

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:01, Reply)

but I'd taken up all the room

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:02, Reply)

Lay off the bacon

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:02, Reply)

but it's bacolicious

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:03, Reply)

You are what you eat
And you clearly ate a fat person
/Image Challenge
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:04, Reply)

a lot of surfers in cornwall are wankers
which is why I surf in Devon.

they do tend to be smug
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:04, Reply)

haha croissant calling pastry smug

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:06, Reply)

:-P
www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post749995
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:07, Reply)

sorry
I feel even badder now.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:11, Reply)

WORSE
WORSE WORSE WORSE WORSE WORSE!
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:11, Reply)

...sorry.
Funny how words lose their meaning if you repeat them too much
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:12, Reply)

Yeah, it makes it sound less badderer

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:13, Reply)

I'm going to hunt you down and kill you.

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:16, Reply)

You make that threat an awful lot
Their their, little Lampito, I won't help it if I don't not know English and grammer words n shit.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:18, Reply)

I'm a violent and unpleasant person
but i sa reality is so unspeakably sordid it make me shudder.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:19, Reply)

I thought my (deliberate) typos and bad grammar hurt my eyes
But I can't make head nor tail of yours.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:20, Reply)

:)
the top one
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:22, Reply)

He was a surprisingly observant young man, that Nigel.

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:28, Reply)

Technically that's George ;)

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:33, Reply)

So it is.
Both very erudite young men, nevertheless. Particularly for
"It is a funny thing tho your side always gets beaten whichever skool you are at. That is like life i supose."
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:42, Reply)

Ho for bat and ho for ball!
Ho for Lax and hocky and all all,
Miss Dennis is strict, Miss Hamilton fair
But Miss Peabody (gym) is both strict & tall!

"I'm so glad our cottage is called swete lavender"

I loved Fotherington-Tomas. The fact he became a famous spaceman or something made it all the funnier.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:44, Reply)

"He is wet and a weed and I diskard him"

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:59, Reply)

Don't worry, Monty will be back soon
Yea, and his judgement shall be swift and wrathful and wreathed in tweed.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:19, Reply)

Hello you
how was blues?

argh the grammar! the grammar!
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:21, Reply)

Blues was rich and bountiful in awesomeness and win
Got invited to play the opening set again, though I didn't realise he'd meant the second opening set and accidentally wandered onstage with the wrong band before someone corrected me! Still, got a few good sets in and managed not to embarass myself when called upon to solo this time. My violinist friend also came along and turned in a great performance.

How was your evening? Did you go for your regular outing in Soho?
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:27, Reply)

Oh dear! I've done that at a school concert, walked on an act too early, hid at the side pretending to tune my bass.
S'good to hear you're doing well- sure something similar will happen next week :)

My evening was sedate- I stayed in for various reasons, and I'm avoiding alcohol for a while. This will end on Friday, though, never fear/be very afraid. Going shopping today, which will be nice.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:33, Reply)

Ah, is this the shopping excursion you were considering yesterday but decided to defer to today?
(I didn't know you played bass yourself. Did you also find it helped to take a limp-wristed stance when playing?)
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:45, Reply)

Yesyes, with Red-Headed-Wastrel. Looking forward to it, going to get myself some bagels.
I love bagels.

I dabble- I'm by no means proficient, but can pick out a few notes- good enough to accompany. My friend on the other hand- sheesh. Most talented girl I've met. Excellent drummer, decent singer, decent pianist, demon bassist.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:49, Reply)

Bagels are wonderful things. I do know a good recipe for them, though I haven't made any for ages
You big jew, you.

I know, some people are just too damn talented, aren't they? There's a guy who sometimes turns up at the jam and just flits effortlessly between the bass, the piano and the drumkit. Most infuriatingly, it's hard to imagine a nicer feller.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:59, Reply)

I've not made them in ages either
Do you add malt to the water? It gives them a sweet coating on the outside and that shiny glazed look.

She's hot as hell and lovely too. Some people have all the luck :( I've only got to th standard of piano that I am with practice, but I do know how music works- plus my dad used to play "identify the artist" with me at a young age. Unfortunately I no longer remember what Bill Frizell sounds like.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 12:06, Reply)

Ooh, that might be what I'm doing wrong.
I only made them with flour and water - they came out quite well but were missing that glazed look.

I have no idea what Bill Frisell looks like, though I'd like to think my father gave me a pretty good musical education (read: the same sort of old-fashioned musical taste as Monty) for someone who can't get a note out of any instrument. Probably helped that my old piano teacher was really into jazz as well, but I'm not quite sure where the ardent love of blues came from...might have explored that on my own impetus.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 12:24, Reply)

I was kidding
I quite obviously know that badder isn't a word.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:14, Reply)

I assumed you did
but still, instinct. See above.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:16, Reply)

I'd laugh
but I (admittedly drunkenly) made that same mistake on one of my TEFL modules
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:14, Reply)

oh dear
I was joking. You is dumb.

*NB use of 'is' instead of 'are' deliberate.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:16, Reply)

I did admit I was drunk
doesn't that get me off the hook?
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:19, Reply)

that's what rapists think

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:20, Reply)

i wouldn't know

(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:32, Reply)

damn, I've said too much!
*runs*
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:36, Reply)

so you should
meanie
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:13, Reply)

Why not visit Oasis Dental Care?
maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?cid=1076575057826284624&q=bude+cornwall+map+oasis+dental+care&gl=uk&hl=en&cd=1&ei=bmUPTJj2OJu3jAfEmvWMAw&dtab=0&sll=50.825258,-4.536108&sspn=0.006295,0.02362&ie=UTF8&ll=50.835351,-4.555292&spn=0,0&z=15&iwloc=A
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:56, Reply)

Perranporth
Best beach in Cornwall, maybe Britain. You can thabk me later
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 10:57, Reply)

as long as you avoid being dragged out to sea
I don't agree with you though. too many people at perranporth all the time for it to qualify as best beach
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:03, Reply)

Whenever I've been there it's been quiet
You must just attract large crowds with your funny beard and 'out-there' hairstyle
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:08, Reply)

A bit like Jesus?

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:10, Reply)

quite a lot like that

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:11, Reply)

he doesn't look a thing like jesus

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:11, Reply)

how do you know?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:13, Reply)

I wanted to get the Killers into everyone's head.
Just that line. Over and over.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:14, Reply)

One of you must be wrong

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:13, Reply)

industrial disease?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:13, Reply)

Not if I can help it, no.
Que?
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:15, Reply)

dire straits song
that says "two men say they're jesus, one of them must be wrong"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:16, Reply)

sorry, not a big fan.
Which album is it on?
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:17, Reply)

no idea
I only know Brothers in Arms as an album
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:18, Reply)

Love over gold

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:23, Reply)

Maybe they meant the plural of Jesu
Like a club or a cult. "We don't eat chicken, we're Jesus"
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:18, Reply)

you could be right
I'll write to Mark Knopfler immediately
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:20, Reply)

haha
funny surname is funny.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:22, Reply)

I usually only ever go there for surfing
when it is packed
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:11, Reply)

At least the vast majority of his hair is on his head.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:13, Reply)

you'd think that
given how much hair I have on my head, but it's probably only just true. you haven't seen my chest.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:19, Reply)

The Lost Gardens of Heligan is great
but dont go down into Mevagissey, it's a nice enough fishing harbour but it's heaving with tourists during the summer.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:01, Reply)

You are only just in Cornwall, so think about places in Devon too.
Great Torrington is quite good, with a spiffing museum. You could drop down to Bodmin moor and see some stone circles. Bodmin sucks though.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:08, Reply)

Minions on Bodmin Moor.
One of my favourite places and you can walk your dog up to the Cheesewring.
( thealternativefact, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:14, Reply)

^this^
Go to the cafe there and see if they still do sticky toffee pudding.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:16, Reply)

Awesome euphemisming.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:16, Reply)

I knew some slag would comment.

( thealternativefact, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:18, Reply)

I'm a slag ya.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:21, Reply)

Take some tippex and a black marker pen
remove the B from the town sign & scribble an N in its place. That'd be well lol and possibly a bit rofl as well.
( broadsword, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 11:17, Reply)

I miss Cornwall
The Tate in St Ives is often worth a visit as is the Barbara Hepworth garden nearby if you're into modern art type stuff.
A half day at a surf school looking like a plonker is great exercise.
The national seal sancturary in Helston is kinda cool in a 'lets look at some cute seals for a while' way.
Driving down to the wooded bits of south cornwall and exploring around the little inlets by falmouth in a motor boat is also nice. You can moor up at the Pandora Inn, have a pint and fish for crabs of the end of the jetty...
( Herman Blume is unique, just like everyone else, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 13:27, Reply)