UK Adventure

Driving back to Cardiff it was difficult to resist the lure of Tintagel on the coast of North Cornwall. According to legend it was here that King Arthur was born. Though the main castle was built in the 13th century by Earl Richard of Cornwall, he was inspired by the King Arthur stories that were becoming popular at the time. As the guidebooks will tell you, history and legend mingle here in interesting ways, and 20th century archeologists have uncovered layers of settlement at the site going back to Roman times. After a weekend of mostly sunny weather in south Cornwall we felt it appropriate that our visit to this rather remote and mysterious place was overcast and blustery.