The annual St Ives Festival is in the first two weeks of September. This is a boutique arts…read morefestival, with an emphasis on folk, world music, jazz, and the visual arts. A full set of listings is available from the website, and tickets can be bought from the Tourist Information Office at the Town Hall in Street-an-Pol (or online or by phone). As well as events in the Town Hall, there are all sorts of fringe events in local pubs and clubs, films in the cinema, youth theatre, poetry readings etc. There is an associated 'Artists Open Houses' event, with a flyer listing times and places when you can visit artists in their homes or studios.

is jazz is your thing, you can not go wrong and go to bude, for…read more the whole week this year it was in late august, and you got the add bounes of a nice seaside town good music thought our the day and night,and coachs tours, to near, and far palce, for jazz not only do you get jazz you get art and craf fair, also life boat, day, which is good, and a firework dispaly which is very good for a small town, to put, on one of the nice palce to stay for your week of jazz is the edgcumbe hotel but book ealy as it very poplular, andy

The Bude jazz festival is an amazing day - a real touch of culture in Bude. I am not a big Jazz fan…read morebut you really get swept along with the whole atmosphere. If you get the chance to go then do.

Fantastic vibrant celebration of Midsummer. Based on the Cornish traditions of Midsummer fire,…read moreGolowan provides a festival week of eclectic performance and 3 days of street partying with Mazey Eve, Mazey Day and Sea and Sail day. Giant images, processions and music dominate the main event, Mazey day which is absolute must see. A remarkable achievement for a town Penzance's size.

Plymouth Maids Clog Dancers were established in 1980 and have been entertaining ever since then all…read moreover the South West of England and sometimes far beyond, including overseas! They perform a variety of dances mainly in the style of North West Morris. I was one of the Maids from 1990 until 1995 and thoroughly enjoyed it! They are always on the lookout for new members; these days they practise at the Plymouth City Bus Social Club, Milehouse (at 8.00pm), learning new dances from October to May before performing in public in the summer months (and sometimes in the winter). The blue and white costume is based on the working clothes of a 19th century mill girl, and made by the members themselves. It is personalised by embroidery on the apron (the only half-decent bit of embroidery I've ever achieved!) I have no problem in recommending the Maids to either join as a dancer, or to go along and be entertained!

Stopped by for lunch. The meat in the steak pasty was inedible, really gross and chewy. Apart from…read morethat it was OK.

The Princess Pavilions and gardens are right on the coast in Falmouth and have a long history in…read morethe town, they were under threat to be closed down at one point but thankfully were given a lick of paint and now host regular events. You have the main event hall where they host theatre productions, bands (the sound quality is not great but i've still seen some fantastic bands here), fayres and even the Cornwall film festival. Then there's the main bar and seating area where they often have low key jazz bands etc playing, outside are the large grounds and main pavilion where in the summer on sundays they have brass bands playing. We go to the Pavilions a few times a year to see bands (more high profile bands are getting booked), just drop in for a sunny drink (it's great on breezy days as the grounds are sheltered from the wind) or to go to the Fantastic Fal Beer Festival hosted here every october, I can't recommend it enough! Also, if you go down the back there are the fox rosehill gardens which are really characterful with a kind of grotto you can walk down to.

Our first UK stop and got my Yelp badge to prove it, LOL…read more Quality/Quantity - Customs was an easy and smooth process on the cruise ship. Amazing how fast they were able to get approximately 1,900 people through customs and they were ahead of schedule! I like the hand washing stations. One nozzle to soap, wash, and blow dry your hands. Especially good for the people that take shortcuts when washing hands. Atmosphere - We had to water shuttle/life boat to shore as the port would not accommodate our medium size ship. What a cool and fun city. So festive, see pictures. Also it seemed like they had experience with tourists, see pictures. And they had gin tasting rooms every few blocks or so, too bad it was so early in the day. Don't worry, I will stop by before reboarding the ship. :) Brewery was closed until 6pm, so unfortunately it was not enough time for me to experience it. Service - Good. Well customs were GREAT. Price - N/A. Owner Suggestion - Thank you for making our first UK port so positive.

One of the highlights of our UK travel this year was the opportunity to visit Eden Project in…read moreBodelva, Cornwall. Inside the two Biomes are collections of plants in diverse climates and Environments, the project also showcased extensive gardens with a wide variety of plant and flowers. Of the two Biomes, Mediterranean and Rainforest, I found myself more fascinated with the latter. The rainforest is way too realistic, the swamp, waterfalls and humidity its a good preview for someone who hasn't been to Asia or some tropical countries. The food court is also a destination in its own right; there are so many dishes to choose from as a matter of fact I believe that there were dishes from Africa, South America, Asia and of course some English dishes such as the local Cornish Pasty. It is a truly unique experience for me and I have never seen anything like it.

Interesting garden and biospheres. The tropical rainforest sphere was especially good. Informative…read moreboards detailing plants and how they add to our global diversity. I do think the price of £27.50 was very expensive for a one day visit, although that was for a year pass so a good deal if local or planning to go back. Although the site is incredible and the eco aspect interesting I have been to greenhouses with as much impact. Pleased I went but thought it overpriced