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So during another resoundingly successful long weekend in the Peak District, the idea of a week-long trip was discussed and there seemed to be a lot of love for Cornwall. To that end, I think it'd be awesome to spend a week on the North Cornwall coast, which @nikki_s and I are happy to organise as we know the north coast quite well now. The short summary of what was discussed was as follows:
Apologies to those that were not present for these random discussions during the peaks, it was mainly discussed on Sunday night/Monday morning, after quite a few had left already. Those I believe are interested in the whole week already are: @Andysnap, @Mrs Snap, @RaglanSurf, @ChrisR, @nikki_s, @donut, me, @Carl Hall and respective other halves. Please do correct me if I'm wrong! If so, that already bring the total for the week to 12. So the first question is, is there anyone else who is notionally interested in coming for the whole week? If so, and with dates discussed below, please let me know as soon as possible with an idea of the degree of commitment. Obviously there will be a date by which we need to book and hence a deadline for confirming interest. TBC.
The second question is, is there anyone who is interested in coming for part of the week or a long weekend? This will give us a better idea of how much bigger the cottage/house needs to be. Naturally, it'd be best if the house was as full as possible, for as long as possible. So, for example, this means that if people wanted to do a short break away during the week and not overlap with the weekends, that'd be completely workable. Please let us know who you are, when you might be interested in staying, for how long, and a degree of commitment.
Dates
It was further discussed that, due to annual leave constraints, if the trip could be booked for after April such that a new years quota of annual leave had begun, that would be highly favourable. As such, May both suits this requirement, and also offers other advantages, such as: relatively warm weather, decent daylight hours, good sunset angles with respect to the coast line, not during Easter and not during school holidays so as to keep the house cost down. We should further avoid the bank holiday weekends for the same reason. Given all of that, I believe (and please do correct me here) that the weeks available are (Saturday - Saturday):
Other Bits
The idea would be to find a house that is near to local amenities and, as much as is reasonable, nearish to a main road to keep travel times to places from the house as short as possible. Completely open to debate, but near Padstow might be a good first place to look. It further means that those not necessarily as interested in a slightly more dedicated landscape/seascape photography trip still have good access to stuff to do. As with both the extended weekend trips that 'The Snaps' have organised, there's nothing stopping sub-groups heading off and doing their own thing.
Food arrangements and other common stuff is still up in the air and ideas / discussion would be awesome!
Naturally this post and thread will be a work in progress, and will be updated as/when necessarily/as requested.
EDIT 1 12/01/17
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Options:
The Roundhouse
https://www.cornishhorizons.co.uk/north-coast-cottages/little-petherick/p00096-the-roundhouse?fromdate=05 May 2017&nights=7&adults=10
£1695/week, sleeps 10 in 2 doubles and 3 twins. Ideally placed between the A39 and Padstow making transport easy and it's close-ish to a large Tesco. Parking for 4 cars. Friday changeover. [Currently available starting April 21st, April 28th, May 5th and May 19th, ALL Options are £1695/week.]
Trenance Farmhouse
https://www.holidaycottages.co.uk/c...-farmhouse?n=7&period=6&year=2017&sd=06052017
£980/week, sleeps 10 in 3 doubles and 2 twins. A little more rural in Mawgan Porth, but still situated between Newquay and Padstow. Parking for 5 cars off road. Saturday changeover. [Currently available on April 22nd @ £1190/week, and 6th, 13th and 20th May @ £980/week.]
Romanov
https://www.cornishhorizons.co.uk/north-coast-cottages/mawgan-porth/p00084-romanov?fromdate=06 May 2017&nights=7&adults=10
£1626/week, sleeps 10 in 3 doubles and 2 twins. A little more rural as well, but *Excellent* sea views (I should know, Nikki, families and I stayed here over Christmas). Located in Mawgan Porth, has a shop near by, as well as a pub just outside of walking distance (5 min drive). Parking for 4-5 cars at a squeeze, but has parking in the village nearby suitable for over night. Friday changeover. [Currently available April 28th, and 5th and 12th of May, all @ £1626/week.
]
EDIT 2 18/01/17
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So, we are staying here subject to receiving their confirmation email and invoice etc:
http://www.cornishcottageholidays.co.uk/atlantic-coast-cottages/mawgan-porth/trelawns/
From the 12th to the 19th of May. Total cost is £899 + £35 booking fee, making £934 total, split equally.
]
EDIT 3
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Booking Confirmed by email.
]
EDIT 4
[
Just by way of keeping track, shares of the deposits have been paid by:
me (obviously)
nikki_s
Andy Snap
Mrs Snap
Raglansurf
Mrs Surf
ChrisR
Mrs ChrisR
]
So during another resoundingly successful long weekend in the Peak District, the idea of a week-long trip was discussed and there seemed to be a lot of love for Cornwall. To that end, I think it'd be awesome to spend a week on the North Cornwall coast, which @nikki_s and I are happy to organise as we know the north coast quite well now. The short summary of what was discussed was as follows:
- Week-long trip on the north coast.
- House big enough for a group of people committed to the whole week with as much space available (while being realistic about costs) to allow for people to come for shorter periods/extended weekend as well. The (possible) idea here being that those staying for the whole week foot the cottage cost and who are hence partially refunded by those who contribute for staying less than the whole week.
Apologies to those that were not present for these random discussions during the peaks, it was mainly discussed on Sunday night/Monday morning, after quite a few had left already. Those I believe are interested in the whole week already are: @Andysnap, @Mrs Snap, @RaglanSurf, @ChrisR, @nikki_s, @donut, me, @Carl Hall and respective other halves. Please do correct me if I'm wrong! If so, that already bring the total for the week to 12. So the first question is, is there anyone else who is notionally interested in coming for the whole week? If so, and with dates discussed below, please let me know as soon as possible with an idea of the degree of commitment. Obviously there will be a date by which we need to book and hence a deadline for confirming interest. TBC.
The second question is, is there anyone who is interested in coming for part of the week or a long weekend? This will give us a better idea of how much bigger the cottage/house needs to be. Naturally, it'd be best if the house was as full as possible, for as long as possible. So, for example, this means that if people wanted to do a short break away during the week and not overlap with the weekends, that'd be completely workable. Please let us know who you are, when you might be interested in staying, for how long, and a degree of commitment.
Dates
It was further discussed that, due to annual leave constraints, if the trip could be booked for after April such that a new years quota of annual leave had begun, that would be highly favourable. As such, May both suits this requirement, and also offers other advantages, such as: relatively warm weather, decent daylight hours, good sunset angles with respect to the coast line, not during Easter and not during school holidays so as to keep the house cost down. We should further avoid the bank holiday weekends for the same reason. Given all of that, I believe (and please do correct me here) that the weeks available are (Saturday - Saturday):
- 6th - 13th,
- 13th - 20th,
- 20th - 27th
Other Bits
The idea would be to find a house that is near to local amenities and, as much as is reasonable, nearish to a main road to keep travel times to places from the house as short as possible. Completely open to debate, but near Padstow might be a good first place to look. It further means that those not necessarily as interested in a slightly more dedicated landscape/seascape photography trip still have good access to stuff to do. As with both the extended weekend trips that 'The Snaps' have organised, there's nothing stopping sub-groups heading off and doing their own thing.
Food arrangements and other common stuff is still up in the air and ideas / discussion would be awesome!
Naturally this post and thread will be a work in progress, and will be updated as/when necessarily/as requested.
EDIT 1 12/01/17
[
Options:
The Roundhouse
https://www.cornishhorizons.co.uk/north-coast-cottages/little-petherick/p00096-the-roundhouse?fromdate=05 May 2017&nights=7&adults=10
£1695/week, sleeps 10 in 2 doubles and 3 twins. Ideally placed between the A39 and Padstow making transport easy and it's close-ish to a large Tesco. Parking for 4 cars. Friday changeover. [Currently available starting April 21st, April 28th, May 5th and May 19th, ALL Options are £1695/week.]
Trenance Farmhouse
https://www.holidaycottages.co.uk/c...-farmhouse?n=7&period=6&year=2017&sd=06052017
£980/week, sleeps 10 in 3 doubles and 2 twins. A little more rural in Mawgan Porth, but still situated between Newquay and Padstow. Parking for 5 cars off road. Saturday changeover. [Currently available on April 22nd @ £1190/week, and 6th, 13th and 20th May @ £980/week.]
Romanov
https://www.cornishhorizons.co.uk/north-coast-cottages/mawgan-porth/p00084-romanov?fromdate=06 May 2017&nights=7&adults=10
£1626/week, sleeps 10 in 3 doubles and 2 twins. A little more rural as well, but *Excellent* sea views (I should know, Nikki, families and I stayed here over Christmas). Located in Mawgan Porth, has a shop near by, as well as a pub just outside of walking distance (5 min drive). Parking for 4-5 cars at a squeeze, but has parking in the village nearby suitable for over night. Friday changeover. [Currently available April 28th, and 5th and 12th of May, all @ £1626/week.
]
EDIT 2 18/01/17
[
So, we are staying here subject to receiving their confirmation email and invoice etc:
http://www.cornishcottageholidays.co.uk/atlantic-coast-cottages/mawgan-porth/trelawns/
From the 12th to the 19th of May. Total cost is £899 + £35 booking fee, making £934 total, split equally.
]
EDIT 3
[
Booking Confirmed by email
.]
EDIT 4
[
Just by way of keeping track, shares of the deposits have been paid by:
me (obviously)
nikki_s
Andy Snap
Mrs Snap
Raglansurf
Mrs Surf
ChrisR
Mrs ChrisR
]
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