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Travel / Tours / England / Tintagel
Visit Tintagel (in Cornwall, South-west England)
     
Sections:
Introduction
  Legend of King Arthur
  Tintagel Castle
  Camelot Castle Hotel
  Further information
  Links
   
   



INTRODUCTION

This page provides an introduction to the village of Tintagel, on the north coast of Cornwall in south-west England.

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LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR


King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
Author: Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date: June 1994
Arthur, King of Britons: From Celtic Hero to Cinema Icon
Author: Daniel Mersey
Publisher: Summersdale Publishers
Date: October 2004
Idylls of the King
Author: Alfred Lord Tennyson
Publisher: Signet Classics
Date: March 2003
Excalibur [1981] (DVD)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Date: May 2000

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TINTAGEL CASTLE


There is a landrover service
from the town to Tintagel Head

The path to
the castle


A path leads down to this beach and cave

View from inside the cave





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CAMELOT CASTLE HOTEL


The Camelot Castle Hotel's main entrance

The hotel is located at the top of a cliff


Time for tea ...

... with scones and clotted cream


View of Tintagel Head from the front of the hotel

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FURTHER INFORMATION

* Booking a tour
Tours to this region are operated by:
Roadtrip: http://www.roadtrip.co.uk/southernengland.htm
Haggis Adventures: http://www.haggisadventures.com/EnglandWales/CornwallCrusader.html

* Visitor information
- Tourist information centre: http://www.visitboscastleandtintagel.com
- Tintagel Castle (English Heritage): http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/tintagel
- King Arthur's Great Halls: http://www.kingarthursgreathalls.com
- The Old Post Office (National Trust): http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-tintageloldpostoffice
- Camelot Castle Hotel: http://www.camelotcastle.com/camelothotel.htm
- Tintagel location map: click here

* Transportation
- This area is not well-served by trains. From London you can take a train from Paddington to Truro (about 4h30) and take connecting bus services 587 (Truro station to Truro Boscowen Street BHS), 597 (from to Truro Boscowen Street BHS to St Columb Major Interchange) and 594 (from St Columb Major Interchange to Tintagel) - the bus journey takes about 2 hours. Buses are operated by Western Greyhound: http://www.westerngreyhound.com

* Weather forecast for Tintagel
See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=3134

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LINKS


Nearby locations:
Newquay: Travel/Tours/England/Newquay
Plymouth: Travel/Tours/England/Plymouth
Eden Project: Travel/Tours/England/Eden-Project

English castles:
Windsor: Travel/Tours/England/Windsor
Leeds Castle: Travel/Tours/England/LeedsCastle
Warwick: Travel/Tours/England/Warwick

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