Truro - the shopping capital of Cornwall

While still in St Ives (and after finally finding something to eat) we planned to make our way 80km north to another Cornish coastal town called Bude. One of the reasons for visiting Bude was that it would make an easy onward trip to Bristol - our next base where we would start looking for work. We thought wrong. Our only means of transport from St Ives to Bude was via bus as the train network doesn't cover this area of Cornwall (Penzance is the last train stop). We worked out that it was going to take 5 different buses (using three different bus companies) and take about 5 hours to go 80km up the coast. That's if the buses were running on time and we made all of our connections...which is not something you can rely on in the UK! We were at a loose end and didn't know what to do or where to go...we just wanted to get out of St Ives. In the end, after much debating, we left for Truro - one of the large cities in Cornwall further inland. We made our way to Truro and found a great backpackers hostel situated five minutes from the main bus station and in a lovely old Victorian house. We decided to stay here for a while and rest, while planning our next move. Below are our photos of Truro - in the end we loved our stay here and would recommend it to anyone. Although we were told by a local that Truro is the shopping capital of Cornwall (and it definitely has lots of shops to choose from!) we found the walks along the river very relaxing and quite beautiful.

Truro Cathedral -





















What games are you supposed to play at a Tennis Court and Football field?



Front Garden of the Hostel we stayed at -