Cornwall, England: A picturesque land of pirates

By Steve McKenna
February 25 2017 - 12:15am
The view from St Michael's. Photo: Steve McKenna
The view from St Michael's. Photo: Steve McKenna
St Michael's Mount plush interior. Photo: Steve McKenna
St Michael's Mount plush interior. Photo: Steve McKenna
Aidan Turner as Poldark has made Cornwall a desirable destination for romantics.
Aidan Turner as Poldark has made Cornwall a desirable destination for romantics.

I rarely sleep on overnight trains. And the Night Riviera Sleeper – which spirits through the darkness from London Paddington to Penzance – was no exception. But feeling mildly dazed and slightly confused is worth it, and perhaps rather apt, for I've arrived in Cornwall, a stunningly picturesque part of Britain that the late, great poet Sir John Betjeman described as "like another country".

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