Getting to the UK
Flights to the UK from the US can vary wildly in price. Our favorite resources for finding the best deals are Kayak and Hipmunk. The most useful feature of these sites is that you can set up alerts for flight plans to get an email each day telling you the best recent prices. Often times it is most efficient to fly through Dublin (Aer Lingus has a lot of good deals) and get a hop-over flight to London.
Getting to Cornwall
We’re getting married in Cornwall, a beautiful coastal region in the far south-west of England where Hazel’s family have lived for the last 10 years. It’s about 300 miles from London. Without a car, the best way to get down to Cornwall from all major airports and centres is train or coach to Newquay or Truro. Do get in touch with us if you're unsure.
Where to stay
There are 46 free beds at Woodland Valley Farm itself for Friday and Saturday nights (13th/14th September). These are hostel dorm beds, with adequate but basic bathroom facilities and shared kitchens. The dorms range in size from 4 bed to 10. Think school or backpacking trip. We'll hang 'girls' and 'boys' signs on the doors. Please let us know if you'd like to stay on the farm and we'll do a bit of a first come first served booking process.
A pasty supper will be provided at Woodland Valley Farm on Friday night as well as do-it-yourself breakfast for the morning.
If you want to make a holiday of it, we highly recommend the village of Crantock(map), which is a picture postcard Cornish seaside village with a couple of pubs, a shop, excellent beaches and a 700 year old church. A quick look at the Crantock holiday cottages website suggests self catering accommodation is going fast so do get something booked quite soon. There are also bed and breakfast places and hotels etc in Crantock for shorter visits, as the cottages are usually for complete weeks only. More practical but less picturesque, the town of Newquay is a good choice, with a wide range accommodation to suit all pockets. It's the surf capital of the UK (...don't expect too much...!) and a favourite place for family and school holidays. You can get there on the train or even fly to its tinpot little airfield (definitely not international!).
Airbnb is a great place to look for accommodation - try putting ‘TR2 4PT’ into the search box, or just ‘Truro’ or ‘Newquay’.
Getting around in Cornwall
You'll need to get a cab from your arrival point to where you're staying. We suggest the following firms:
- If you're coming in to Newquay station, use a2b Newquay (fare from Newquay station to the venue for a car, daytime, is £22 - if you let us know your train or similar, we can try and hook up groups!)
- If you're coming in to Truro station, use a2b Truro (fare from Truro station to the venue for a car, daytime, is £24).
We will arrange transport to and from Crantock and Newquay to Woodland Valley Farm, if enough people stay in these locations. A coach would pick people up in each place around 3pm, and return you again around midnight. If you'd prefer to make your own arrangements you are of course welcome, but we suggest you book cabs before you arrive, as phone reception in Cornwall is notoriously unreliable.
Car hire is available at Truro rail station (Hertz, Thrifty) and at Newquay rail station (Europcar).