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and Guy Gibson of Dambusters fame). It's an old-fashioned place - flock carpets, burn-
ished furniture, upholstered chairs - and the restaurant continues the trad theme, with gen-
erous servings of Beef Wellington and pork belly.
Drinking
Options for a pint include the
Cobweb
( 01840-250278;
www.cobwebinn.co.uk
;
The Bridge; mains
£5-14)
, with a beer garden near the harbour; and the
Napoleon
(
01840-250204; High St; mains
£6-12)
, a whitewashed inn in the 'Top Town'.
Information
Boscastle Tourist Office
(
01840-250010;
www.visitboscastleandtintagel.com
;
The Harbour;
10am-5pm Mar-
Oct, 10.30am-4pm Nov-Feb)
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St Juliot
Inland from Boscastle along the River Valency, a 3-mile walking trail leads through old
oak woodland to a brace of historic churches: pint-sized
Minster
(sometimes known as St
Merthiana's), partly dating from the 12th century; and
St Juliot
, best known for its associ-
ation with Thomas Hardy. Hardy arrived here in 1870 as a young architect contracted to
oversee the church's restoration, and promptly fell head-over-heels for the rector's sister-
in-law, Emma Lavinia Gifford (a tale recounted in his novel
A Pair of Blue Eyes
). Hardy
buffs can even stay at the rectory where their love affair played out.
Trail leaflets for this walk and several others around Boscastle can be found at the tour-
ist office.
