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Insider Travel Sun, Sea and Ice Cream— Cornwall is the place to go The best places to visit, stay and relax in the beautiful destination of Cornwall including my own experience. - Written by Chloe Harman Waking up extra ear- ly in the morning is the best thing about going on holiday. 4 o’clock and my body is filled with excite- ment. The darkness surrounds me and I can hear nothing but the faint sound of cars driving past knowing that it will be me soon, it will be me who is sitting in the back of the car, driving around the empty roads for 6 hours. The realisation of everyone being asleep and me being awake makes me feel even more thrilled. After a painstakingly long journey and many stops along the way, I finally entered the beautiful county of Cornwall, well known for its stun- ning beaches and de- licious ice cream. I went to the Eden Pro- ject as soon as I got there. It was beauti- ful, like stepping into a whole new dimen- sion. There were many photo opportu- nities and millions of flowers dotted around the place, most of which I had never seen before. Although, there were many hills and long walks, I had a fan- tastic time exploring the different biomes. The rainforest biome was my favourite, learning about the different ani- mals that lived there and all the different species of plants. You could walk right to the top of the biome and look down to see breath -taking views of the for- est below you. After a while the heat hit me, the typical temperature The Eden Project ‘Lush, colourful, ed- ucational’ The Lost Gar- dens Of Heli- gan ‘magical, countryside, nature’ inside a rainforest is 30 degrees and they like to make it as realistic as possi- ble. Fortunately, there is a cold room in the middle of the rainforest so you can take a much- needed time out from the unbearable heat. After a won- der through the rainforest and the Mediterranean bi- ome (which was much cooler) we couldn’t leave Corn- wall without visiting the Lost Gardens of Heligan. A magical place where you can let your imagi- nation run wild. Hundreds of trees arching the path- ways making you feel 5 years old again stepping into your own fairy-tale and hidden statues made out of twigs and leaves surpris- ing you every time you turn the corner. The best part was walking through the wild flower meadow which was all the eye could see. Miles and miles of pop- The College magazine online: sixthformmag.blogspot.co.uk