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edited August 2021 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

We fancied a holiday to either Cornwall or Devon but apparently you can hardly move for TV " Celebrities " or their camera crews. The sooner these people can get back to their normal jobs the better. cool

(This was written Tongue in cheek )

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  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2021 #2

    Well, that’s news to me.

    You will find a few if you visit places like Rock but your post is way off the mark, Elliodme. In fact, I’m not sure why you posted those inaccurate words, tongue in cheek or not.🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

  • JollyKernow
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    edited August 2021 #3

    loads of room in north Devon and not a "tv celebrity" in sight. Strange post indeed.

    JK

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2021 #5

    If the TV adverts are anything to go by and the way some. "celebs? "seem to portray what they are doing, when watching their "antics ?"I agree and we need to keep vigilantcool

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2021 #6

    I have a sense of humour and don't need to be told to "lighten up" - that's rather rude, btw.

    Had you posted in the much more appropriate Fun & Trivia, It would have been obvious you were on a leg pull and I would simply have dismissed it as trivia and moved on.

     

  • eurortraveller
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    edited August 2021 #7

    The gardener came yesterday and the cleaning lady is due today, but I would hardly call either of them celebrities. Other than that we haven’t seen a soul all week.
    The point is that there are parts of Cornwall with hordes of tourists at the moment and other parts where there are no visitors at all. By all means come on down, but be selective about where you go.

  • SeasideBill
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    edited August 2021 #8

    Celebrity endorsements can be useful - it’s a useful ‘heads up’ on places best avoided.

  • brue
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    edited August 2021 #10

    I see Paul Merton is taking a UK  motorhome trip, tomorrow's TV and it will be interesting to see where he goes and what he sees. wink

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited August 2021 #11

    As far as I am concerned, the most fantastic creature to be seen off the Devon and Cornwall coast, (and a few more nice places) is Wally the Walrus! Now he is a truly memorable visitor.

    So called celebs have always been around in Cornwall, they are like the rest of us, like to visit (and sometimes live) in gorgeous places. I have lost count of how many TV and film stars we have seen or shared a ferry with down the last 30 years or so. 

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited August 2021 #12

    Brue, he will likely do exactly the same things that they all rather boringly do. Same pretty locations, same areas, same startled look on the face as they “find” something that the rest of the UK visited thirty years ago. I do like Paul Merton, hopefully he won’t play quite so safe.

  • eurortraveller
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    edited August 2021 #13

    It might be too much of the Wild West for him.

  • brue
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    edited August 2021 #14

    Looks like PM starts off in the Lakes...so one less for Cornwall (Ch5) wink

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2021 #15

    I responded in the way I did because I couldn’t understand the reason for your post and I was not alone. Grumpy, no, I don’t think so but just wondering what your MO is as it’s a very strange thing to post, especially in UK Sites & Touring🤷🏻‍♂️. There you go, that’s me being logical in the face of incredulity.

  • brue
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    edited August 2021 #16

    I once saw Dustin Hoffman and Susan George in Penzance, they were using the launderette!! (Straw Dogs era, but obviously wash your own clothes in those days.)  How things have changed. laughing

  • moulesy
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    edited August 2021 #17

    We walked from Godrevy to Hell's Mouth and back today and didn't see a single celebrity the whole time, although the ice cream man at Godrevy did seem to be attracting a crowd! laughing

  • Rufs
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    edited August 2021 #18

    We will be in Devon in 3 weeks time for 1 month and i know it will be absolute bliss celebs or no celebs, we did see Chris Packham stalking round the local nature reserve last time we were there, does he count as a celeb laughing

  • SeasideBill
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    edited August 2021 #19

    He’s not quite Tom Cruise (most recent A list visitor apparently), but an interesting character in many ways for sure. 

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2021 #20

    The same breed of cattle are quite often seen as gate guardians outside Black Knowl sitesurprised

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited August 2021 #21

    I know that cow! That’s Morag the Highland Lassie, we bump into her regular on Dartmoor🤣

  • DSB
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    edited August 2021 #22

    A couple of years ago we spoke to Chris Chittell and Lesley Dunlop (Eric Pollard and Brenda Walker - from Emmerdale) at Roskillys on the Lizard.

    A few years ago we were also pitched next to Brian Capron (serial killer, Richard Hillman from Corrie) at a site in Buxton.  He was in a show at Buxton Opera House and stayed at the site in his Motorhome.

    I've actually quite enjoyed some of the recent spare of celebrity travel programmes, although they are a little 'shallow'.

    Cornwall does appear to be very busy at the moment.

    David

  • cyberyacht
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    edited August 2021 #23

    I wouldn't have known any of that bunch from Adam. 

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  • HarryTheHymer
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    edited August 2021 #25

    The sooner I can get back across the Channel the better!

     

  • SeasideBill
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    edited August 2021 #26

    Cornwall does appear to be very busy at the moment.

    Yes, apparently about +25/30% on usual visitor numbers at this time of year and ‘usual’ is too busy for some.

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  • SteveL
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    edited August 2021 #28

    Not a film star but my niece looked out her window the other day to see Prince Charles and entourage outside. They were visiting a housing development on Duchy of Cornwall land.

  • scoutman
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    edited August 2021 #29

    For Cornwall/Devon read also Wales. Michael Ball, Craig and Bruno, et al the problem is they all visit the same "honey pot" sites.

  • JohnM20
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    edited August 2021 #30

    Whilst in Devon a few weeks ago we went to Hartland Abbey Gardens where they were filming Enid Blyton's 'Mallory Towers' for TV. It was fascinating to see the dozens of vehicles providing lighting, sound, wardrobe etc etc and to see a bit of the filming in front of the Abbey. The only time we were restricted in our movements about the place was if we were likely to be 'in shot'.