Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Season 3, Episode 3

3 - 3: Tintagel to St Austell

Crossing the River Tamar via Isambard Kingdom Brunel's magnificent Royal Albert Bridge, Michael leaves Devon for Cornwall and the rugged Atlantic coast of its northern shore. The ruins of Tintagel Castle emerge from the mist and spray of the sea, and the legend of King Arthur is all about.

At the 18th-century landscaped park of Boconnoc, Michael meets an artist who captures Cornwall's natural wonders in paint and strives to protect them from environmental damage. Fortified by a crab sandwich in Newquay, Michael heads to St Agnes, where, on a headland above the village, he joins the Aggie Boys Choir to hear rousing sea shanties.

Michael's next destination, St Austell, leads him to the sandy coves and bays of the southern coast of the county and the beautiful Lost Gardens of Heligan.