As previously mentioned we were down in Cornwall last week and on the way down to Falmouth we always stop at the Waitrose in Truro to stock up on essentials for our stay. It's a great store, large and well stocked including a section that's dedicated to craft beer where they feature Verdant cans (Verdant is a brewery in Penryn, near Falmouth) the variety available is impressive and probably not replicated in any other supermarket in the world! This is probably my favourite supermarket ever!
On the subject of Cornish brewers I discovered a new one in Falmouth called "Dynamite Valley", they have a small taproom in the centre of town which we happened to walk past one day and (of course) had to pop in for a pint. It was a pale ale made with American hops and very nice it was too on a warm day (see above) We all agreed it was a good addition to the beer scene in the town and while there are several Falmouth venues that sell Verdant beer (my fav) it is always good to have choices!
While in Kernow we also visited the Eden Project just outside of St. Austell, I'd never been before and thought it might be a bit naff (I'm not massively into plants) but how wrong was I! It was a spectacular place, huge and with lot's to see and do, a really impressive collection of plant species, from all kinds of environments around the world. They even had a section for Madeira which we visited earlier this year, I even recognised some of the plants! The only downside was visiting the "Tropical Dome" on a rather warm day, much sweating followed, fortunately they have "cool spaces" with A/C units in them where you can recuperate for a few minutes before moving on.
The picture above shows what it's like inside one of the domes, this was the tropical zone..
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