I finally started!
This has been in active planning for about a month, but it's something I have always wanted to do. This summer will be the best opportunity for me to accomplish many of my ideas, as I have until the end of September before I have to return to University.
My plan is to road trip as much of the UK as I can between now and returning to university and attending appointments (as always).
I spent four days on my first trip, starting at Looe and ending at Mevagissey, and it was such a lovely time that I am so glad I finally got up and went.
Day 1: Arriving at East Looe, Cornwall
When I arrived late in the afternoon, most places were already closing for the day. However, it was such lovely weather that it was easy to walk around to get an idea of what was around and where things were, such as the loo, etc., and I noted places I wanted to go to the next day. East Looe is the side of the river that has all the shops and pubs and is a great place to aim for when visiting.
I was able to cook myself some dinner next to the river, and it was so lovely and peaceful to just sit and watch people, birds, and time pass as I calmly made my dinner and ate it. It was a simple dinner of bangers and mash on a camp stove with one pot and a mug of gravy, and as always, I needed a large mug of tea.
Day 2: Exploring East Looe.
Day 2 was a gentle day of strolling around and exploring.
The beach is lovely and peaceful, especially early in the morning before too many people arrive. It's a lovely place to start for a gentle wake-up and calm start to the day. There is also an excellent and clean set of loos available.
Note: The public toilets are locked between 6 pm and 9 am, but they are kept clean and tidy, which is always nice to have when desperate.
I was able to explore the shops better and found so many cute little shops, some full of trinkets, others full of clothes, and some full of a mix. And obviously, there are lots of places to find food :) Such as Dotty's, which makes amazing breakfast/ lunch food, teas, and scones. They also open at 8 am and close around 4 pm, which is really lovely to know as they are next to the main car park, which has the day parking starting at 8 am, so if you've parked overnight, you need to top up the parking at 8 am, a very useful coincidence if you ask me.
End of day 2, I moved on to the next town, which I decided to be St Austell.
In the evening of day 2, I found Menacuddle Well and Gardens, a lovely, peaceful, restored garden similar to the Chalice Well in Glastonbury. This place was lovely to sit and relax, meditate if you wanted, or just any kind of grounding and centring yourself. However, I will note driving there is not easy as the entryway is a very, very tight junction and very steep, so I would recommend parking near and then walking along the road because getting out was very tricky.
There is a fast-flowing river with a small waterfall that is loud, but because it's a natural load, somehow, it's bearable. Even when being already overstimulated by the everyday sounds of busy towns, etc., it's so easy to let go of all of it here.
I then went for the evening to a little village called Charlestown, a lovely, quiet coastal town.
I had dinner at a lovely restaurant called The Longstore. It was a lovely, peaceful, and friendly place with amazing food. It definitely had 5-star service and quality (and a 5-level food hygiene rating, too, which is always good).
I had their amazing special starter of Baked Fowey Bay Scallops in garlic and parsley butter served on samphire pangtatatto.
And for mains, I had their wonderful Brown Crab Lemon Sole Fillets topped with brown crab and lemon butter with samphire and rosemary salt skinny chips. Honestly, it was absolutely amazing! I scraped these plates clean and to a CW level.
The food was incredible there, and my waitress, Sophie, was so kind and helpful all evening despite it getting busy at one point. I also didn't feel too out of place being there by myself. It definitely has date night/ occasion vibes, but as an evening to myself to make me feel better from a long day, it was perfect.
Day 3 - Exploring Charlestown
Charlestown is a great little place that is perfect for coastal walks and getting away from everything! There are a few cute little shops and a few cafés, nothing too big or fancy, perfect for a day out to get back to nature. And thats exactly what i did i walked around the harbour and went across the rocks while the tide was out and found this amazing cut off little beach that was so incredibly silent it was extraordinary and something i could never explain properly and give it justice. But i would highly recommend going if you want total peace from the world even if its windy.
After a long but gentle walk around, I got a lovely ham and cheese toasty (with onion, which is a whole new thing and so worth it) from this lovey little café near the car park that perfectly sealed my experience in Charlestown. 
At this point, I had decided that I had done as much as there was to do in Charlestown, and I wanted to move on, so after packing my car up (and re-setting it for travelling), I decided to head towards Mevagissey but go slow and the scenic route and just enjoy the journey and if anything grabbed my eye then I would stop and explore, I had no set times for anything so it worked well. This was a great thing to have done because it turned out that along the way was The Lost Gardens of Heligan, which is such a magical place to visit. (and only £13.50 for students, and close at 6 pm in the summer months). I walked through their forest path, through and around their jungle section, even doing the rope bridge, which was so much fun, something I would never have been able to do before and then up the path they call the 'Diagonal Path', which I feel is a deceiving name because when you look at the paths around it, it is not diagonal however, if you look at it from an incline perspective it is insane! it took me 15 minutes to climb the path, with multiple stops along the way (there were benches, thankfully) and a lot of internal swearing at my stupid decision to go that way. But I did it! I didn't give up! Given everything I've been through in my life, I was really proud of myself, to the point I actually did a little happy dance when I got to the top before crashing on the bench for 5 minutes. I did my whole walk in about 2hrs. I didn't cover the whole premises, but I did a vast majority of it given that the last time I went was when I was still in primary school, and I was a lot more affected by the CF, so we only managed the flat areas I was incredibly happy and proud.
If you look carefully, you can see the little bunny there, who didn't care about me being so close to it. We both enjoyed our own space and our own business. It was lovely.
Bottom of the jungle before 'the great climb'
After the Gardens, I drove to Mevagissey, where I was able to park up for the night in the big car park (overnight parking was only £3, and day parking, which is from when you arrive (or in my case because overnight was 10 am, lasted till midnight), was £7), which were great prices given its brilliant location to the rest of the town and amenities.
Please note that the toilets are not on the car park site but 90 yards down the main road and get locked at night, so bear that in mind.
Day 4 - Mevagissey
Mevagissey is such a cute little town that I will have to revisit, as I ended up having a rough night's sleep due to insomnia and then a really bad hypo (really low blood sugar, for anyone who doesn't know). Due to this, I didn't start my day properly till about 13:00, other than to reset my parking at 10 am. The parking attendant was worried about me cos I looked so rough, which was a little awkward, but I appreciated it later cos he came and checked on me as he hadn't seen me.
The little bit of exploring I could do was nice and peaceful; most roads are barely wide enough for a car to get through, so traffic is quiet. There are a lot of cute and quirky shops around, including one that was selling teddy bears, including Charlie Bears called Bears by the Beach, which was such a lovely little shop with a really kind shop kipper. I was able to have a really nice long look at the bears, but I was good and didn't buy any of them, though there was one I really liked.
There is also this really lovely little coffee shop called the Lighthouse Café that's sort of on the main road towards the harbour that does amazing food and is a lovely little space to sit, watch the world go by, and just enjoy some time to yourself. Note that it is very small, with only about 6-8 tables, so it may be best to miss peak times. The food was so incredible that I literally went up to the counter and asked for the exact same plate of food a second time (which is honestly a first for me, I know, who knew), and the lady very kindly did just that, and it was the best brunch I could have asked for.
After that, I headed back to the car, sorted it out because I wanted to make it easy to unpack once I got home, and then headed back home. I arrived in time for supper, which was lovely.
All in all, it was a really lovely start to my adventures and a great chance to work out some of the things I need to tweak for next time, like taking out things I never wanted to use, adding things I did want, etc., and most importantly, I need to remember not to overpack the food!
This was a great start, and I can't wait to get back out and carry on. I'll start from Mevagissey again and continue down the coast, with occasional detours as needed.