Tintagel's high street runs largely on cream teas, but a couple of spots do a properly good pasty worth knowing about before the castle.
Genuinely outstanding pasties, singled out by visitors from as far afield as Australia as the best of their entire Cornwall trip — homemade quiches too if pastry isn't the plan.
A reliable, well-made traditional pasty right by the castle car park — a straightforward, dependable choice before or after a visit.
Tintagel Bridge View, a free clifftop viewpoint, gives a genuinely stunning spot to eat a pasty with the castle's famous bridge in view.
Both bakeries see a genuine surge around the castle's lunchtime crowds — an earlier or later visit means shorter queues.
Being small and family-run, Slice bakes in limited batches rather than mass-producing — which explains both the quality and why a morning visit is the safer bet for the full range.
Both bakeries sit close enough to the castle car park that grabbing a pasty either side of your visit adds no real detour to the day.
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