Television presenter Ross Kelly grew up in the Borders and now lives in London. Here he tells us his favourite holiday hideaway. He presents the game show Burn Your Bills on Tuesdays, 7.30pm, ITV1.
Where is it?
Fowey, on the south coast of Cornwall.
Why do you go there?
Many of the other little harbour towns look like "Cornwall Land" - filled with shops selling Cornish pasties, clotted cream and fudge. But Fowey (it's pronounced "Foy") is a proper working town.
The harbour is built on a natural estuary of the River Fowey; across the other side is a village called Polruan. There's a little passenger ferry that links the two, and costs 70p each way. There are some lovely self-catering cottages in the area, and all around you are the most beautiful walks. We have places we always go back to - it's almost like a ritual - and there are walks we like to do every time as well. One is the walk to to Lantic Bay, where there are hundreds of steps down a steep path to a beautiful beach. Quite often we've had it to ourselves: it's idyllic.
How often do you go?
At least once a year. In the last year we've been twice.
How did you discover it?
About 13 years ago my partner Robert and I went on holiday to Cornwall, but when we arrived at the cottage we were meant to be staying in it was awful.
We called the holiday company for a refund and they gave us our money back on the spot - but we were stuck in Cornwall with nowhere to stay. Then Robert saw something about Fowey in a newspaper.We went to see it and loved it straight away.
Who do you take?
Robert and our dog, Gracie. We've had lots of friends come to stay with us too. Even ones who won't usually walk the length of a supermarket car park have come on route marches with us.
What do you take?
Walking boots, a vacuum flask and a pair of swimming trunks, even in winter. We take lots of books too - although every cottage we've stayed in has had a copy of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier on the shelves, because it's set in the area around Fowey. Actually, in one place there was even a copy of the video.
What do you leave behind?
Stress and queues. And the car keys, once we arrive.
We leave them in the cottage and walk everywhere.
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