A grand late Victorian country house rebuilt after a fire in 1881, with a gatehouse and gallery from the 17th century. Around 50 rooms show life above and below stairs, from the huge kitchens and servants' quarters to the long gallery with its plaster ceiling of Old Testament scenes.
The estate has gardens, woods along the River Fowey and cycle trails for families and mountain bikers.
Huge geodesic domes, built in a former clay pit in Cornwall, contain two of the world's largest greenhouses.
A Tudor house of granite and slate above the River Tamar, kept almost unchanged for centuries, with tapestries, armour and old furniture in dim, atmo…
A 13th-century Cistercian abbey turned into a house, later bought by Sir Francis Drake after his voyage around the world.
A subtropical garden in a valley running down to the Helford River, planted by the Fox family in the 1820s.
The most southerly point of mainland Britain, with rugged cliffs, a lifeboat station and the white Lizard Lighthouse.
One of the most beautiful coves in Cornwall, with white sand, turquoise water and islands of dark red and green serpentine rock.
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