The most southerly point of mainland Britain, with rugged cliffs, a lifeboat station and the white Lizard Lighthouse. Watch for choughs, the red-billed crows that are Cornwall's emblem, and for seals and basking sharks offshore.
The Wildlife Watchpoint, run with volunteers, is a good place to spot them. Combine the visit with the coast path to Kynance Cove.
One of the most beautiful coves in Cornwall, with white sand, turquoise water and islands of dark red and green serpentine rock.
A subtropical garden in a valley running down to the Helford River, planted by the Fox family in the 1820s.
A tidal island off the coast of Cornwall crowned by a medieval castle and church, the home of the same family since the 17th century.
A small, rugged cove of granite boulders at the end of a wooded valley near Mousehole, which drew a colony of artists in the early 20th century.
Porthcurno is a stunning beach of fine white shell sand and clear blue-green water in a steep cove near Land's End.
A wide crescent of white sand and turquoise water at the far western tip of Cornwall, sheltered by Pedn-men-du headland.
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