Natural features
Kynance Cove
Mullion, Cornwall
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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Porthcurno and the Minack Theatre
Penzance, Cornwall
Porthcurno is a stunning beach of fine white shell sand and clear blue-green water in a steep cove near Land's End.
Natural features
Sennen Cove
St Just, Cornwall
A wide crescent of white sand and turquoise water at the far western tip of Cornwall, sheltered by Pedn-men-du headland.
Historic sites
St Michael's Mount
Marazion, Cornwall
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.
Historic sites
Cotehele
Gunnislake, Cornwall
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…
Attractions
Eden Project
St Austell, Cornwall
Huge geodesic domes, built in a former clay pit in Cornwall, contain two of the world's largest greenhouses.
Natural features
Glendurgan Garden
Falmouth, Cornwall
A subtropical garden in a valley running down to the Helford River, planted by the Fox family in the 1820s.
Natural features
Lamorna Cove
Penzance, Cornwall
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.
Historic sites
Lanhydrock
Bodmin, Cornwall
A grand late Victorian country house rebuilt after a fire in 1881, with a gatehouse and gallery from the 17th century.
Historic sites
Levant Mine and Beam Engine
St Just, Cornwall
A tin and copper mine on the cliffs of the Atlantic coast, where tunnels reached far out under the sea.
Natural features
Lizard Point
Mullion, Cornwall
The most southerly point of mainland Britain, with rugged cliffs, a lifeboat station and the white Lizard Lighthouse.