Cornwall - 'a love affair that lasts a lifetime'.
Cornwall is a on a peninsula and is located in the far west of Great Britain. Cornwall is also the location of mainland Great Britain's most southerly promontory, The Lizard, and one of the UK’s most westerly points, Land's End.
Position
Country: Great Britain
Cities/Places:
Camborne | Carbis Bay | Falmouth | Fowey | Marazion | Mullion | Penzance | Redruth | St. Austell | St. Ives | St. Mawes | The Lizard | West Looe
Arrival
Arrival by car
Cornwall is five hours tfrom London by car. M4 motorway from London. M6 from Manchester, then the M5 to Exeter, A30 (dual carriageway) into South East Cornwall.
Arrival by plane
Arrival by bus
Travel times from London or Birmingham to the city of Truro are around 7-8 hours.
Arrival by ship
Stena Line operates from Ireland and Holland to Britain. Irish Ferries run services from Ireland to the UK. P&O Ferries have several services from Ireland, France, Spain, Holland and Belgium to UK destinations. DFDS Seaways operate between Holland and Newcastle and from Denmark to Harwich
Activities in summer
Survival Wisdom, Cremyll. Cornish Rock Tors, Polzeath. Cycling. Fishing. Siblyback Lake Country Park and Watersports, Liskeard. Hallagena Horseriding, Bodmin. Porthminster beach, St Ives. Sennen Cove Beach, Land's End. Aberfal Outdoor Pursuits.
Thermal baths/outdoor pools/Lakes
Fistral Spa, Newquay. Jubilee Pool, Penzance. Glo Spa beiTreglos Hotel. Lily Pad Spa.
Extras for children
FlowRider, Padstow. Clay Trails, St Austell. Country Skittles, Hayle.
Activities in winter
Launceston Castle. The Levant Mine and Beam Engine, Penzance. The Museum of Witchcraft, Boscastle.
Skilifte
Skiing region Saltash in East Cornwall.
Food and Beverage
The Old Coastguard, Penzance. The Slipway, Port Isaac. Bird in Hand Pub and Brewery. Maharaja Indian Restaurant.
purchase
Cornwall Gold, Redruth. Cornish Market World, St Austell. Kingsley Village, Fraddon.
Museums
Discos/Bars
Oystercatcher Bar, Polzeath. First and Last Inn, Sennen. The Cornish Arms, St Merryn Padstow.
Places of interest.
Anthony House, Torpoint. Prideaux Place, Padstow. Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek.
Charming aspects
Buccaneer Bay, Newquay (pirate tours ). Morwellham Quay, World Heritage site.
Host/s in region Cornwall (6)
Cottages & alps
Cheriton Self-Catering, St Ives. Higer Menadew Farm Cottages. Falmouth Beach Apartments and Cottages.
Our neighbours
Cornwall is a peninsula bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon.
Interesting things
Carnglave Slate Caverns and Woodland Gardens, Liskeard. The heighest point in Cornwall at 420m is Brown Willy. Filming of Rosamund Pilcher series.
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