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Cornwall is noted for its wild moorland landscapes, its extensive and varied coastline and its mild climate. Also notable is Cornwall's stone age and industrial archaeology, especially its historic mining landscape, a world heritage site.


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Camping & Caravanning Cornwall

 Eurocampings  -  ACSI Camping Guide

Car Hire Cornwall

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Cornwall Classic Carhire
Cornwall's FIRST multi-marque classic car hire specialist offering a fine range of British Sportscars for self -drive touring. Cars are meticulously maintained by a family passionate about Classic Cars.
 Frame Carhire

More Car Hire Companies? See the car rental page

Cruises

 Destination Southwest
Destination Southwest is an alliance between 8 ports throughout the Southwest of England - Ilfracombe, Torbay, Dartmouth, Plymouth, Fowey, Falmouth, Penzance and the Isles of Scilly.

Holiday Homes / Cottages / Apartments

    -  leading UK provider of self-catered holidays
Availability search [ refining by specifying price, pet, pub nearby, open fire, swimming pool and more possible ], special offers and brochure request. North Cornwall | South Cornwall | Mid Cornwall.

    -  Holiday Lodges and Holiday Parks Britain
A short break, or weekend, at one of our holiday parks gives you a real getaway, whatever the season. You'll find well-equipped and cosily heated bungalows, lodges, chalets, apartments and caravans in beautiful forest, countryside and coastal surroundings.

 WestStar Holiday Parks  -  Mullion / Looe Bay / Sandford
Very special places in Cornwall & Dorset

Helpful Holidays  -  holiday homes in Cornwall

Hostels / Youth Hostels / B&B

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 Youth Hostels England

Hotels in the West Cornwall

 Hotels in Cornwall  -  Hotel Guide Cornwall
Hotels in Newquay, Falmouth, Saint Austell, Bodmin, Penzance, Liskeard, Bude, Saint Ives, Carlyon Bay, Saltash, Camelford, Lostwithiel, and more ...

 

More Hotels? See the Hotel Page 

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

Helpful Holidays 

Superbreak
Superbreak offer leisure hotel breaks and features 2-5 star hotels, with the majority in the 3-4 star+ rating.

 
Widest choice of self-catering holidays / short breaks throughout Britain, Ireland and Europe
A self-catering holiday in one of Hoseasons' holiday lodges and parks brings a new meaning to the word freedom. From the moment you arrive you can revel in the limitless possibilities offered at every resort centre.
And with late availability and last minute booking facilities, you'll soon be experiencing the holiday of your dreams. Enjoy a weekend or short break in beautiful countryside, at some of Europe's finest beaches or forest surroundings.

  -  Create your perfect trip  -  Flight, Hotel and Car



 Westcountry Breaks 
Hotels | Self-catering | Pubs and Inns | Where to eat | Activities | Attractions | Letting Agencies

Travel Guides Cornwall / Related books

Travel Guides Southwest England [ Amazon.co.uk ]

"Time Out" South West England 
Paperback 336 pages (April 24, 2003); Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Language: English; ISBN: 0141011769
Devon, Cornwall and West Somerset Visitors' Atlas 
Paperback 32 pages (April 23, 2003); Publisher: Geographers' A-Z Map Co Ltd; Language: English; ISBN: 1843481146
Bath: More Than a Guide (Jarrold City-break Guides) 
Paperback 104 pages (January 1, 2004); Publisher: Jarrold Publishing; Language: English; ISBN: 0711726450
Itchy Insider's Guide to Bristol 
This guide to Bristol's best pubs, clubs, shops, bars, restaurants and cultural hangouts features entertaining, incisive reviews, photos, information and maps - and is totally rewritten for 2005.
Paperback 96 pages (December 15, 2004); Publisher: Itchy Media; Language: English; ISBN: 1903753678
Coast - by Christopher Somerville
Paperback 192 pages (July 8, 2005); Publisher: BBC Books

Transport / How do I travel to Cornwall

 Newquai Cornwell Airport  -  Newquay Airport [ NQY ]

 Bristol Airport  -  Bristol International Airport 
 Exeter Airport  -  Home of Flybe

  Opodo  -   
Flight tickets Cornwall

 
Book cheap flights to Cornwall at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  Flights to Cornwall

 Skybus Scilly Islands [ not related with Skybus USA ]  - Flights Scilly Islands

 
thetrainline is the fully impartial rail ticketing website owned by the Virgin Group, Virgin Rail Group and National Express Group, providing the cheaper way to buy train tickets online. thetrainline provides fast, easy and secure access to timetables, tickets and fares for all National Rail journeys across the UK.

  -  Coach Line to Southwest England

 Travel South West
Impartial information on planning your journey, by bus, coach or train ... or any combination of the three!

 Isles of Scilly Steamship Company
Operates a seasonal passenger service from Penzance, in the English county of Cornwall, to the offshore Isles of Scilly.

 Scillonian III  -  Boat tickets
Return service from March/April to November from Penzance to St. Mary's and back

 Maps International  -  Maps of Cornwall  
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Multimap.com 
Street-level maps, road maps; door-to-door travel directions; aerial photographs; and local information.


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Cornwall
North Cornwall, West Cornwall, Cornish Riviera, Newquay, The Isles of Scilly

 Cornwall County Council

 Visit West Cornwall
The West Cornwall coastline fans out to north and south along great corrugated cliffs, while the rocky spine of the peninsula wriggles its way eastwards through an enduring landscape of tawny moorland, lush woodland and serene, timeless villages ...
Towns & Villages : Hayle & Phillack, Madron, Beautiful Mount's Bay [ Marazion, Perranuthnoe & Goldsithney ], Mousehole & Paul, Newlyn, Pendeen, Penzance, The Golden Coast [ Porthcurnoe, St Levan & Treen ], St Buryan & Lamorna, St Ives, St Just-in-Penwith, and Zennor.

 Penwith district  -  Penwith District Council  -  the first and last district in Great Britain
Whether it's chancing across a secluded cove with not a soul in sight, stumbling across an idyllic village whilst navigating our breathtaking coastline and countryside, taking in a performance at the magnificent Minnack Theatre, hewn out of the granite cliffs at Porthcurno, learning to kite-surf at Marazion or dining out on line-caught Sea-Bass and 'fresh from the field' vegetables, Penwith has much for the visitor to experience, whatever your age or interest.
Principal villages : Botallack, Carbis Bay, Crowlas, Drift, Gulval, Gwithian, Hayle, Lamorna, Lelant, Levant, Long Rock, Ludgvan, Madron, Marazion, Morvah, Mousehole, Nancledra, Newlyn, Paul, Penberth, Pendeen, Porthcurno, Sancreed, Sennen, St Buryan, St Erth, St Hilary, St Just in Penwith, St Levan and Zennor.

 Golden Coast  -  Porthcurnoe, St Levan & Treen
o  The cliffs and coastline around Porthcurno are officially designated areas of outstanding natural beauty and widely considered as some of the most visually stunning in the South West.
o  Treen sits about 1 km inland from the Logan Rock headland above Pedn Vounder tidal beach, which is popular with naturists.
 Cape Cornwall  -  small headland four miles north of Land's End near the village St Just
It's the point at which Atlantic currents split, either going south up the English Channel, or north into the Bristol Channel and Irish Sea. 
 Scilly Islands  -  Only 28 miles from Land's End, yet with a real hint of the Tropics.

 Botallack
 Camborne
 Carbis Bay
 Crowlas
 Drift
 Goldsithney  -  Beautiful Mount's Bay
 Gulval
 Gwinear-Gwithian  -  civil parish in the Penwith district
Situated on a hill with impressive views from the northern end of the village down through the Angarrack valley.
 Hayle & Phillack  -  Gateway to West Cornwall
Small village amidst the dunes which stretch from the town of Hayle. Hayle is in the crescent of St Ives Bay surrounded by three miles of golden soft sand stretching to Godrevy Lighthouse with panoramic views of St Ives, Carbis Bay and Godrevy Lighthouse. The beach offers scope for everyone from surfers to sunbathers, The beach is excellent for swimming, with shallow pools for younger children to paddle in and is Patrolled by lifeguards during the summer months, a secluded spot is always just minutes away. See for more Hayle.co.uk. 
 Helston
 Lamorna
 Lelant
 Levant
 Long Rock
 Ludgvan
Includes the villages of Ludgvan, Crowlas, Canon's Town and Long Rock.
 Madron  -  the historic heart of West Cornwall
Set in beautiful moorland scenery between the North and South Coast. In the north of the parish it is possible to see the sea on both sides. See Madron Community Forum.
 Marazion  -  Beautiful Mount's Bay  -  gateway to the enchanting St. Michael's Mount
On the shores of Mount's Bay, two miles east of Penzance. A causeway passable at low tide unites Marazion with the otherwise insular St Michael's Mount. See Marazion.info and Marazion Memories.
 Morvah  -  hamlet and civil parish
 Mousehole & Paul  -  Gateway to Mount's Bay
 Mullion
 Nancledra
 Newlyn  -  fishing port
 Paul  -  village in Penwith
 Penberth  - small village
Penberth Cove is one of the last remaining traditional fishing coves in Cornwall.
 Pendeen  -  Cornwall's famous mining coast
 Penzance  -  town and port in the Penwith district  -  Penzance Town Council
Located in the shelter of Mount's Bay. 
 Perranuthnoe  -  Beautiful Mount's Bay
Includes the villages of Perranuthnoe, Goldsithney, Perran Downs and part of Rosudgeon. See Perranuthnoe Village Website.
 Porthgwarra  -  small coastal hamlet between Land's End and Porthcurno.
 Porthleven
 Redruth
 Sancreed
Encompasses the settlements of Bejouans, Bosvennen, Botreah, Drift, Sancreed, Trenuggo, and Tregonnebris.
 Sennen 
The village sits on cliffs above a popular surfing beach called Sennen Cove that overlooks the Atlantic ocean.
 Sennen Cove
Sennen Cove lies just one mile northeast of Land`s End , at the southwestern tip of Cornwall.
Sheltered by the mighty headland of Pedn-men-du , the Cove is tucked into the southeast corner of Whitesand Bay , with Sennen Cove Beach and Gwenver Beach to the northeast.
 Stithians
 St Buryan & Lamorna  -  The Heart of West Cornwall 
Named after the Irish Saint Buriana, the parish is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty and is a popular tourist destination. See St Buryan Community website 
 St Erth
The old coaching road once led through St Erth, before the construction of the Causeway along the edge of the Hayle Estuary. The Star Inn in the village centre dates from the fourteenth/fifteenth centuries.
 St Ives  -  seaside town
St Ives has been named best seaside town of 2007 by the Guardian. See Love St Ives [ web site created for the many visitors who make the journey to this beautiful town on the far south western tip of the British Isles ] , Guide to St Ives Cornwall and St Ives Business Directory. 
 St Just-in-Penwith  -  town and civil parish in the district of Penwith
During the 19th Century one of the most important mining districts in Cornwall [ copper and tin ]. Mines within the area included Boscaswell Downs, Balleswidden, Parkenoweth, Boscan, Wheal Owls, Wheal Boys, Levant, Botallack and Geevor [ which closed in 1990 ]. Geevor mine itself is now a tourist attraction. See Mining in Cornwall. 
 St Hilary
 St Levan
Settlements : St Levan, Trethewey, Treen [ chief village ], and Porthcurno.
 St. Michael's Mount  -  heritage site
Explore the amazing island world of St Michael's Mount and discover legend, myth and over a thousand years of incredible history… Follow in the footsteps of pilgrims and walk the causeway at low water or enjoy a short motor boat trip when the tide is in...
 The Lizard
 Towednack 
See West Penwith Resoureces
 Zennor  -  There is a local legend about a mermaid in Zennor
Includes the villages of Zennor, Boswednack and Porthmeor and the hamlet of Treen.

 Full list of settlements in Penwith

 Eden Project, Bodelva, Cornwall
To promote the understanding and responsible management of the vital relationship between plants, people and resources leading to a sustainable future for all.

 Mining landscape of Cornwall  -  a World Heritage Site
The site consists of the most authentic and historically significant surviving components of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape from the period 1700 to 1914.This cultural landscape is a testament to the profoundly important process of pioneering metal mining, to its industrialisation, and to the innovations which occurred here and had fundamental influence on the mining world at large during the nineteenth century.

 Chysauster  -  heritage site  -  Romano-British village of courtyard houses
See English Heritage
 Gardens of Trengwainton  -  near Madron

 Penlee House  -  museum
Penlee House Gallery & Museum is highly regarded for its exhibitions and collections of fine art (focusing on the world-famous Newlyn School artists), craft, local history and archaeology.
 Geevor Tin Mine  -  museum  -  largest preserved mining site in the UK
A working mine until 1990, now boasts the most complete example of a mining & mineral processing site left in Cornwall & the largest surviving tin mine in Europe. As a major heritage visitor attraction, it also offers an amazing chance of a guided underground tour.
 Leach Pottery, St. Ives
The Leach Pottery is managed by the Bernard Leach (St Ives) Trust Ltd., a registered charity, founded in 2005. The primary purposes of the trust are to advance the education of the public in the life and work of Bernard Leach and his circle, and the development of studio pottery, and to provide training in the art, craft and making of pottery.
 Porthcurno Telegraph Museum 
Housed in the former secret Second World War underground telegraph station. Originally built to protect Britain's international telegraph cable network, it was the world's biggest cable station with under the ocean cables to all parts of the globe.
 St. Ives Museum
 Wayside Folk Museum
Until 1800 pack animals and sledges conveyed goods to Zennor as, remote and inaccessible by the natural features of land and sea, there were no roads. This isolation gave the area long continuance with ancient implements and customs.
Exhibits include: Waterwheels from Cornish mining industry Cobblers shop with exhibition on the History of Wayside Mill Building, with original machinery and millstones and collection of early agricultural implements and the Blacksmiths Forge Domestic implements People of past Zennor 18th century kitchen.

 St. Ives Trust Archive Study Centre  -  archive
The St Ives Trust Archive Study Centre, which opened in 1996, holds information on every aspect of the town in newspaper articles, maps, legal documents, correspondence, catalogues and books. It has an extensive collection of photographs which have been taken over the past one hundred and forty years. These clearly document how the area has changed over the past century. Copies of many of the images may be purchased.
 West Cornwall Art Archive  -  archive
 Museums, Libraries and Archives Southwest

Cuisine - Gastronomy

 Newlyn Fish Festival

 West Country Restaurants 
Guide to eating out at quality restaurants and pubs.

History West Cornwall

 History of Penwith  -  see Wikipedia 

 Cornish Audio Visual Archive
 Mermaid of Zennor  -  see Wikipedia and / or The Mermaid of Zennor
 Old Cornwall  -  see Federation of Old Cornwall Societies
Stated objects :
o  To collect, record and publish information regarding Cornish prehistory, history, topography, place-names, folk-lore, traditions, dialect, music, industries and similar subjects;
o  To protect the natural beauty of Cornwall;
o  To encourage the study and use of the Cornish Language;
o  To preserve Cornish Antiquities and relics of the past.

 History of Cornwall  -  see Wikipedia
Pre-Roman Cornwall, Roman Cornwall, 410-1066, 1066-1485, Tudor and Stuart period, Civil War [ Civil War Military actions in Cornwall, 1642, 1643, The Battle of Braddock Down, The Battle of Stratton, 1644, Siege of Plymouth, The Battle of Lostwithiel, 1645, 1646, The siege of Pendennis Castle, 1648, The Gear Rout, Further reading ], 18th and 19th centuries [ 1755 Tsunami, Developments in tin mining, Politics, Religion and administration ], 20th and 21st Centuries.

 Heritage Trail  -  Cornwall Online's Guide to Towns and Villages
 South West Film and Television Archive
South West Film and Television Archive is a registered charity which is the official film archive for the South West of England. 

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

Cornwall is the homeland of the Cornish people and is also considered one of the six "Celtic nations" by many residents and scholars. Some inhabitants question the present constitutional status of Cornwall and a self-government movement seeks greater autonomy for the county.

 Bagas Degol  -  Cornish music
 Gorseth Kernow Pendans  -  Cornish music
 Penzance May Horns
 Penwith Music Centre
 Turkey Rhubard Band  -  Processional and community music

 An Daras  -  Cornwall's distinctive Culture at your fingertips
 2nd Wave Dance  -  New Cornish Dance Arts & Noze Looan
  Tros an Treys (Cornish dance)
 An daras the Cornish folk arts website

 Goldsithney Charter Fair
 Golowan Festival [ Penzance Town ]
A week-long extravaganza blending midsummer tradition, world music and diverse entertainments.
 Sea salts & Sails [ Mousehole ]
See visiting traditional sailing craft moored up alongside the 13th century quay. On Saturday and Sunday there will be sailing races, giving the spectators a chance to see these wonderful boats in full sail, ranging in colour, from the traditional tan sails to the more modern white etc. 
 St Ives September festival

 Celtic Calender ***
 Lughnasadh  -  see Wikipedia 
Gaelic holiday, traditionally associated with the first of August.

Web Portals / Search Engines / Directories

 Marazion Memories
Project to record and publish the memories and reminiscences (including photographs) of people from the parishes of Marazion, Ludgvan, Perranuthnoe and St. Hilary in west Cornwall, UK.

 Cornwall AONB  -  Cornwall Area of Natural Beauty
Explore the seperate sections of the Cornwall AONB. Find things to do, places to visit, walks and events and public transport information : Hartland (Morwenstow and Kilkhampton), Pentire Point to Widemouth, Camel Estuary, Trevose Head to Stepper Point (Bedruthan to Padstow), St Agnes, Godrevy to Portreath, West Penwith, South Coast - Western (Lizard and Marazion to Helford River), South Coast - Central (Mylor & the Roseland to Porthpean), South Coast - Eastern (Par Sands to Looe), Rame Head, Bodmin Moor.
 Cornwell Association of Tourist Attractions ***  -  see links
 Cornwall Calling  -  all the Cornish information and a nice Cornish hotel to stay at
 Cornwall-online.co.uk 
 Cornish Hedges  -  Guild of Cornish Hedgers 
 Cornwall-holiday.net 
Designed to help visitors to Cornwall find holiday accommodation - Cornish self catering, bed and breakfast, hotels and holiday parks. It also has lots of links to the attractions, museums, house and gardens, activities such as walking, surfing riding and fishing, as well as pubs and restaurants for eating out.
 Cornwall Wildlife Trust

 Yahoo  -  West Cornwall Directories/

 Visit Southwest of England
Accommodation, Essential Travel Information, Destinations to Visit, Attractions, Events, Holiday Inspiration,  Business Tourism etc.

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