Information about the region Cornwall (6), Great Britain

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

Newquay airport.

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

Lawrence House Museum.

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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