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 Edgcumbe House & Park |
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| WEST CORNWALL | |||
| St Michael's Mount | Penzance | The world famous 14th century castle, home of the St Aubyn family. | |
| Penlee House, Museum and Gallery | Penzance | The largest collection of Newlyn School of Artist work in West Cornwall.. Enjoy the area's unique, rich heritage in a modern gallery and museum set within a gracious Victorian house, surrounded by an attractive park. | |
| Godolphin House | Helston | A Tudor and Stuart house, | |
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Pendennis
Castle |
Falmouth
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Henry VIII's stunning castle dominating the Carrick Roads. Built in 1540-45 as one of a pair of artillery forts to protect this strategic area from the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain. |
| NORTH CORNWALL | |||
| Tintagel Old Post Office | Tintagel | A 14th century manor full of character. Owned by the National Trust | |
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Tintagel
Castle |
Tintagel | King Arthur's legendry castle with spectacular clifftop location, connected to the mainland by a slim finger of land. Over the centuries much of the castle has fallen into the sea and very little remains today, but it is worth the steep climb up the steps to either part of the castle for the setting alone. | |
| King Arthur's Great Halls | Tintagel | The story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. | |
| Trerice | Newquay | A delightful small Elizabethan manor house. | |
Launceston
Castle
English Heritage |
Launceston | The castle at Launceston dominates the surrounding landscape - perched on top of a large, natural mound. The Castle was the ultimate status symbol of Middle Age wealth and power. Originally known as Dunheved. It was an impressive and strategically important building that controlled the river crossing in and out of Cornwall. | |
| Lanhydrock House | Bodmin | Cornwall's finest country house. | |
| Pencarrow House & Gardens | Bodmin | Georgian house and gardens. | |
| Prideaux Place | Padstow | Elizabethan mansion. |
| SOUTH CORNWALL | |||
| St
Catherine's Castle
English Heritage |
Fowey | Remains of o a small artillery fort built by Henry VIII to defend Fowey harbour. It has two storeys with gun ports at ground level. Below the 16th century fort is a two gun battery built in 1855. | |
| Caerhays Castle & Gardens | St Mawes | Caerhays is a special place for lovers of Camellias, Magnolias and Rhododendrons. | |
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St
Mawes Castle |
St Mawes | Henry VII's formidable castle now standing in sub tropical gardens. The Castle was built in 1540-4, opposite Pendennis Castle - forming a pair of artillery forts to protect this strategic area from the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain | |
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Restormel
Castle |
Lostwithiel | A Motte and Bailey castle with a huge circular keep, sited on a hill above the River Fowey, 1˝ miles north of Lostwithiel. The Normans probably built the first castle in about 1100, but this wooden castle was replaced in the 13th century by a new stone construction. | |
| Cotehele House | Nr Saltash | One of Cornwall's finest country houses. | |
| Edgcumbe House and Country Park | Torpoint | Mount Edgcumbe is a stunning Tudor home of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe. The house is located on a peninsula that extends into the River Tamar, giving Edgcumbe and the surrounding grounds some spectacular views over Plymouth Sound, one of England's finest natural harbours. | |
| Anthony House | Torpoint | Magnificent mansion set in 25 acres of landscaped gardens and parkland. |
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