Explore Cornwall
Cornwall offers some of the UK's most beautiful coastal destinations, from traditional fishing villages and surfing beaches to ancient market towns and historic harbours.
Daymer Bay & Trebetherick
Sheltered family beach on the Camel estuary, with St Enodoc Church and John Betjeman's grave.
Explore Daymer Bay & Trebetherick
Falmouth
Historic harbour town on the Fal, with Pendennis Castle, the National Maritime Museum and Gyllyngvase Beach.
Explore Falmouth
Fowey
Historic harbour town on the River Fowey, with ferries to Polruan and Bodinnick and links to Daphne du Maurier.
Explore Fowey
Gerrans
Hilltop village above Portscatho, with the granite spire of St Gerran's church, a landmark for sailors on Gerrans Bay.
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Gorran Haven
Old fishing village near Mevagissey with a sheltered sandy beach and quay, close to Vault Beach and the Dodman.
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Helford Estuary
Secluded villages, sub-tropical gardens and waterside taverns where you can relax and watch the river flow.
Explore Helford Estuary
Lostwithiel
Medieval stannary town on the River Fowey, with its old bridge, the Duchy Palace, antique shops and Restormel Castle.
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Marazion
The grandeur and wealth of history of St Michael’s Mount, with its fairy tale castle, make it a unique attraction in Britain.
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Mawgan Porth
Dog-friendly surf beach and village between Newquay and Padstow, with a Dark Age village in the dunes.
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Philleigh
Quiet Roseland village by the King Harry Ferry, with the Roseland Inn and the D-Day hards at Tolverne and Turnaware.
Explore Philleigh
Polzeath
One of the most popular family and surfing locations in Cornwall - at the mouth of the Camel Estuary.
Explore Polzeath
Portholland
Twin estate hamlets on Veryan Bay, with two quiet coves joined by sand at low tide.
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Portloe
Unspoilt fishing cove on Veryan Bay, with crab and lobster boats, The Lugger and dramatic coast path walks.
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Portscatho
Unspoilt former pilchard-fishing village with a little harbour on Gerrans Bay, close to Porthcurnick and Towan beaches.
Explore Portscatho
Rock
Sailing village on the Camel estuary opposite Padstow, with a sandy beach, the ferry to Padstow and St Enodoc golf.
Explore Rock
Roseland Peninsula
Few places in Cornwall can compare with the Roseland - quiet creeks, harbour villages, sandy beaches and ferries across the Fal.
Explore Roseland Peninsula
Ruan Lanihorne
Creekside village on the upper Fal, with St Rumon's church, the site of a lost castle and wading birds on the creek.
Explore Ruan Lanihorne
St Anthony Head
National Trust headland at the tip of the Roseland, with its 1835 lighthouse, gun battery and sandy coves.
Explore St Anthony Head
St Austell
Mid Cornwall's china clay country town, close to the Eden Project, Charlestown and St Austell Bay.
Explore St Austell
St Just in Roseland
Famous 13th-century church set in sub-tropical gardens beside a tidal creek, a short walk from St Mawes.
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St Mawes
Harbour village at the tip of the Roseland, with Henry VIII's St Mawes Castle and ferries to Falmouth.
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Tregony
The gateway to the Roseland - a former river port and borough with a clock tower and 17th-century almshouses.
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Veryan
Roseland village famous for its five thatched round houses, close to Carne and Pendower beaches.
Explore Veryan