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Cornwall 2018 Experience YOUR 150 Hotels, B&Bs, Essential PLACES Self Catering, GUIDE TO STAY Camp & Caravans I3 Boscastle F8 Swanpool, Falmouth K4 Launceston 2018 FIND YOUR CORNWALL 02 Welcome F7 Truro It’s far and away the UK’s most contrasting and colourful county. North Coast 04 A wildly beautiful landscape with dramatic cliffs, sensational beaches and picturesque harbours. Bodmin Moor & The Tamar Valley 18 Panoramas of the high ground give way to an oasis of ancient woodland. Truro & Surrounding Area F8 Falmouth 22 There’s no end of good reasons to pay a visit to our great little city. South Coast 32 A blend of scenery dotted with whitewashed fishing villages, sandy coves and sub-tropical gardens. West Cornwall 42 Slip off the edge of the map into artists’ colonies, granite outcrops and long stretches of golden sand. C9 Penzance Getting Here 52 By plane, train or automobile. 54 Cornwall Map Find your own way around. 2 visitcornwall.com YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE visitcornwall.com 01 Wheal Coates Tintagel Castle WELCOME TO CORNWALL It’s far and away the UK’s most contrasting and colourful county. Reaching into the vast Atlantic culture and Cornish language, ever-present in the ocean at the most southwestern names of villages. You can even go further off the extremity of the UK, Cornwall has beaten track and take a small plane or ferry to the a climate and coastline all of its Isles of Scilly, an uncrowded, unspoilt archipelago own, with much to offer beyond its 28 miles off the tip of Cornwall. sandy shores. With so much real-life drama in Cornwall’s past This plethora of things are why and landscape, it’s no surprise to find the county’s visitors from near and far keep a favourite location for make-believe, too. It’s long returning. They come for the surf, been a star of TV and the silver screen, providing the swimming and the sport in its settings for TV series such as Poldark, Doc Martin crystal-clear waters. They come for and Delicious, and movies like About Time, Summer the white-sand beaches, deserted in February and Mr Turner. coves, clifftop walks and harbour Chainlocker, Falmouth So, what’s your Cornish story going to be? A villages that ring the county. And gorgeous garden one day, a gallery or museum the they come for extraordinary food next? There’s Tate St Ives with its dramatic new The Lost Gardens of Heligan served up by stellar chefs, working extension, the restored Victorian wonder of the with award-winning local produce. Lost Gardens of Heligan, family-friendly museums That would be enough for most destinations. with lots to offer, and a host of historic houses with But there’s much more about Cornwall you’ll want their own parks and gardens. to discover. Walk the causeway at low-tide to St Michael’s Venture inland, between the coasts, and discover Mount, or follow the spectacular South West Coast a rich and untamed landscape, from the captivating St Michael's Mount Path. Remember to take in a show at the open-air, wilderness of Bodmin Moor with its panorama of Walk across at low- clifftop Minack Theatre. Experience the blustery big skies, hills and walking trails, to rolling farmland tide along the ancient north coast and the more sheltered south coast in and steep, lush river valleys. cobble causeway or one day. And get a taste of more exotic climes in Explore a living timeline of history and culture Jamaica Inn hop on a small boat the Rainforest and Mediterranean Biomes of the in the remains of prehistoric settlements, 1,000- Visit the pub on to the island. Eden Project. year old towns and villages, artists’ colonies and Bodmin Moor that Or simply grab a board and take the plunge at the mines that provided the world with tin and inspired Daphne du Fistral, Sennen Cove or Watergate Bay… copper, now afforded World Heritage Site status. Maurier’s classic tale See you there! Soak up the atmosphere surrounding the myth of Cornish smugglers. of King Arthur at Tintagel Castle, uncover the To discover more about things to do and places exploits of pirates and smugglers beneath the cliffs, and learn a little of the local Celtic to stay in Cornwall, go to: visitcornwall.com 02 visitcornwall.com YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE visitcornwall.com 03 NORTH St Agnes Head COAST Buffeted by the Atlantic waves, Cornwall’s north coast, from Bude to St Agnes, offers a wildly beautiful landscape with dramatic cliffs, sensational beaches and picturesque harbours. King Arthur, Tintagel A hub for thrill seekers, the mile-wide bays are popular with surfers and families alike. 5 POLDARK COUNTRY With its three miles of golden beach and sand dunes, huge surf and waterfront restaurants, cafes and bars, Perranporth is a destination for ocean-lovers. There’s also a natural open-air Bude Widemouth By pool filled with seawater at Crckington Hven 2 low tide. Steeped in mining Port Isaac history, St Agnes offers the Boscstle Tintgel choice of four beaches, shops 4 MYTHS AND LEGENDS and galleries, and access to Port Isc Tintagel is home to Merlin’s Cave dramatic coastal walks past 4 Mawgan Porth and the ruins of a 13th century Cornish mining relics. Polzeth castle, said to be the birthplace 2 SEASIDE CHARM Rick Stein, Padstow of King Arthur. Boscastle has Near the Devon border, a postcard-pretty harbour, Mwgn Porth 3 Bude is a seaside resort with 3 FAMOUSLY FOODIE potteries and art galleries, and Newquy T 1 LAID-BACK STYLE something for everyone, from S Padstow boasts fashionable Port Isaac is the location for A Newquay is more than the UK’s romantic retreats for couples shops and top eateries, and TV’s Doc Martin and the two Holywell O Perrnporth C top surfing spot. It’s a vibrant and action-filled family holidays visitors can take the ferry Michelin-starred Restaurant 1 St Agnes H mix of family resort, shops, to rich pickings for wildlife across the estuary to well- Nathan Outlaw. The often T Porthtown R cafes, bars and restaurants, and and geology enthusiasts. Just heeled holiday haunt, Rock. reputed site for King Arthur’s 5 O Portreth N seven miles of golden sandy along the coast is Widemouth On the same stretch of coast Court of Camelot, Camelford, beaches. Nearby Watergate Bay, popular with families and is the sheltered Daymer Bay, makes a great base. Bay’s two-mile beach is a surfers, with hundreds of rock and Polzeath, a haven for leading venue for watersports pools to explore at low tide, surfers. Wadebridge is full of and events, fringed by fabulous and Crackington Haven, a small, independent shops. Cycle the foodie destinations, while unspoilt, almost secret cove. Camel Trail from Wadebridge to Mawgan Porth offers a beautiful Padstow through some of the beach, cliff-top walks and southwest’s most spectacular superb surfing for beginners. countryside. 04 visitcornwall.com YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE visitcornwall.com 05 NORTH COAST NORTH COAST E7 HO G4 HO F6 HO E7 B&B H4 B&B GH G5 SC Beacon Country House Hotel St Enodoc Hotel Whipsiderry Hotel Penkerris Tredower Barton Chalet 201, near Padstow ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Situated on southerly slopes of A privately owned boutique Hotel in Renowned for its Cuisine. A creeper clad Edwardian residence Tredower Barton is a relaxing farm Bed 2 Bedroom detached chalet in a St Agnes Beacon, spectacular views, an exquisite hideaway with sweeping Unrivalled for its Views. & excellent value B&B located within and Breakfast with panoramic views peaceful setting. Fully equipped to a beautiful quiet surroundings. Area of views over the Camel estuary, in Rock. Praised for its Hospitality. walking distance of surfing beaches. over rolling countryside. Wadebridge, high standard and with easy reach of Outstanding Natural beauty, perfect for With an in-house Spa and elegant A warm welcome and personal Comfortable bedrooms and a delicious Padstow, Port Isaac, Rock, Polzeath 7 bays, The Eden Project and The Lost exploring Cornwall, close to SW Coast Restaurant run by MasterChef winner attention awaits you at the breakfast cooked to order. Parking, easily accessed. Enjoy surfing, Gardens of Heligan. Sorry no pets. Path, smart modern bedrooms. Stunning James Nathan, the St Enodoc is a Whipsiderry hotel. Set in two acres lawn, picnic tables and a barbecue. sailing, golf, beautiful beaches and Open April – October. panorama from the restaurant, licensed stylish and relaxing place for your stay of its own grounds, with panoramic Close to Chapel Porth beach and an walks. Lanhydrock and Pencarrow bar, perfect Poldark base. in North Cornwall. views of Newquay, Porth Beach and ideal base for the magnificent cliff easily located. Excellent eating Bay. Discover the secret of why guests walks in the area. establishments nearby. return year after year. 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