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L3 Vogue he Peninsula is a beautiful part Tolvaddon of and its rare geology has St Ives L5 Tuckingmill Carnon Downs created a haven for exceptional plants Perranwell T Loggans Lanner and flowers. Pretty thatched cottages cling Connor Beacon to narrow coves where fishing boats still set Bay Towans Downs Four out to catch fresh crab and lobster. spectacular Troon Lanes bus rides in this Carnhell Penryn Discover gorgeous sandy bays with jagged Campus amazing corner Green black rocks jutting out into the sea and St Ives Praze-an-Beeble Flushing watch white breakers crash into them while of beautiful Holiday Village Penryn seabirds wheel overhead in circles. Cornwall Rame Falmouth St Ives Townshend Take our open-top bus to the tip of the Pendennis urrounded by gorgeous beaches, this pretty town U4 Castle Lizard and you’re yards away from the most Treverva arcs around the harbour with fishing boats bobbing Long Sin the sea. There are trips round the bay to take, southerly point on Britain’s mainland. U4 Rock Brill or wander around the historic web of cobbled streets to Rosudgeon Constantine discover charming independent shops, interesting galleries, In this leaflet you’ll find magnificent sweep of golden sand is Ashton Smith and great cafés and restaurants, whether you want a ideas of what you can see St Michael’s surrounded by sub-tropical plants and lapped Mount quick cappuccino or nice meal. and do, plus connections by turquoise waters. The sweeping views up the Praa L1 L3 L5 U4 A Artists have flocked to St Ives for many years and there to and from other great Sands coast make Carbis Bay seem close Flambards is still a buzzing creative scene. Take a look at the famous to paradise. destinations on our other Sheffield Theme Park Leach Pottery and, with views over the Atlantic Ocean, closed-top Lizard buses. RNAS Mawgan never fails to impress. At low tide you could walk to Porth Kidney sands Culdrose where you’ll find a RSPB bird sanctuary. Have a great adventure St Martin And don’t forget the sandy beaches with sparkling seawater ideal for swimming, sunbathing and, of course, . . . by bus. building sandcastles! Goonhilly Poldhu Cove Traboe

Mullion first adventurer £12 OPEN TOP DOWN L3 to & from Truro Falmouth Lizard Point TO LIZARD POINT ou’ll find the busy town centre has a wide range of extra adventurers daily Holiday Park £6 each shops, not to mention galleries selling the work of with you connections to & from local artists, and plenty of cafés and restaurants. Truro bus station stand C 0930 then 1430 1630 1730 Ruan Major Y Helston Sainsbury’s 1015 hourly 1515 1715 1815 The National Maritime Museum has over 15 galleries, ticket lasts all day - unlimited use on all FALMOUTH until Helston opp Blue Anchor 1020 1520 1720 1820 interactive exhibits, boats, memorabilia and lots more. services in this leaflet TRURO L1 see other side On the other side of The Moor on Killigrew Street is Jacob’s ST IVES Helston Sainsbury’s 1015 then 1715 Ladder, a flight of 111 stone steps, named after local Helston opp Blue Anchor 0930 1030 hourly 1730 Lizard businessman Jacob Hamblen who commissioned them. until MARAZION Truro bus station 1018 1018 1818 There’s a good view of the buy on our app town from the top. PENZANCE this bus runs Saturdays and Sundays and or pay the driver every weekday from Monday 5 July 2021 Buses are timed to make All buses arrive at and on the day guaranteed connections leave from The Moor, in Helston in Coinagehall handy for the town centre, High Street and ferries to SUMMER 2021 Street. St Mawes. to & from St Ives Carbis Bay Hayle L5 | | You may have to cross the daily road to make a connection - check timetables here or St Ives Malakoff bus station 0920 1020 1120 1220 1325 1425 1625 1725 ask the driver. Carbis Bay Longstone Cross x x x x 1331 1431 1631 1731 njoy stunning views out to sea from one of Henry St Ives Holiday Village 0934 1034 1134 1234 x x x x VIII’s finest coastal fortresses, which has guarded have an adventure Hayle Foundry Square 0941 1041 1141 1241 1341 1441 1641 1741 ECornwall since Tudor times and played a vital role Helston opp Blue Anchor 1005 1105 1205 1305 1405 1505 1705 1805 during both World Wars. by bus on one of these Helston Sainsbury’s 1015 1115 1215 1315 1415 1515 1715 1815 ET And on firing days you STRE HALL can see and hear the other spectacular rides COINAGE 0925 1025 1125 1225 1325 1425 1625 1725 castle’s historic guns. Helston Sainsbury’s M

Helston Blue Anchor 0935 1035 1135 1235 1335 1435 1635 1735 O Blue Anchor Hayle Foundry Square 0958 1058 1158 1258 1358 1458 1658 1758 N U OPEN TOP Land’s End Coaster St Ives Holiday Village x x x x 1405 1505 1705 1805 M E Follow the coast all the way round Carbis Bay Longstone Cross 1008 1108 1208 1308 x x x x N T Porthleven Land’s End on a circular ride through St Ives Malakoff bus station 1015 1115 1215 1315 1420 1520 1720 1820 S T Penzance and St Ives. he high-walled harbour, built in Napoleonic times, sees small OPEN TOP Atlantic Coaster Tfishing boats land their daily Bluff headlands and blissful beaches catch, much of which is sold in local cafés and restaurants. There’s a nice all the way down the Atlantic coast beach at Porthleven, and a number of between , art galleries and craft shops with works and St Ives. U4 to & from Falmouth | | Porthleven | Marazion | Penzance by local artists, quite often featuring the sea. OPEN TOP Falmouth Coaster Mondays to Saturdays The best way to see Falmouth 0735 0840 1340 1440 1540 1640 1740 1835 1935 2110 2310 and Pendennis Castle from a whole Falmouth The Moor stop A Penryn Campus 0755 0900 1400 1500 1600 1700 1755 1850 1950 2125 2325 new perspective. Marazion & Penzance Helston Blue Anchor 0630 0730 0830 0930 then 1430 1530 1630 1730 1825 1916 2020 2155 2351 hourly Porthleven Harbour 0640 0740 0840 0940 1440 1540 1640 1740 1835 2030 2205 St Michael’s Mount hapel Street is the until town’s most historic Dartmoor Explorer Marazion Square 0706 0806 0906 1006 1506 1606 1706 1806 1901 2056 2231 uaint streets lined with old cottages and elegant thoroughfare, A scenic ride over the wild moorland Penzance bus & rail station 0719 0819 0919 1019 1519 1619 1719 1819 1914 2109 2244 C merchants’ houses are a reminder of the busy landscapes of Dartmoor from and near the top is the Qtrading port that Marazion once was. Discover Egyptian House, built in or Exeter. Penzance bus & rail station 0725 0735 1335 1425 1535 1635 1735 1830 1930 2130 2300 interesting art galleries and craft shops or just enjoy the 1836 during a national craze Marazion Square 0737 0747 1347 1437 1547 1647 1747 1842 1942 2142 2312 beautiful beaches of Mount’s Bay. for Egyptology. Close to OPEN TOP Discover Exeter Porthleven Harbour 0804 0814 then 1414 1503 1614 1714 1814 1909 2009 2209 2339 the harbour is the Dolphin hourly Take a ferryboat across the water from the pretty harbour See the sights of this cathedral city Helston opp. Blue Anchor 0630 0730 0820 0830 until 1430 1517 1630 1730 1830 1917 2020 2220 2347 to St Michael’s Mount or, if it’s low tide, walk across the Inn, said to have been the from an open-top bus. Penryn Campus 0700 0800 0900 0900 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2045 2245 cobbled causeway - check the tides first. first place in Britain where Falmouth The Moor stop A 0720 0820 0920 0920 1520 1618 1720 1820 1920 2105 2305 tobacco was smoked. The island, crowned by a medieval church and castle, is OPEN TOP Exmoor Coaster a spectacular sight. It’s still home to the St Aubyn family You’ll find a wide variety of in school holidays, this shops around Market Jew Up and down some of the steepest Sundays & public holidays and a small community in the village. Enjoy the astonishing roads in the land through dramatic bus runs 5 mins later at gardens and tour the castle to discover its rich history and Street, Causeway Head and these points Chapel Street, with more Falmouth The Moor stop A 0935 1635 1735 1835 Truro strange tales. scenery where Exmoor meets the shops along the alleys and Penryn Campus 1000 1700 1750 1850 on school days, this bus n the shadow of Truro Cathedral’s Channel. walkways heading out from Blue Anchor 0830 0930 1030 then 1730 1816 1916 runs up to 10 mins later impressive gothic style towers, this Helston these. hourly at these points great little city has a warren of compact Porthleven Harbour 0840 0940 1040 until 1740 I Marazion Square 0906 1006 1106 1806 streets with an array of independent delis, Penzance bus & rail station 0919 1019 1119 1819 bookshops, designer boutiques and galleries, information not to mention hip coffee houses and artisan tickets ice creameries. Go to Lemon Street Market to Penzance bus & rail station 0935 1635 1735 1830 see the Atrium Gallery hosting Cornish art. adventuresbybus.co.uk Marazion Square 0947 1647 1747 1842 Porthleven Harbour 1014 then 1714 1814 1909 The Royal Cornwall Museum reveals Cornwall’s hourly history from prehistoric times through to industrial Helston opp. Blue Anchor 0830 0930 1030 until 1730 1822 1917 L3, L5 and U4 are run Penryn Campus 0855 0955 1055 1755 with closed top buses triumphs with an Egyptian mummy thrown in for Falmouth The Moor stop A 0915 1015 1115 1815 good measure. Lizard Town & Helston Helston opp Blue Anchor 0930 1730 Helston Tesco 0935 1735 he town is famous for its Lizard Point Helston Sainsbury’s 0941 1741 annual (or L1 tight cluster of pretty thatched RNAS Culdrose 0946 1746 his is as close as we can get to the most southerly Flora Dance as it’s also until cottages run down the valley to the point of the British mainland and it’s a 10 minute or T Parc Enys 0954 1754 Cury called). Soak up the town’s lively Aunspoilt harbour, where time stands still so walk to Lizard Point where drifts of bright pink 0958 1758 Poldhu Cove T atmosphere as you stroll along the and colourful fishing boats get winched up onto thrift cover the clifftops in season. 1004 hourly 1804 busy main street. Tempting cafés Mullion Cricket Club the shingle beach. The Cadgwith Cove Inn and intriguing independent shops 1008 1808 is famous for the Cornish songs sung on Thanks to the mild maritime climate and unique geology give it great charm and character. Mullion Holiday Park 1010 then 1810 a Friday evening. It’s a 15-20 minute walk from here, the area is rich in unusual flora. The cliffs and Take the town trail to go back Kuggar bus shelter 1019 1819 the bus stop. farmland around Lizard Point are rich in wildlife, and The Green 1030 1830 famous call of the Cornish chough is never far away. in time to understand Helston’s Just to the north of the village is The Devil’s Frying fascinating past. Pan, a 200 foot deep hollow in the cliffs that It’s also one of the best places to see dolphins, porpoises, occurred when the roof of a sea cave collapsed. basking sharks and seals. Kuggar bus shelter 1019 1819 Lizard The Green arr 1030 1830 Lizard The Green dep 0944 1044 1844 Mullion Holiday Park 0851 0951 1051 1851 until Mullion School 0853 0953 1053 1853 Mullion Cricket Club 0857 0957 1057 1857

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Buses are timed to make guaranteed connections in Helston, with other Lizard buses shown overleaf.

Church Cove ead east from Lizard Town to reach this idyllic spot where quaint cottages to the steep H slipway still used for launching the small fleet of little fishing boats. Kynance Cove You go past another church dedicated to the Breton saint Winwaloe, a haven of peace and quiet thought to iscover one of the world’s most spectacular have been founded around AD 600. The church has beaches, where turquoise seas meet a white sandy a beautiful serpentine rock pulpit and lectern. D beach with impressive rock stacks. At low tide the caves and islands are yours to explore, but don’t get cut off by the tide. It’s about a half hour walk away. You’ll find an eco-friendly café just above the beach Flambards selling great food. From Kynance you could take the RNAS Culdrose fantastic 2 mile scenic walk around the coast to ring the kids to Flambards for a fun family day Lizard Point. s we pass by, take a glimpse out with thrills and shrieks galore. Brave sky-high at one of the largest helicopter bases B rides or enjoy the undercover soft play area. Ain . It’s one of the biggest single-site Discover dinosaurs in the Jurassic Journey and uncover employers in Cornwall with some 3,000 personnel. Poldhu Cove fossils in the Dino Dig. Step back in time in the life-size Culdrose is home to the Royal Navy’s Merlins, which lanked by cliffs and backed by sand dunes, Victorian Village and experience Britain in the Blitz in protect Royal Navy ships and submarines above, Poldhu Cove is a lovely sandy beach, whether the award-winning indoor attraction. on and below the waves. F you want to swim, play beach volleyball, learn to surf or just build sandcastles. There’s a surf school run by local legend Dan “Mole” Joel offering Mullion lessons throughout the summer. Cove Gunwallow It was here that Marconi sent the first n this picturesque harbour with a historic lifeboat transatlantic radio signal in 1901. Church Cove station, once home to a small pilchard fleet, a small Isandy beach and cave is revealed at low tide. his pretty cove has a stretch of golden sand backed by gently sloping grassy Not many harbours in Cornwall face the full fury of T dunes, and a little church at the northern the Atlantic storms quite like Mullion. It’s well worth end, once known as the Church of the Storms. climbing the coast path to either side of the beach for It’s named after the early Breton missionary, stunning views St Winwaloe, and the squat bell tower is separate over the cove. from the main church. The cove and church featured in the TV drama Poldark. Lost Spanish treasure is believed to be buried just around the headland at neighbouring Dollar Cove.

Polurrian Beach Mullion t’s a short walk from the bus stop to this sand village and pebble beach from where there are excellent his is the cliff walks northwards along Angrouse Cliff I largest village towards Poldhu Cove and south towards on the Lizard with shops, art galleries, cafés Mullion Cove and its tiny harbour. T and restaurants. Pop inside the 13th century St Mellanus Pop into the stylish Polurrian Hotel church to discover carved oak bench ends depicting on the clifftop just above the beach well-known biblical scenes. And what looks a bit like for morning coffee or a delicious a large catflap in the main door was to allow afternoon tea with a view. sheep dogs to pass freely in and out.