hire at the harbour. At the thatched Old Mullion Inn you will find a warm welcome, a relaxed friendly atmosphere, locally sourced food and en-suite rooms. Mullion Cove has a picturesque working harbour protected by two stout sea walls. Mullion Head seen offshore to the right of the harbour is home to breeding colonies of kittiwakes, razorbills guillemots and lesser black-backed gulls. The rocks are called Serpentine, so named because they look like snake skin.
Nearby Poldhu Cove is an easily accessible family beach, and famous for the Marconi experiments. Polurrian Cove lies just seaward of the village of Mullion. It is a southwest-facing beach with golden sand and patches of fine shingle, the approach is an attractive walk along the cliffs or through a valley.
Our final featured cove is Gunwalloe a small fishing cove with a small but charming beach and a popular pub, the Halzephron Inn, offering tables outside with views right across Mount’s Bay. The local church of St Winwaloe is on one side of a small headland in a cove, and is said to be one of the oldest in Cornwall. Founded by the Breton missionary Winwaloe it became known as the ‘Church of the Storms’ in inclement weather one can see why.
Home to the Floral Dance
Helston is famous for the Pagan Flora Dance and a bustling market town equidistant between Falmouth and Penzance. There is a mixture of Georgian and Victorian architecture, notably the Monument built in 1834 to the memory of Humphry Millet Grylls whose actions kept the Wheal Vor tin mine open saving 1200 jobs. Seek out the thatched Blue Anchor pub where in the 15th century it was used as a miners wage office; beware of the house speciality Spingo!
Behind the Guildhall there is splendid cannon taken from HMS Anson, wrecked at Lee Bar in 1807. This event, with its loss of life, inspired Henry Trengrouse to invent the Breeches Buoy. The cannon stands on guard outside the Helston Folk Museum, housed in the old butter market where admission is free.
HELSTON FOLK MUSEUM is one of the largest folk museums in the South West, hosting a massive collection of exhibitions arranged carefully over two floors and five separate halls. From the narrow frontage, protected by cannon from the HMS Anson, the building opens up and extends back to provide a fascinating understanding yesteryear.
Continuing along Church Street, you’ll arrive at the parish church of St Michael, dedicated to the patron saint of Helston. It contains an impressive 24-branch chandelier - a gift from the Earl of Godolphin in 1763 - and some fine Elizabethan brasses.
Flambards one of Cornwall’s main family attractions is here, as is the Royal Navy helicopter search & rescue base. Moving south out of Helston there is Coronation Park where there are many facilities for the children as a Boating Lake with swans and ducks in search of a feed. Carrying on southwards there are some outstanding woodland walks to be found as well as Cornwall’s leading freshwater lake - Loe Bar.
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