• Zennor The LIZARD •
Land’s End
St Levan • • Porthcurno
• Stithians
• Botallack • Pendeen
• St Just
Penzance Newlyn
• Sennen Sennen Cove
Mousehole • Paul •
Lamorna •
Budock • Water
Marazion •
St •Michael’s Mount
MOUNT’S BAY
Praa Sands
Porthleven Coverack
The most southerly part of the British mainland is The Lizard Peninsula, a landscape of extensive heathland, cliffs, woodland, creeks and sandy beaches. The clean water attracts seals, dolphins and basking sharks.
craft. Both beaches are rocky, but sheltered and safe for families. Tere are fishing competitions, gig racing, barbeques, a regatta and boat trips to visit the caves and Devils Frying Pan. Ruan Minor has shops and an interesting church.
Lizard Village
Te most southerly village in Britain, boasting the award winning Anne’s Pasties, serving delicious Cornish Pasties!
Lizard Point Here you reach the sea, and the path near Lizard Station leads to the Lion’s Den collapsed sea-cave. Lizard Point to Housel Bay and Church Cove offer spectacular views.
Pentreath Pentreath beach provides a strip of sand, pebbles and rocks, and Caerthillian Cove is popular with coast walkers. Nearby, Kynance Cove is one of the prettiest and most painted coves in Cornwall.
Mullion Manaccan
A village south of Falmouth, with wooded lanes leading to Gillan Creek and Helford River. Duck races and summer beach parties are some of the events at Porthallow Cove on the coast. Tere are walks to Nare Head and Nare Point, and Helford and Fal river mouths offer magnificent views.
St Keverne Hosts band concerts and an annual Ox Roast.
NEWTON EQUESTRIAN CENTRE
Tregellast Barton Has lakeside and woodland nature trails.
Porthoustock Provides a sand and shingle beach, parking and toilets, and has a signed inland route through the workings of the former St Keverne Quarry.
Coverack Further south, a village with a beach, shops and eateries serving Cornish fare. Entertainment includes the Coverack Singers, beach barbeques, carnival, regatta, Lifeboat Day and art club exhibitions.
Kennack Sands Two fine sandy beaches offering safe bathing and challenging surf. Divers can explore the numerous reefs and wrecks along this coast.
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INDOOR HEATED SWIMMING POOL
Newton Livery, Helston TR12 7JF Tel 01326 240388
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Ruan Minor & Cadgwith Fishing villages with cottages on the steep hillside of the cove. Te southern Little Cove is the swimmers beach, and the east beach permits dogs and is for fishing boats and other small
Te largest village on the Lizard, having an abundance of shops, eateries, accommodation, art galleries, and boats for hire. Places of interest include:
Mullion Cove - a picturesque working harbour where Mullion Head can be seen offshore, home to colonies of various birds.
Poldhu Cove - with the Marconi. Visitor Centre, a family beach and a sandy beach, accessed via the cliffs and the valley.
Gunwalloe - this fishing cove with a charming beach is our featured cove. Te local church is St Winwaloe, known as the ‘Church of the Storms’.
Helston Tis town is full of flavoursome delights, pubs, a highstreet and bespoke shops. Tere are impressive stone- sculpted buildings and ‘kennels’ (channels of water running down either side of the high street). Heritage lovers can wander through
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Poldhu Cove •
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narrow streets, follow the Town Trail and visit the Helston Museum.
Events and activities abound! In May the whole town dances through the streets for the famous ‘Furry Dance’ on Flora Day, in June, Freedom Parade celebrates the pride of the local military personnel and there is the Harvest Fayre in September. Tere is a nearby theme park, weekly markets, theatre, music, a golf club and one of the few boating lakes in the county.
For horse riding lessons, horse riding on the beach, swimming in a heated pool and more try the NEWTON EQUESTRIAN CENTRE at the Newton Livery.
Wendron
Tis village near Helston is home to the Poldark Mine, used as a filming location for the TV Series.
• Mullion Coverack • Constantine • Helston Gweek • Polwheveral • Mawgan •
Penryn FALMOUTH
Maenporth • Mawnan Smith •
Porth Navas • Helford Passage •
Durgan •
Manaccan • Nare Point •
Porthallow • Porthoustock •
Mylor •
Pendenis Castle
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Helford River
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