This magical island is the jewel in Cornwall’s crown, a national treasure and a must for every visitor to the far West of England. During...

Marazion Museum is located within the town hall building at the heart of this small town in the beautiful Cornish countryside. The museum presents...

West Cornwall is rich in prehistoric and ancient remains, and Chûn Castle is one of the most spectacular. Perched on a hilltop looking out...

Several thousand years before the birth of Christ, the inhabitants of the high moorlands behind Land’s End erected this enormous burial chamber. Nobody knows...

Of all the enigmatic ancient remains of West Cornwall, none is more puzzling than the Men-an-Tol (stone of the hole). Nobody really knows the...

The most visited of all West Cornwall’s dolmens, or burial mounds, Lanyon Quoit owes its popularity to its location, a short walk from a main...

Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance, is an elegant gallery set within a Victorian house and park. Changing exhibitions mainly feature the art of the...

This gallery has a great collection on display throughout the year, and regularly changes the pieces that are displayed, sometimes choosing a particular theme, and...

The Cornish Geology Centre is something of a goldmine for anyone interested in this subject as it is made up of a fascinating series of...

A gallery with a great reputation at the heart of Penzance, this art space focuses on the works of the many artists who live and...

The Ancient Village was put together to give visitors a chance to see the way that people in this area would have lived many centuries...

The life of the quaintly-named village of Mousehole is very much centred around the small picturesque harbour. At one time, the economy of the village...

Lying about 4 miles south-west of Penzance, Lamorna is in many ways a typical small Cornish cove, backed by a narrow valley. In addition to...

This National Trust operated garden offers a beautiful retreat in rural Cornwall, offering some of the finest views of Lizard and Mount’s Bay. The...

This beautiful area of the Cornish coastline has been protected by the National Trust since the late 1930s and offers some of the most breathtaking...

The Garrison lies on the western end of St. Mary’s. Work on the Star Castle (now a hotel) began soon after the defeat of the...

Old Town lies on the south side of St. Mary’s, about half a mile from Hugh Town, the main settlement. Here can be found Old...

The Isles of Scilly enjoy a mild climate and the main islands boast many fine, sandy beaches. St. Martin’s is perhaps the island with the...

The Isles of Scilly, standing athwart the main shipping lanes from the Atlantic to the UK, have always posed a threat and, over the centuries,...

In addition to the five inhabited Isles of Scilly, there are a large number of uninhabited islands. One of the largest of these is Samson....

The smallest population of the Isles of Scilly is that of Bryher. This island faces Tresco across New Grimsby Sound where there are sheltered beaches...

Cromwell’s Castle is a substantial stone fortress which lies half a mile north of New Grimsby pier on the west side of the island of...

The lighthouse positioned centrally on St. Agnes is one of the oldest coastal lights in England, dating from 1680 and originally with a coal fired...

The main transport hub of the Isles of Scilly is St. Mary’s Harbour at Hugh Town. From this busy quayside, passenger launches leave on the...

St Ives has been renowned for its thriving art scene since Turner began painting here at the beginning of the 19th Century. The St...

The artist Barbara Hepworth created both the Subtropical Gardens and Sculpture Park in St Ives as a place of relaxation and somewhere to show her...

The Tate Gallery in St Ives is within easy walking distance of the town centre and the beautiful Porthmeor Beach in Cornwall. St Ives...

Carn Euny Ancient Village is amongst the best preserved sites of its type in the southwest of England. The village was occupied from the...

St Ives Museum is run by enthusiastic local volunteers who are on hand to tell you everything you could want to know about the history...

A stately home of some note, this, Godolphin House, is one of the most impressive pieces of private architecture in the local area. The...

Helston Folk Museum is concerned mainly with the social history of this area, as opposed to the many museums that have a top down view...

The River Cober flows through Helston and empties into The Loe, a large lake just west of the town. This is separated from the sea...

Cornwall was for many years a centre of tin mining and the coasts around the county are littered with derelict buildings. Rinsey Head, three miles...

St. Wynwallow’s Church is the most southerly church on the UK mainland, dedicated to a Breton saint. It lies in Church Cove, part of Lizard...

Interestingly, this building is not just a gallery, but also a place of business. The gallery is owned by two young entrepreneurs who used...

Both the Pendeen Mining Museum and the Gem and Jewellery Workshop are situated in the same stone buildings that used to be traditional farm buildings....

Cornish antiquarian William Borlase excavated this site in 1878 and found a twenty-two metre in diameter barrow that contained a mixture of Neolithic and Bronze...

Geevor Tin Mine in Pendeen, Penzance, is in a magnificent position on West Cornwall’s Atlantic coast. Walk through narrow 18th Century tunnels with a guide....

This National Trust protected property offers visitors a unique chance to see a steam-powered Cornish beam engine in action. After sixty years of sitting...

Pendeen Lighthouse is dramatically positioned on a jagged stretch of coastline in Cornwall and is a good place to look out for seals, kestrels and...