The Cornish Studies Library houses a large collection of documents and texts that relate to the long and illustrious history of this county. Cornwall...

This National Trust discovery centre explores the industrial heritage of Cornwall and the Cornish people. The centre has a selection of hands-on exhibits to...

St Agnes Museum is filled with interesting pieces that relate to the history of this small town in Cornwall. There are important paintings by...

Cornwall Library is a large archive at the heart of the county that brings together a great many texts and audiovisual materials for the use...

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

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...

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...

A national Trust property since 1955, Trelissick Garden offers a tranquil and extremely varied collection of rare and exotic plants. Extensive woodland and riverside...

Lemon Street Gallery is located in the heart of Truro, the only city in Cornwall, and is a great place to find new and emerging...

This museum is the oldest and most prestigious in the whole of Cornwall, and holds an extensive collection related to the history of the county...

The two foundation stones of the cathedral were laid in 1880, four years after the Cornish Diocese of Truro was formed. The first section was...

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

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

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...

This museum allows visitors a chance to see beyond the sand, surf and exceptional natural beauty of this community, and find out a little more...

Cadgwith is a small fishing village close to Lizard village. Steep lanes lead down to a picturesque harbour still with its fishing fleet presenting a...

The Lizard peninsula is almost cut in half by the River Helford and the various creeks and tributaries feeding it. It is totally different to...

Kynance Cove lies on the west side of the Lizard, about two miles outside Lizard village. It is one of the loveliest of the Cornish...

This church, whose full dedication is to The Holy Cross and St. Grade is a notable landmark across the entire south end of The Lizard...

Lizard Lighthouse is the most southerly light on the UK mainland, guarding the treacherous rock-strewn areas of sea south of Lizard Point. It stands on...

Before the development of telephones and other modern communications, the Lloyds station two miles east of Lizard point was the first means of rapidly transmitting...

These huts, seen here with the Lizard lighthouse in the background appear rather ordinary but achieved fame in 1901 because they were involved in the...

Church Cove forms the eastern part of Lizard Village and is about a mile east of Lizard Point. It is a cluster of picturesque cottages,...

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...

Falmouth Art Gallery offers one of the most well loved pieces of local cultural exchange anywhere in the region. The gallery is filled with...

Falmouth’s St George’s Arcade used to be Falmouth’s first cinema which was, when it was built in 1912, one of the largest in Britain....

Falmouth Arts Centre is an exciting venue that offers a wide variety of entertainment ranging from cinema and theatre to art and music. It...