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Kynance Cove & Lizard Village
...Penzance in 1846, ordered several serpentine ornaments for her house on the Isle of Wight. As a result the local serpentine business became a boom industry. There was an extensive serpentine factory o...
Upton Towans & Gwithian
...Penzance by 1771, after Conerton had been buried in drifting sand. St Gothian's Church was built in the thirteenth century to replace the chapel of the same name which served Conerton until this,...
Lamorna & The Kemyel Nature Reserve
...Penzance was bombarded by the Spanish fleet, destroying 400 houses, and three ships were sunk. Mousehole householders fled up the hill to the church at Paul, above, but the Spaniards, having set fire ...
Teignmouth Seafront
...Penzance-Paddington line. Brunel was appointed as the engineer to the South Devon Railway in 1843, and decided to use the innovative atmospheric railway system to power the trains. This involved runni...
St Ives Town Trail
...Penzance railway brought a number of artists, drawn by the famous quality of light around Penwith. In Harry's Court, too, look out for the plaque on the cottage where primitive artist Alfred Wall...
Clodgy Point
...Penzance railway brought a number of artists, drawn by the famous quality of light around Penwith. Another feature for which the area is famous is its wealth of ancient monuments, and West Penwith has...
Cadgwith and Poltesco
...Penzance in 1846 and ordered several serpentine ornaments for her house on the Isle of Wight, the local serpentine business became a boom industry. The rock was quarried in several locations around th...
Geevor Mine & Chûn Quoit
...Penzance were being paved. 'Chûn' comes from the Cornish ‘chy-an-woon’, meaning ‘house on the downs’.The chambered tomb at Chûn Quoit dates from Neolithic (Late Stone Age), times, about 3000...
Mousehole to Lamorna and back
...Penzance was bombarded by the Spanish fleet, destroying 400 houses, and three ships were sunk. Mousehole householders fled up the hill to the church at Paul, but the Spaniards, having set fire to Mous...
Holiday Cottages
...Penzance to St Ives, Land’s End and the beautiful beaches of the far west. Whether you’re planning days on the coast, exploring Cornwall’s historic towns and landmarks, or simply looking for somewhere...

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