The Lost Gardens of Heligan are one of the most popular botanical gardens in the UK. The style of the gardens is typical of the nineteenth century Gardenesque style, with areas of different character and in different design styles. The gardens were created and enhanced by members of the Tremayne family, over a period from the mid-18th century up to Read more…

Gorran Haven beach is a sandy beach in a small unspoilt traditional Cornish village. At low tide, it joins the smaller Little Perhaver Beach. Gorran Haven is a good beach for swimming as it is protected by Dodman Point and stone harbour walls.   Read more…

Spit beach is a small beach tucked in-between the China Clay Driers and the eastern end of Carlyon Bay Golf Course. No facilities. Read more…

Dodman Point is a 400-foot (120 m) high headland that was once an Iron Age promontory fort. At its seaward end is a large granite cross, erected to help protect shipping from this headland. It is mentioned in the shanty Spanish Ladies. Below the large stone cross, there is a way down to the bottom of the small cliffs and Read more…

Portmellon beach is in a small cove with a sand and shingle beach at low tide. Facilities include pub, slipway and pimited parking nearby, more car parks in Mevagissey (20 minute walk). Read more…

Par Sands is a sheltered sandy shallow dropping beach with sand dunes. Car park, shop, cafe and toilets. Dogs allowed. Read more…

Carlyon Bay is actually three beaches in one, to the west is Crinnis beach, in the middle is Shorthorn beach and to the east is Polgaver beach. This is a popular coast location backed by cliffs just outside of St Austell on Cornwall’s south coast. The beach has temporary toilets, pop-up eateries and car parking although the car park can get Read more…

Porthluney Cove a sheltered sandy beach part of Caerhays Castle estate. The beach backs onto the castle and gardens. Facilities include toilets, car park and shop. Read more…

Pentewan beach a large private sandy beach with a disused harbour. Although this beach is private access is allowed from Pentewan village, although the village car park is very small. Good for swimming and all water sports – swimming, surfing, windsurfing, sea canoeing, water skiing and sailing. Large holiday park on this beach which can make it busy. Toilets and Read more…

Great Perhaver beach is just along the coast from Gorran Haven, a lovely sandy beach with lots of rocks for kids to explore only accessible by boat or a very steep and muddy footpath from the field above the beach. At high tide, there is no beach available. The closest facilities are at Gorran Haven. Read more…

The Eden Project just outside St Austell, Cornwall has artificial biomes filled with plants that are collected from all around the world, and is located in a reclaimed Kaolinite pit. The Eden Project two giant adjoining domes, the first dome emulates a tropical environment, and the second a Mediterranean environment. From the entrance there is a meandering path with views Read more…

Caerhays Castle was designed by John Nash at the start of the 19th century, there are the Gardens and parkland with the magnificent camellias and rhododendrons for which the estate is world famous and the National Magnolia Collection which has a home here. Read more…