Category: Cornwall Places

Polperro in Cornish means porthpyra means pyra cove Polperro is an idealistic tourist destination with ancient fisherman’s cottages and attractive coastline. It has a population of approx. 1500 The river…
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Perranporth is 1 mile east of st Agnes and approx. 8 miles south west of Newquay – it has a population of approx. 3000 It comes from the Cornish name…
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Penzance is the most westerly major town in Cornwall – it has a population of 21000 approx. Some of the interesting buildings in Penzance include – the Egyptian house and…
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Penryn is on the Penryn river about 1 mile from the bigger town of Falmouth It was a famous harbour shipping granite and tin to various parts of the country;…
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The nearest town to mullion is Helston which is approx. 5 miles away. Mullion comprises of mullion cove and mullion island – which is approx. half a mile offshore from…
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Mousehole is a village and fishing port in Cornwall. It is approx. 2.5 miles from Penzance Mousehole was famous for pilchards which were exported to France as early as 1302.…
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Marazion is 2 miles east of Penzance and St Michaels mount which is half mile offshore. St Michaels mount is an island in mounts bay Cornwall, the castle and island…
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The name “lizard” comes from the Cornish name “LYS ARDH “ meaning high court Lizards coast is dangerous for ships and is known as the “graveyard of ships “– the…
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