The isles of Scilly are an ARCHIPELAGO 25 miles off the tip of Cornwall. The principal islands are St Marys, Tresco,St Martins, St Agnes and Bryher. The island of St Agnes is the southernmost point in the Uk. The population of all of the islands is 2200 as of 2011. An Archipelago is an island…
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St Ives town is north of Penzance and west of Cambourne. It achieved best seaside town in the British travel awards in 2010 and 2011 and best seaside town 2007 by the guardian newspaper. The origins of St Ives come from the legend La of Cornwall. In the medieval times fishing was important to St…
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St Agnes is a large village approx. 5 miles north of Redruth and 8 miles south west of Newquay. In 2011 the population was 7500 approx. It is a popular tourist spot that previously mined copper tin and arsenic until 1920s St Agnes beacon overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and is considered the “most prominent feature…
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Sennen village is approx. 8 miles south west of Penzance. Old custom – on the old Christmas day (6th Jan) the farmers of sennen assembled for the festivities in the 1830s, one of the dishes was a pie made from 24 black birds. Sennen cove has crystal clear water and is a great surf spot.…
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It is pronounced pray or prah. It is a white sand beach and lovely village. Praa sands lies within the Cornwall area of outstanding natural beauty. The white sand is made up of seashells that have been crushed over the years. The beach is great for families and kids to build sandcastles. it is located…
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Portreath lies within the Cornwall area of outstanding natural beauty – 3 mile north west of Redruth The name portreath means sandy cove – the natural harbour was started in 1760. The new dock – now called little beach was constructed in the 1860s. by 1827 portreath was described as Cornwall’s most important port. The…
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Porthleven is a fishing port near helston. It is the most southerly port in Great Britain. The population in 2011 was 3000 approx. Porthleven most recognised building is the Bickford Smith institute near the harbour, its clock tower is 70 ft (20 m) high- it is currently used as a snooker club and town council…
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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 pol runs through the town Smuggling is thought to have prospered since polperro became a port in the 12th century. Polperro has long been a…
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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 of Porth Peran Cornish for cove of st Piran. There was an airfield RAF perranporth operational from 1941 to 1946 – it was a spitfire…
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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 the union hotel also of interest is the bathing pool – jubilee pool The pirates of Penzance This is a comic opera set in two…
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