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Lizard Point and South Cornwall Coast
Hittisleigh
Ashwaterater Okehampton Hittisleigh
Ashw
Okehampton
The coastline around the most southerly part of the British mainland is Roadford Bratton Whiddon
Roadford Bratton
Whiddon
outstandingly beautiful – dramatically rugged with tiny coves punctuating North North Tamar Tamar St Giles Reservoir Clovelly Meldon Down Down
Reservoir Clovelly
Meldon
St Giles
Pether
Drewsteignton
in the Heath
the shore below granite and imposing cliffs. Seabirds such as fulmars, Petherwinwin in the Heath Drewsteignton
Chagford
Chagford
High Wilihays
Lewdown
gannets, cormorants and shags wheel and cry overhead while basking sharks, Egloskerry Lifton Lifton Lewdown High Wilihays Moretonhampsteadead
Egloskerry
622m 622m
Moretonhampst
Lydford
seals and dolphins can often be seen in the water when the sea is calm. Launceston Lydford
Launceston
Dar tmoor
Laneast
Chillaton
Lawhitton
Ancient standing stones and redundant mine workings are evidence that the Laneast Lawhitton Chillaton Dar tmoor
Brentor DEVON
North North
Brown Willy
Postbridge
Milton
area has been well used by man for millennia, but never more so than today. Brown Willy Lewannick Dunterton Milton Brentor DEVON Postbridge
Lewannick
419m 419m
Abbey
Abbey
Dunterton
Visitors pour in to enjoy holidays in and around the beaches and quaint old Bridges Bellever Widecombe-
TwoTwo
Widecombe-
Bellever
Bridges
fishing villages, which previously thrived on huge catches of pilchards. The Linkinhorne West Hill TAVISTOCK in-the-Moor
in-the-Moor
Linkinhorne
TAVISTOCK
West Hill
Bodmin
Buckland-
Colliford
area’s mild climate has also contributed to its rich legacy of exotic gardens, Blisland Reservoirvoir Bodmin Gulworthy Princetown Buckland-
Princetown
Colliford
Gulworthy
Blisland
in-the-Moor
in-the-Moor
Moor
Moor
Reser
Callington
St Ann’s
some planted in previous centuries by keen local horticulturalists. Cardinham St Neot St Cleer Callington St Ann’s Ashburton
Ashburton
Cardinham
St Cleer
Chapel
Chapel
St Neot
Bodmin
Bodmin Yelverton Buckfastleigh
Yelverton
Buckfastleigh
Dobwalls
Fowey Fowey Dobwalls St Ive St Ive Bere Bere
Alston
Lanivet
Lanivet Liskeard Alston Bere Ferrersrers Dean Prior
Bere Fer
Liskeard
Dean Prior
CORNW ALL
CORNW ALL Landulph Plymouth South South
Landulph
Brent Brent
St Keyne
Roche Roche Bugle Bugle St Keyne Plymouth Cornwoodood
Cornw
Lostwithiel
Indian Queens
Indian Queens Lostwithiel Deviock Saltash
Saltash
Deviock
Diptford
Lanreath
Ivybridge
Cubert St St Lanreath Ivybridge Diptford
Cubert
Plymouth
Plympton
0 kilometres 10 THE EDEN PROJECT Blazey Plymouth Plympton
THE EDEN PROJECT
Blazey
Torpoint
Perranporth
Brighton
Perranporth Brighton FOWEY East Looeooe Torpoint Saltram
Saltram
East L
FOWEY
Millbr
Modbury
0 miles 10 Perranzabuloe St Austell West Looeooe Millbrookook Plymstock Modbury River Avon River Avon
West L
Plymstock
Perranzabuloe
St Austell
Whitesand
St Agnes
St Agnes Whitesand Yealmpton
Yealmpton
Ladock Polruan BayBay Cowsand Holbeton
Ladock
Polruan
Holbeton
Cowsand
CHARLESTOWN POLPERRO Wembury Aveton
CHARLESTOWN
POLPERRO
Wembury
Aveton
Newton
Porthtowan Newton
Porthtowan
Gifford
Rame Head
LOST GARDENS
Tresillian
Bigbury
Tresillian St Ewe LOST GARDENS Rame Head Ferrersrers Bigbury Gifford
Fer
St Ewe
Portreath
Portreath Tregoney OF HELIGAN
OF HELIGAN
Tregoney
Kingsbridge
Truro Truro Kingsbridge
Mevagissey
Redruth
Redruth St Day KeaKea Mevagissey
St Day
ST IVES
ST IVES King King St Michael Thurlestoneone
Thurlest
St Michael
Gwennap
Caerhays
Carbis
Carbis Camborne Pool Pool Gwennap Harry Harry Caerhays
Camborne
ZENNOR
ZENNOR BayBay Trelissick Portloetloe
Trelissick
Por
Mor
Morvahvah Treen Treen Hayle Hayle Praze- Praze-
ST JUST-IN-ROSELAND
Penryn
en-Beeble
PENDEEN
St Erth
PENDEEN St Erth en-Beeble Penryn ST JUST-IN-ROSELAND
Madron
ST MAWES
St Just
St Just Madron Marazion Wendron Falmouth ST MAWES
Wendron
Falmouth
Cape Cape Penzance Marazion
Penzance
Constan
Cornwall Constantinetine
Cornwall
Mawnan Smith
Newlyn ST MICHAEL’S Helston Mawnan Smith
Newlyn
Helston
ST MICHAEL’S
Sennen
Sennen MOUNT Gweek Helford
MOUNT
Gweek
TREBAH GARDENS
Porthleven
Porthleven Helford TREBAH GARDENS
Land’s
MOUSEHOLE
Land’s MOUSEHOLE
Goonhilly Satellite
EndEnd Treen Treen Goonhilly Satellite
Earth Station
Earth Station
PORTHCURNO
PORTHCURNO Mullion St Keverne
Mullion
St Keverne
Coverack
Mullion C
Mullion Coveove Kuggar Coverack
Kuggar
Ruan Minorinor
Ruan M
Cadgwith
Cadgwith
Kynance Cove
Kynance Cove
THE LIZARD
Lizard Pointoint THE LIZARD Below The Lizard Point Lighthouse at England’s
Lizard P
PENINSULA
PENINSULA
ACTIVITIES most southerly point, see p34
Enjoy Cornish clotted cream on scones with jam or in ice cream
Take on the Atlantic surfing in St Ives or kite-surfing at Marazion
Admire great art in St Ives and invest in an artwork from one
of the small galleries there
Go underground at the Geevor tin mine in Pendeen
Enjoy a clifftop drama at the Minack Theatre, Porthcurno
Explore an exotic garden at Trebah, the Lost Gardens of
Heligan or the Eden Project
Take a boat trip from Fowey for the scenery, wildlife and seabirds
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