A spectacular ten-arch granite bridge, opened in 1842 to carry a horse-drawn tramway and at least 100 feet above the valley of the River Par.
These seaside holiday houses occupy a spectacular beach position overlooking St Ives Bay in Lelant, a pretty and unspoilt village near St Ives on the north coast of Cornwall. The 3 beach houses have no other neighbours. Dog friendly beach all year round.
The area has historic links to important artists and writers, drawing their inspiration from the stunning views. Artist John Miller lived and painted here, capturing the location in his iconic beach and seascapes. The famous local author Rosamunde Pilcher recently described the walk to the house: "My favourite walk is at Lelant, down the ...
We have the world's biggest indoor rainforest (1.5 hectares), which is large and dense enough to double for a real jungle. It has the advantages of power, aerial platforms and is covered, meaning your production wont be interrupted by the weather.
We also have a lush and varied selection of indoor Mediterranean gardens and outdoor gardens.
Our site is housed in a former China Clay pit in the heart of Cornwall and boasts spectacular, futuristic greenhouses, known as Biomes.
A gem of a small historic Cornish estate set in 17 acres of land. The estate consists of a Georgian farmhouse, a traditional Cornish cottage and a historic courtyard. The gardens consist of a formal house garden and then mixed woodland, surrounded by fields.
The warehouse is the repair yard for the period wooden vessels which provide ferry and pleasure cruises on the River Fal and St Mawes - Falmouth Ferry. It is available (empty) in summer months when the vessels are on the water (April - September). The warehouse immediately fronts the Penryn River. There is nearby limited car parking facilities on site but large public car park adjacent. There are limited
Bodmin Jail, one of Cornwall’s most-loved historical attractions and former County Gaol, was built in 1779. The impressive stone building, which closed its doors as a jail in 1929, retains many original features and prison cells, as well as the original hanging pit.
Bodmin Jail is currently in the middle of a £40 million redevelopment project that is set to restore this important heritage asset to its former glory.
Enys Gardens located near Penryn is a largely natural garden, filled with an air of history and mystique. Garden features include pond (with waterwheel) walled flower garden, Orchard and a Georgian style front lawn.
The gardens feature several buildings, most of them untouched by modern renovations. The main Manor House, Enys, is a Georgian house that has been derelict for over 70 years. Although largely stripped back to brick, many of the original features, such as the curved staircase under an overhead lantern, the tall doors and windows as well as fireplaces and Library remain, creating a ...
A 17th-century country manor house with some castellations. Modernised to a certain extent in the 1960s but retains much of the original character including brick & granite arches, a bell tower, stableyard, outbuilding, cellars etc
Castle is currently used as a B&B and wedding venue, so interiors are a blend of traditional country house style with modern comfortable bathrooms, sash windows, pediments etc
The castle sits within 55 acres of woodland gardens laid out by Humphry Repton and Lewis Kennedy in 1810. Many very mature trees - both deciduous and evergreen. Woodland gardens comprise ...
Scraesdon Fort is one of several in South East Cornwall and was originally built to protect Plymouth Sound and Plymouth Dockyards from enemy naval attacks. The fort is polygonal in design and is a maze of rooms and underground tunnels. The fort is surrounded by thick woods
Newquay’s wonderfully biodiverse ‘not so secret garden’ is a beautiful community-led 7-acre multifunctional space for people and for nature, designed to provide environmental education, employability training, community events and a space where visitors of all kinds can enjoy peace and sanctuary.
Visitors can explore 3 acres of young Cornish apple orchard; picnic in a forest garden; walk a beautiful fruit espalier; see what’s sprouting in the community grow space, An Lowarth; and meet the diverse animals that call it home.
The site is incredibly photogenic, particularly in the spring ...
Tresco Island is a privately owned island, part of the Isles of Scilly archipelago, situated 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall. With a rich and varied landscape, the island enjoys everything from dramatic rocky outcrops to secluded white sand beaches and, of course, the world-famous Tresco Abbey Garden: a glorious exception where plants from the world’s Mediterranean climate zones thrive.
Across the island are a collection of approximately 100-holiday cottages, as well as three eateries, a church, three castles, a spa, a grocery store, art gallery, boutique and sailing school.
Heritage railway including 6.5 miles of track and 1950s Cornish branch line station. Steam and heritage diesel engines and vintage coaches which can be used static or in motion.
Cornwall Airport Newquay is a small, friendly airport keeping Cornwall connected. We offer domestic and European flights and fly to international hubs, including London Heathrow and Dublin.
Seaton Beach is located at the foot of the wooded Hessenford valley on what is a relatively quiet stretch of the Cornish coast. The River Seaton meanders across the beach here and acts as a focal point for children who can safely play here. The water here is generally safe to swim in and the beach is quite sheltered from both waves and the wind by the high cliffs to the west.
The beach is a mixture of grey pebbles and coarse sand, and whilst not the most appealing on the coast Seaton makes up for this with its many other charms. At either end the beach is bordered by flat rocks, which at ...
Pengenna Manor is an 800-year-old Grade II* private family home with Medieval, Tudor, Georgian and Victorian phases of development. The Manor (which has 5 bedrooms, four bathrooms and two reception rooms with many more rooms un-used for over 100 years and un-modernised) is set in over 300 acres of unspoilt countryside graded SSSI with 40 acres of mixed woodland and even an iron age hill fortress. The old farmyard in front of the Manor contains 200-year-old stone barns, some of which have been converted for private event function hire alongside the Manor itself. There are two acres of ...
Porth is located on the North coast of Cornwall, near to the coastal resort of Newquay. The beach is 1 mile from Newquay, 15 miles from Truro and 15½ miles from Wadebridge.
The site is a designated bathing water beach and receives a poor/sufficient classification.
There is parking for approximately 60 vehicles from Council car park on the beach and for 230 vehicles from private car parks in the local area.
The area provides a wide range of accommodation for visitors from campsites to hotels.