Attractions in Cornwall

Banjo Pier

Banjo-shaped pier at Looe, the first of its kind and a model for others.

• Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast, Cornwall

Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden

Studio and garden where the sculptor Barbara Hepworth lived and worked from 1949 until her death in 1975, kept much as she left them.

• St Ives & West Penwith, Cornwall

Bedruthan Steps

Stretch of coast between Padstow and Newquay, part-owned by the National Trust, with rocks standing along Bedruthan beach.

• Newquay & the North Coast, Cornwall

Boscawen-Un

Bronze Age stone circle near St Buryan with nineteen upright stones in an ellipse.

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

Botallack Mine

Former mine on the cliffs near St Just, part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site since 2006.

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

Camel Trail

Shared path for walkers, cyclists and wheelchair users along a former railway, running from Padstow to Wenford Bridge.

• Padstow & the Camel Estuary, Cornwall

Cape Cornwall

Small headland four miles north of Land's End near St Just, long believed to be Cornwall's most westerly point.

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

Carbis Bay

Beach and village about a mile south-east of St Ives, with the South West Coast Path passing above.

• St Ives & West Penwith, Cornwall

Charlestown Harbour

Port on the south coast developed in the late 18th century from the fishing village of West Polmear.

• Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast, Cornwall

Church of King Charles the Martyr

Parish church in the centre of Falmouth, dedicated to Charles I.

• Falmouth & the Helford, Cornwall

Chysauster Ancient Village

Late Iron Age and Romano-British village of courtyard houses, cared for by English Heritage.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• St Ives & West Penwith, Cornwall

Constantine Bay

Village and beach on the Atlantic coast, about three miles west of Padstow.

• Padstow & the Camel Estuary, Cornwall

Daymer Bay

Bay and beach on the east side of the Camel estuary.

• Padstow & the Camel Estuary, Cornwall

Eden Project

Visitor attraction in a reclaimed china clay pit, dominated by two large Biomes housing thousands of plant species.

Booking: the venue’s own page advises booking ahead (read 25 Oct 2026). Source

• Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast, Cornwall

Falmouth Art Gallery

Publicly funded gallery with works by Victorian artists, Impressionists, surrealists and maritime artists.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Falmouth & the Helford, Cornwall

Fistral Beach

Beach in Fistral Bay, half a mile west of Newquay between Towan Head and Pentire Point East.

• Newquay & the North Coast, Cornwall

Geevor Tin Mine

Tin mine at Pendeen that worked from 1911 to 1990 and now has a hard rock museum.

Booking: the venue’s own page advises booking ahead (read 25 Oct 2026). Source

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

Godrevy Lighthouse

Lighthouse of 1858 to 1859 on Godrevy Island, about 300 metres off Godrevy Head, marking the Stones reef.

• St Ives & West Penwith, Cornwall

Gurnard's Head

• St Ives & West Penwith, Cornwall

Gyllyngvase Beach

Town beach on the south-east side of Falmouth, looking across Falmouth Bay.

• Falmouth & the Helford, Cornwall

Harlyn Bay

Bay on the north coast, about three miles from Padstow.

• Padstow & the Camel Estuary, Cornwall

Huer's Hut

• Newquay & the North Coast, Cornwall

Jubilee Pool

Grade II listed Art Deco sea-water lido on the Penzance seafront, about 300 feet long.

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

Kelsey Head

Coastal headland and Site of Special Scientific Interest with an Iron Age hill fort.

• Newquay & the North Coast, Cornwall

Lamorna Cove

Village, valley and cove on the Penwith peninsula, popular with artists of the Newlyn School.

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

Land's End

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

Lappa Valley Steam Railway

Miniature railway with a 15-inch gauge line from Benny Halt to East Wheal Rose, where there is a leisure area.

• Newquay & the North Coast, Cornwall

Leach Pottery

Pottery founded in 1920 by Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, now with a museum and a working studio.

• St Ives & West Penwith, Cornwall

Looe Island

Small island and nature reserve a mile off Looe, also called St George’s Island.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast, Cornwall

Lusty Glaze

Beach on the north-east side of Newquay, privately owned but open to the public for much of the year.

• Newquay & the North Coast, Cornwall

Maenporth

Cove and beach about two miles south-south-west of Falmouth, facing east across Falmouth Bay.

• Falmouth & the Helford, Cornwall

Marazion Marsh

RSPB reserve west of Marazion that holds Cornwall's largest reed bed.

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

Mawgan Porth

Beach and small settlement north of Watergate Bay, about four miles north of Newquay.

• Newquay & the North Coast, Cornwall

Men-an-Tol

Small formation of standing stones on moorland about three miles north-west of Madron.

• St Ives & West Penwith, Cornwall

Merry Maidens

Late Neolithic stone circle about two miles south of St Buryan.

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

Morrab Gardens

Municipal garden of 1.2 hectares south of the town centre, known for Mediterranean and sub-tropical plants.

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

National Lobster Hatchery

Marine conservation charity on the South Quay that rears lobsters for release into the sea.

• Padstow & the Camel Estuary, Cornwall

National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Independent maritime museum in a harbourside building at Falmouth, with a boat collection and a boatbuilding workshop.

• Falmouth & the Helford, Cornwall

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

Newquay Zoo

Zoo on a 13-acre site in Trenance Park, the largest in Cornwall.

• Newquay & the North Coast, Cornwall

Padstow Museum

Small local museum with artefacts and documents about Padstow and its docks.

• Padstow & the Camel Estuary, Cornwall

Pendennis Castle

Artillery fort built by Henry VIII between 1540 and 1542, later enlarged with ramparts and bastions, guarding the mouth of the River Fal.

• Falmouth & the Helford, Cornwall

Penlee House Gallery and Museum

Museum and art gallery in Penzance with many paintings by members of the Newlyn School.

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

Pentire Head

Headland and peninsula about a mile square on the north Cornwall coast, with Pentire Point and The Rumps at its tips.

• Padstow & the Camel Estuary, Cornwall

PK Porthcurno

Museum of global communications at Porthcurno, where many submarine telegraph cables came ashore.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

Polkerris

Small village and beach on St Austell Bay, part of the Menabilly estate.

• Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast, Cornwall

Polzeath

Small seaside village with a sandy beach popular with holiday-makers and surfers.

• Padstow & the Camel Estuary, Cornwall

Porthmeor Beach

Surfing beach on the north-west side of St Ives, below Tate St Ives.

• St Ives & West Penwith, Cornwall

Porthminster Beach

Beach with almost half a mile of sand on the south-east side of St Ives.

• St Ives & West Penwith, Cornwall

Prideaux Place

Grade I listed Elizabethan house built in 1592 above Padstow, home of the Prideaux family for over 400 years.

• Padstow & the Camel Estuary, Cornwall

Readymoney Cove

Sandy beach south of Fowey harbour, sheltered by cliffs near the mouth of the estuary.

• Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast, Cornwall

Restormel Castle

Almost perfectly circular Norman castle above the River Fowey near Lostwithiel, one of the four chief Norman castles of Cornwall.

• Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast, Cornwall

Smeaton's Pier

• St Ives & West Penwith, Cornwall

St Anthony Head

Southern tip of the Roseland peninsula, overlooking the entrance to Carrick Roads, with the former St Anthony Battery.

• Falmouth & the Helford, Cornwall

St Catherine's Castle

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast, Cornwall

St Enodoc's Church

• Padstow & the Camel Estuary, Cornwall

St Ia's Church

• St Ives & West Penwith, Cornwall

St Mawes Castle

Clover-leaf artillery fort built by Henry VIII between 1540 and 1542, facing Pendennis Castle across the Fal.

• Falmouth & the Helford, Cornwall

St Michael's Mount

Booking: the venue’s own page advises booking ahead (read 25 Oct 2026). Source

• Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End, Cornwall

St Piran's Oratory

• Newquay & the North Coast, Cornwall