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5-day template
West Cornwall in five days
St Ives and its artists, the Penwith coast to Land's End, St Michael's Mount, and Falmouth's castles and gardens.
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- Where
- Cornwall
- Suits
- Art lovers, Walkers, Beach days
- Season
- Gardens, galleries and the coast path are open most of the year; St Michael's Mount is reached on foot by the causeway only at low tide, so check tide times.
- Pace
- Moderate. Two bases, buses or a car between coast villages, and some cliff walking.
- No step-free information for these 23 stops
- No stops marked family-friendly in our guides
How this was chosen. Taken from our itinerary of the same name. Journey times between cities are on the itinerary page, where an official source gives them.
Step-free and family flags come only from data we hold (OpenStreetMap contributors or the venue's own access page) and are not a full access check. Contact each venue before you go.
Day by day
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Day 1 · Cornwall
St Ives
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Tate St Ives
Modern British art with St Ives links.
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Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden
The sculptor's studio and garden.
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Leach Pottery
Pottery founded in 1920.
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Smeaton's Pier
The harbour pier.
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Porthmeor Beach
Surf beach below the Tate.
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Day 2 · Cornwall
Zennor and the north coast
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St Senara's Church, Zennor
Zennor's ancient parish church.
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Zennor Head
Granite headland on the coast path.
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Chysauster Ancient Village
Iron Age and Romano-British courtyard houses.
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Geevor Tin Mine
Tin mine museum at Pendeen.
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Botallack Mine
Cliff mine in the World Heritage mining landscape.
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Day 3 · Cornwall
Land's End and Porthcurno
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Cape Cornwall
Headland near St Just.
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Sennen Cove
Village on the coast path.
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Land's End
The western tip of mainland England.
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PK Porthcurno
Museum of global communications.
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Mousehole
Fishing village on Mount's Bay.
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Day 4 · Cornwall
Penzance and the Mount
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St Michael's Mount
Tidal island reached by a causeway at low tide.
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Marazion
Town facing the Mount.
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Penlee House Gallery and Museum
Newlyn School paintings.
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Jubilee Pool
Art Deco sea-water lido.
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Day 5 · Cornwall
Falmouth and the Helford
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Pendennis Castle
Henry VIII's artillery fort.
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National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Harbourside maritime museum.
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Trebah Garden
Garden running down to the Helford River.
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St Mawes Castle
The fort facing Pendennis across the water.
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Opening hours, prices and tickets change: check each official site. This template is independent and unofficial. Travel between places is not planned here: check National Rail.