Welcome to the St Just Heritage area

West Cornwall’s inspirational mining coast.

Just sense the difference...Why travel all the way to the far west tip of Cornwall for this gloriously wild, remote and unspoilt area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?  Because it is different from the rest of the county, with a tangible sense of space, tranquillity and timelessness, and an unparalleled concentration of scenery, wildlife, history and arts. All this, and less than an hour from Newquay airport.

New self guide trail leaflets for Levant and Botallack mines

As part of the St Just Heritage Area regeneration project new leaflets have been produced to help people explore the dramatic remains of these fascinating mining heritage sites both now owned and maintained by the National Trust. Paper copies of the leaflets are available for free at Botallack and Levant and at other outlets in the area such as St Just TIC but if you want to read about the sites before you visit download a copy here:

  • Levant Self-guided Trail - English Francais Deutsch
  • Botallack Self-guided Trail - English Francais Deutsch

(Please remember to only print it out if necessary to save paper.)

At Botallack make sure you leave some time to visit the Count House Workshop at Botallack (free admittance, open daily 10-4 unless events are being held, call 01736 788588 to check) to see new the displays, film and photographic exhibition about the St Just area which have also been funded by the St Just Heritage Area regeneration project. Family activity trails are also being developed for Botallack and Levant and will shortly be available on site.

Web version of Tin & Fishes play script freely available for educational and community use

Tin and Fishes is a new and original piece of theatre written by St Buryan-based writer Pauline Sheppard and premiered at Geevor Tin Mine on 20 July 2006. Click here for more information on Tin & Fishes

New walks booklet "Nine Walks around St Just & St Ives"
If you like walking or just want to discover more about the landscape, wildlife and industrial heritage of this special area, try the new booklet "Nine Walks around St Just & St Ives" priced at £4.50 and available from retailers throughout the area
- click here for details

The best walking and bird-watching territory amongst ancient moorland sites and the magnificent South West coast path and – for hardened walkers – an ideal starting point for a trek to John o’Groats!

Outstanding attractions...The Minack open air theatre, perched above clear turquoise sea, and St Michael’s Mount near Penzance, are 20 only minutes away. There are magnificent beaches at nearby Sennen and Porthcurno, and for art-lovers, the Tate St Ives, Newlyn Art Gallery and Penlee House Gallery in Penzance are on the doorstep.

High-flying fare...The St Just area itself has a remarkable range of galleries, historic inns and quality local produce, while scenic flights and a Sky Bus service from Land’s End Aerodrome make it an ideal stop-over base for the Isles of Scilly. Then there are the stunning Cape Cornwall and Crowns engine houses, Geevor tin mine with underground tour, Cornwall’s only working steam-powered beam engine at the National Trust’s Levant, Zennor folk museum, St Just’s plen an gwary, golf, horse-riding, specialist tours and more...

For more information on the Land's End area please visit www.landsendarea.co.uk
Select quality arts & crafts...
Local crafts
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Enjoy the view...
Clifftop walking
Breathtaking clifftop views, stunning coastal panaoramas and glimpses of a proud industrial past all feature in our Image gallery...
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Map of the area...
Map of the area
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What is St Just Heritage Area?
St Just Heritage Area
Read the fascinating background to the area...
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