● Scenic attractions and wildlife trail
1 Land ’s End – theme park
set within magni ficent scenery 0870
458 0099
www.landsend-landmark.co.uk
2 Mayon Cliff, Sennen (NT) –
information point in former
coastguard lookout; dolphin/whale
sightings if you’re lucky.
3 Porth Nanven – outstanding
example of a raised beach.
4 Carn Gloose – steep
headland with granite outcrops and
tremendous views.
5 Cape Cornwall (NT) – great
views from the only place in England
to be named a “cape” with fine
ornamental hill-top chimney, tiny fishing
cove, Coastguard Lookout on the
cliffs, The Brisons (rocks notorious
for shipwrecks), Porthledden (rocky
shore and haven for marine
biologists and geologists) and rich
wildlife including seal and dolphin
sightings if you’re lucky.
6 Carn Kenidjack – excellent
view point from rocky summit with a
mythical reputation as a den of
giants and devils.
7 Pendeen Lighthouse –
spectacularly located where Atlantic
seas batter a rugged coast 01736
788418. Access (to east by foot at
low tide) to nearby beautiful but
hazardous cove.
8 Carn Galver (NT) – engine
house remains and excellent view of
ancient coastline from outer carn of
Neolithic site on summit of hill (on
moorland on opposite side of the
road)
9 Zennor Head – prominent
headland.
10 The Carracks – good for
seal sightings.
11 Baker ’s Pit (CWT) – 111
acre nature reserve in old china
clay works.
12 Rosewall Hill (NT) –
amazing views over Penwith moors and
St Ives bay.
●
Major nearby attractions:
13 Minack Theatre
(May-Sept performances) and Visitor
Centre (open all year) –
spectacularly located open air
theatre 01736 810181
www.minack.com; dolphin/whale
sightings here if you’re lucky.
14 Trengwainton Gardens (NT)
– Rare plants and spectacular views
01736 362297
15 Paradise Park Wildlife
Sanctuary – Tropical birds,
wildlife, gardens and daily events
01736 751020
www.paradisepark.org.uk
16 St Michael’s Mount (NT),
Marazion – Romantic Benedictine
priory/embattled castle accessed by
causeway or ferry 01736 710507
www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk
● Activities trail
1 Land’s End Riding Centre,
Trevescan 01736 871989
www.cornwallridingholidays.co.uk
2 Sennen Cove – Surfing and
family beach with large expanse of
sand at low tide. All facilities
including surfing school 01736 871458
3 Land’s End Aerodrome –
Scenic flights and trial flying
lessons 01736 788771 and Sky bus flights
to the Isles of Scilly 0845 710 5555
www.ios-travel.co.uk
4 Cape Cornwall Country Club
golf tuition (plus swimming
pool/sauna and restaurant) in
spectacular location 01736 788611
www.capecornwall.com
5 Mulfra Trekking Centre,
Newmill 01736 361601
6 Porthmeor Beach – Sandy surfing
beach below Tate Gallery. All
facilities.
7 Porthminster Beach – Large
sandy beach below railway station.
All facilities.
8 Bird watching areas
Entertaining and educational boat
trips and safari, archaeological,
wildlife and geological tours are
offered by a number of operators.
01736 788669 for details
● Inns and eating places trail
1 St Just,Market Square/Fore
Street:The Commercial Hotel 01736
788455; The Wellington Hotel 01736
787319; The King ’s Arms 01736
788545; The Star Inn 01736 788767.
Kegen Teg 01736 788562, The Cook
Book (Cape Cornwall Street) 01736
787266 and Cape Cornwall Country
Club Restaurant 01736 788611 provide
home-made meals using local produce
(phone for opening times) and the
town has a number of takeaway
restaurants.
2 The Queen ’s Arms,
Botallack, St Just 01736 788318
3 Trewellard, Pendeen:
Trewellard Arms Hotel 01736 788634
and Trewellard Meadery 01736 788345
4 Pendeen: The North Inn
01736 788417; The Radjel 01736
788446; Geevor tin mine café 01736
788662; The Field House 01736 788097
5 The Gurnard’s Head Hotel,
Zennor 01736 796928
6 Zennor centre: The Tinner’s
Arms 01736 796927 and Zennor
Backpackers and Café 01736 798307
7 Land’s End Hotel,
Restaurant and Bar 01736 871844
8 Sennen: The Old Success Inn
01736 871232; First and Last Inn
01736 871680
Local and specialist food suppliers
St Just area: Bosavern Farm
organic vegetables, naturally reared
meat, eggs, Bosavern, near St Just
(off A3071 before St Just) 01736
786739
St Just centre: Warrens
Bakery, Market Square, 01736 788538,
famous for its pasties, saffron cake
and other Cornish fare, was founded
in St Just in 1860 and still
has its head office in the town;
McFadden and Sons Butchers, Market
Square, 01736 788136; Vivian Olds
Ltd. Retail meat and order business,
2 Chapel Road 01736 788520; Jelbert
’s Fruit and Vegetables, Bank Square
01736 788564; Sweets and Treats, 21
Cape Cornwall Street 01736 786129 |
● Ancient sites trail
1 Chapel Carn Brea (NT) –
Cornwall ’s first and last hill (657
ft) crowned with ancient cairns and
offering spectacular panoramic views
over Penwith.
2 Carn Euny (EH) – remains of
late pre-historic courtyard houses
1km walk from Grumbla.
3 Bollowall Barrow (EH
managed by NT) – unusual and
outstanding example of Bronze Age
burial cairn.
4 Tregaseal Stone Circle –
originally one of three early Bronze
age circles here.
5 Kenidjack Castle – early
Iron Age cliff castle set in rugged
cliffs (for hardened walkers only)
6 Pendeen fogou –
pre-historic underground burial
chamber.
7 Chun Quoit – Neolithic
chamber tomb; and Chun Castle – Iron
Age stone-built hill fort.
8 Men-an-Tol – mysterious
pre-historic holed stone 1km walk
from Bosullow.
9 Lanyon Quoit (NT) – burial
tomb dating from the Neolithic
period (just off road)
10 Madron Holy Well – early
Christian.
11 Men Scryfa – inscribed
granite pillar dating from the Iron
Age.
12 Nine Maidens – classic
stone circle.
13 Chysauster (EH) – remains
of late pre-historic courtyard house
2km walk from New Mill 07831 757934
14 Mulfra Quoit – Neolithic
chamber tomb.
15 Zennor Quoit – Britain ’s
largest Neolithic chamber tomb.
16 Gurnard ’s Head –
prominent headland with cliff
castle.
17 Merry Maidens – one of
Cornwall ’s best preserved stone
circles, easily accessed from B3315.
18 Sancreed Holy Well – early
Christian in lovely location.
● Mining heritage trail
1 Kenidjack Valley (NT) –
former powerhouse of Victorian
mining in a stunning setting;
internationally important for both
its history and wildlife.
2 Botallack – The Count House
Workshop, Botallack (NT) –
information about local history and
wild-life; Botallack calciner and
related structures – the world ’s
best preserved arsenic works; and
The Crowns, Botallack – engine
houses spectacularly perched on
rugged cliffs above the sea.
3 Levant Mine – Cornwall ’s
only working steam-powered beam
engine (NT) – limited opening 01736
786156
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
4 Geevor mine – the UK ’s
largest and most complete tin mining
site with underground tour and
spectacularly located café 01736
788662
www.geevor.com
● Galleries,studios,museums and specialist shops trail
See the free Just Arts booklet or www.just-arts.co.uk
1 St Just centre: Great
Atlantic Mapworks, West Place and
Bank Square 01736 788911/788824
(West Cornwall artists); Navigator
Gallery, 41 Fore Street 01736 787052
(established Crafts Council members
and new artists); Just Fine Art, 3-4
Market Square 01736 788869 (local
and international artists); Smart
Tart (textile artist Karen Arthur)
and St Just Pottery (Jonathan
Hancock ’s working pottery/gallery),
Blackbird Barn off Bank Square 01736
787091; The Old Sunday School, Cape
Cornwall Street 01736 788444
(paintings and jewellery by Danny
Meehan and Nancy Pickard); The Turn
of the Tide Studio, Fore Street
01736 787268 (paintings by Gabrielle
Hawkes and Tom Henderson Smith);
Just Cornish, Fore Street 01736
787877 (art, crafts etc. all made in
Cornwall)
2 Artglass-UK, Kelynack 01736
788255 (glass artist Fi Kilpatrick)
3 Helen Jay Pottery, Cot
Manor, Cot Valley 01736 787764
(colourful domestic ware)
4 The Nancherrow Studio, 34
Nancherroe Terrace, St Just 01736
788552 (local artists)
5 Tregaseal Gallery,
Nancherrow 01736 787354 (paintings
by Bob Vigg+pottery)
6 Boscean Pottery, Boscean
01736 787093 (Scott Marshall
oven-to-table ware+cards)
7 Gem and Jewellery Workshop,
Pendeen 01736 788217 (free private
mine history museum selling
hand-made jewellery, mineral
specimens & gifts)
8 Steam Pottery, Pendeen
01736 788070 (national
potters/working pottery)
9 Yew Tree Gallery, Keigwin
01736 786425 (fine and applied art,
sculpture and organic potager)
10 Morvah Schoolhouse 01736
787808 (local and national artists)
11 Wayside Folk Museum,
Zennor 01736 796945 (Cornwall ’s
oldest private museum devoted to
life in the area from 3000BC to the
1950s)
12 Tate St Ives and Hepworth
Museum, St Ives 01736 791163
(leading artists connected with the
area)
13 Penlee House Gallery &
Museum, Morrab Road, Penzance 01736
363625 (works from Newlyn School of
Art)
14 Newlyn Art Gallery, New
Road, Newlyn 01736 363625 (modern
art)
15 Porthcurno Telegraph
Museum 01736 810966 (award-winning
underground museum)
16 The Round House Gallery,
Sennen Cove 01736 871859 (Cornish
arts and crafts) |
