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St Ives May Day – Celebrating the start of Spring and the end of Winter
The St Ives May Day Celebrations can be traced back hundreds of years are a traditional celebration representing the start of spring and the end of winter. [su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/st-ives-may-day-celebrations-960×567.jpg” alt_image=”St Ives Celebrations” video_title=”St Ives May Day Celebrations” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzDS2c3HhIw”] St Ives May Day Celebrations At midday at the Guildhall, the Grand Bard and Mayor choose the […]
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Falmouth Working Boat Race – An exciting spectacle as these boats race in the Falmouth Harbour
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/falmouth-working-boat-race.jpg” alt_image=”Falmouth Working Boat Race” video_title=”Falmouth Working Boat Race Flushing Sailing Club” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKrtcZ2dnrk”] Falmouth Working Boat Race – Falmouth Week 2014 Falmouth Working Boat Race: The Falmouth working boats have survived as a racing class because of the nature of the oyster fishing which has continued in the Roseland and in the river Fal […]
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Trevarno Classic Car Rally
[wp_lightbox_fancybox_youtube_video link=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR4FXuam4DQ” title=”Trevarno Classic Car Rally” source=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/trevarno-cornwall-classic-car-ra.jpg”] Trevarno Classic Car Rally Video of the Classic and Vintage Car Rally – held at Trevarno Estate and Gardens. The historic Trevarno Estate in Cornwall boasts magnificent gardens, grounds with Woodland walks and dates back to 1246. Events are held throughout the year at Trevarno. The estate […]
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National Seal Sanctuary Gweek
The Cornwall National Seal Sanctuary Gweek has its origins from an event in the winter of 1958 when Ken Jones found a baby seal washed up on the beach at St Agnes. The seal was only a few hours old. He took this baby seal back to the garden of his house near the beach. […]
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Glendurgan Gardens on the Helford – A lovely stroll down a wooded valley to the sea
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-10-at-15.37.38-550×402.png” alt_image=”Glendurgan Gardens” video_title=”Glendurgan Gardens on the Helford – A video Tour” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOFH72eEXqI”] Click on the image above t0 play the video Glendurgan Gardens on the Helford – A video Tour Glendurgan Gardens are set in a wooded valley that descends steeply to the hamlet of Durgan on the shore of the Helford river, […]
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Looe Island – A short boat trip to beautiful nature reserve
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-10-at-15.51.25-550×363.png” alt_image=”Looe Island” video_title=”St George’s Island Looe Cornwall” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG8WM8C6Obw”] Looe Island An exploration of Looe Island ( St Georges Island) Cornwall. The island lies just off the coast at Looe in South East Cornwall. The film includes footage of travelling to the Island (August 2008), the archaeology site of the old Lammana Chapel […]
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Mediterranean Biome at the Eden Project – World leading project -Fascinating day out for all
[wp_lightbox_fancybox_youtube_video link=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj_xkFekS04″ title=”Eden Biome” source=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mediterranean-biome-at-the-eden-500×333.jpg”] Mediterranean Biome at the Eden Project This video shows an overview of part of the Mediterranean Biome at the Eden Project. The domes of the Eden Project are the largest in the world each imitating a natural biome. There are two main domes, one the Mediterranean and the other […]
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Obby Oss Festival Padstow – May Day celebrations in Padstow
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-04-at-19.50.02-550×277.png” alt_image=”Obby Oss Festival Padstow” video_title=”Obby Oss Festival Padstow” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpCFHFmAmS8″] Obby Oss Festival Padstow The Obby Oss Festival Padstow is an annual event generally accepted to have Celtic origins and celebrates the death of winter and the beginning of spring and is one of the oldest Festivals in the UK. The Red ‘Oss and […]
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Video Guide to Padstow – The end of the Camel Trail and lovely harbour town
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/video-guide-to-padstow-500×281.jpg” alt_image=”Video Guide to Padstow” video_title=”Video Guide to Padstow on the North Cornwall Coast” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=eouOWZbFugs”] Video Guide to Padstow on the North Cornwall Coast A short video guide to Padstow featuring the harbour, the beaches, Camel Trail, Rick Stein’s cafe. Padstow is approximately 14 miles northeast of Newquay, on the north Cornwall coast at […]
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St Ives School Artists – The history and why artists are attracted to St Ives
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/st-ives-school-of-artists.jpg” alt_image=”St Ives School Artists” video_title=”St Ives School Artists” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRJIqVQhMqY”] St Ives School Artists The St Ives school Artists : A film made by the Cornwall Tourist Board to illustrate the artistic community that has existed in St Ives for many years. Drawn by the quality of the light, the seascapes and landscape of […]
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