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Train journey St Erth to St Ives – A magical trip through beautiful scenery
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-19-at-13.57.17-550×313.jpg” alt_image=”Train journey St Erth to St Ives” video_title=”Train journey from St Erth to St Ives Cornwall” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yqBE1DuBB0″] Train journey St Erth to St Ives Running between St.Ives and the mainline station at St.Erth, the St.Ives Bay Line has some of the most beautiful scenery in England and is well worth taking a trip […]
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Fishermans Friends Port Isaac – The Early days – entertaining in the harbour
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Fishermans-Friends-SG-550×355.jpg” alt_image=”Port Isaac Fishermans Friends Choir singing in the harbour.” video_title=”Port Isaac Fishermans Friends Choir singing in the harbour.” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCJXTrT4fFA”] Fishermans Friends Port Isaac. Port Isaac is a small harbour village on the North Coast of Cornwall. The village is a popular holiday destination and filming location for a number of feature films and […]
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Great Flat Lode – An insight into Cornwall’s Industrial Heritage
The Great Flat Lode This video is of a cycle trip around the Mineral Tramways Heritage Project – Great Flat Lode Trail which can be walked or cycled and is part of the Cornwall Mineral Tramways Heritage Project. The Trail is a circular trail around Carn Brea hill approx (12 km; 7.5 miles) long. . […]
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Fishermans Friends Choir – singing “Bound for South Australia”
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-27-at-16.40.05-550×403.jpg” alt_image=”Fishermans Friends ” video_title=”Fishermans Friends”” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW5IdBWmWGc”] Fishermans Friends Choir singing “Bound for South Australia” Video of the Choir from Post Isaac signing a sea Shanty. During the summer they sing every Friday evening on “The Platt” (Cornish for Market Square). Another video from before they became really famous. Back to Cornwall Tourist and […]
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Goss Moor Cycle Trail – The Cornish Way
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screen-Shot-2021-08-25-at-10.52.57-550×345.png” alt=”Goss Moor Cycle Trail” width=”550″ height=”345″ alt_image=”Goss Moor Cycle Trail” video_title=”Goss Moor” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFSAnOcvwJo”] Goss Moor Cycle Trail The Cornish Way This video is of a cycle around the Goss Moor Trail. The Goss Moor Trail forms section six of The Cornish Way into southeast Cornwall. This 7 mile (c. 12 km) circular trail […]
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Falmouth to Fowey – A popular day sail.
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sailing-from-falmouth-to-fowey-500×281.jpg” alt_image=”Sailing from Falmouth to Fowey” video_title=”Sailing from Falmouth to Fowey” video_url=”/www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-qcFUappGs”] Falmouth to Fowey A short video clip of a bumpy day sailing from Fowey along the coast to Falmouth in Cornwall. Falmouth to Fowey or the other way around a very popular day sailing distances for both local boats and those making […]
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Falmouth Classics – Falmouth Week
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/FalmouthClassics-SG1-550×313.jpg” alt_image=”Falmouth Classics” video_title=”Falmouth Classics” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKlcmv3ijQ4″] Cornwall Falmouth Classics the start of Falmouth Week A celebration of Sail with the Sea Shanty Festival and much more. Falmouth Classics launches Falmouth Week followed by six days of match racing for keelboats, traditional craft and dinghies in the waters of Falmouth Bay, the Carrick Roads and […]
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The Smoking Chimneys of Cornish Engine Houses – An Amazing sight
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-27-at-16.56.41-550×323.jpg” alt_image=”Smoking Chimneys of Cornish Engine Houses” video_title=”Smoking Chimneys of Cornish Engine Houses” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnKv49Tf3W4″] The Smoking Chimneys of Cornish Engine Houses This video records the day on the 30 th of June 2008 when volunteers lit fires at many of the old Cornish Engine houses and once again smoke poured from the stacks. There […]
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St Michaels Mount Marazion Cornwall
[su_video_lightbox image_url=”https://www.visitcornwall.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/St-Michaels-Mount-1-550×365.jpg” alt_image=”St Michaels Mount Marazion Cornwall” video_title=”St Michaels Mount Marazion Cornwall” video_url=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4HHxqtY5Ag”] St Michaels Mount Marazion Cornwall This film talks to Keith Murch, Harbour Master of one of Cornwall most iconic places, St Michaels Mount. He talks about how Cornwall has made him feel, and the differences between life in a city and life […]
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Dolphins between Padstow and Newquay – a thrilling encounter
Dolphins between Padstow and Newquay This video was taken during a delivery trip of the former RNLI Penlee lifeboat the W & S from Belfast to Falmouth. The W & S was being brought to Falmouth by members of the Historic Lifeboat Owners Association. It is not at all unusual to see Dolphins between Padstow […]
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