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Mawgan Porth Beach – Newquay
Mawgan Porth Beach A large popular family beach, west facing between two steep headlands. Plenty of sand at high tide. Access – easily accessible from the car park across the road. Motorcycles may park without charge in a designated Motorcycle Parking Space, and in other areas of the car park where it does not cause […]
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Moyclare Garden
Moyclare Garden Moyclare Garden Address: Lodge Hill Liskeard Cornwall Post Code: PL14 4EH Tel: +44 01579 343114 Back to our Cornwall Gardens List. [su_divider top=”no” style=”dashed” divider_color=”#800000″ size=”2″] Amazon has a large selection of books on the Gardens of Cornwall. Several that cover all the gardens and others that are specific to a particular Garden. […]
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Marazion Beach – Spectacular views of St Michael’s Mount
Marazion Beach This beach enjoys spectacular views to St Michael’s Mount and the bay beyond, Mounts Bay, recently voted one of the most beautiful bays in the world. At low tide access to St Michael’s Mount is by way of a causeway, once walked by pilgrims whilst at high tide a gentle boat ride takes […]
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Maenporth Beach Falmouth
Maenporth Beach This is an attractive East-facing beach of sand, set between small headlands, which give good shelter. The beach gently slopes and has shallow water which is great for children. Parking is right on the beach, £4.00per day. Disabled Access. Seasonal Dog Ban. Beach cafe and shop selling snacks, drinks, ice creams, buckets and […]
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Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park – Explore the coastline and beautiful parklands
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park Mount Edgcumbe is open to the public all year, whatever the weather. Walk along the coastline, and trails, Try a Segway around the paths. There is a shopping village as well as a cafe and restaurant. The House has three licensed rooms for civil ceremonies, accommodating from 2 to […]
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Lusty Glaze Beach Newquay A popular family beach
Lusty Glaze Beach – Newquay Lusty Glaze beach is one of the smallest of Newquay’s main beaches, well sheltered by surrounding high cliffs. Bathing huts on the beach. Popular with families. Surfing, rockpools, beach activities, parking, good food. Lusty Glaze is a private beach and the owners have the right to close the beach when […]
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Minack Theatre Gardens – Nationally acclaimed coastal garden
Minack Theatre Gardens Address: Porthcurno CORNWALL Post Code: TR19 6JU Tel: +44 01736 810694 “Niall & Jill Milligan have created a pioneering garden worthy of Rowena Cade’s own imaginative leap: a feast of succulents, cacti and other drought tolerant species, interspersed with vivid blasts of bulbs and herbaceous perennials”. BBC Gardens Illustrated Magazine. The landscaping […]
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Loe Beach – Shingle beach A popular boating beach
Loe Beach The Beach is a shingle beach with areas of rock to explore at low tide. Popular with the locals and boat lovers. There are lots of water sport activities all year round and boat trips from the bay. A bathing area is cordoned off in summer. Access – easy from the car park […]
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Long Rock Beach – A great windsurfers Beach
Long Rock Beach The western edge of sands that stretch to Marazion. A safe family beach with sand and pebbles. Favoured with Penzance locals as it is the most easily accessible stretch of sandy beach from town. Swimming here is particularly safe as it takes a lot of walking to get into even waist-deep water. […]
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Loe Bar Beach – Lovely walk but not safe for swimming
Loe Bar Beach Grassy areas, steep sand shelves. Fierce currents, NOT SAFE FOR SWIMMING. Car parking halfway along cliff road from Porthleven, walk for 5 to 10 minutes along the cliff path to get to the beach. Great start to the Penrose circular walk around the estate and Loe Pool. No facilities at the beach […]
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