Quick Summary: Cornwall is one of Great Britain's most charming counties, located along the rugged southwestern tip of the country's Atlantic Ocean coastline. The charming peninsular county is home to iconic natural areas such as the popular spiritual pilgrimage site Saint Nectan’s Glen, the dramatic rocky Bedruthan Steps, and Land's End, which forms one end of England's famed "First and Last" cross-country journey.


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The Eden Project

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Lizard Point

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The Lost Gardens of Heligan

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St Michael’s Mount

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The Minack Theatre

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The Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden

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Mousehole

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Tresco Abbey Gardens

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Bodmin Moor

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Saint Nectan’s Glen

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Kynance Cove

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St. Ives

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Boscastle

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Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps

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Tintagel Castle

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Fistral Beach

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Land’s End

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The Seafood Restaurant

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Kota Restaurant

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Number 6 in Padstow

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Restaurant Nathan Outlaw

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The Victoria Inn

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