Place: » Roche
Category: » Landmarks
About: The ladder at Roche Rock leads your eye to the top of the photograph and the ruins beyond but it is not for the faint hearted and those that suffer from vertigo.
Photograph Added: 6th October 2008
Place: » Portmellon
Category: » Beaches
About: Portmellon is located 6 miles from St Austell and on the day that we visited the sea was very calm and the beach nearly deserted. The recent weather conditions had resulted in large areas of green slippery seaweed on the beach which might have put pe......
Photograph Added: 5th October 2008
Place: » Perranporth
Category: » Sunsets and Sunrises
About: Sunset at Perranporth reflected in the textured wet sand. In the background is Chapel Rock.
Photograph Added: 4th October 2008
Place: » Portmellon
Category: » Coastline
About: This sign warning cars to "Beware of Waves" at Portmellon looks pretty ominous. On the day we visited the tide was out and flat calm but the conditions must be quite different at times to warrant such a sign.
Photograph Added: 4th October 2008
Place: » Sandymouth
Category: » Sea and Sand
About: When the tide comes in at Sanymouth, near Bude, there is very little beach left to sit on. This summer has been very disappointing and on the rare occasion that it has been sunny even a small patch of beach and a rough sea attracted sun worhsipers an......
Photograph Added: 3rd October 2008
Place: » Treen
Category: » Coast Path
About: This photograph taken earlier in the year shows the cliffs at Treen in all their colourful glory. No gardener can compete with the spectacle that was laid before us on our walk along the cliff paths.
Photograph Added: 2nd October 2008
Cornwall is located in the far south west of main land Britain. Cornwall's history dates back thousand of years with the traditional industries of fishing and mining being the main stay of employment. Cornwall is a fantastic place to visit at any time of year offering stunning scenery, industrial heritage, quaint fishing villages and fantastic beaches.
Mining for the traditional minerals has now finished following the closure of the last working tin mine in Cornwall South Crofty in 1998. Fishing is also in decline with dwindling fish stocks and constant pressure from government and the EU forcing many fishermen to find alternative employment.
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The are a number of famous historic Cornish People these include Richard Trevithick inventor of the steam locomotive, Sir Humphrey Davy inventor of the miners safety lamp, Sir Goldsworthy Gurney inventor of Limelight, William Bickford who invented the safety fuse in Tuckingmill and Bob Fitzsimmons three times world bare knuckle boxing champion to name but a few.
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