English-Mines Mines were home to fairies known as knockers
View from the top of Carn Galva. Looking ahead towards Bosigran and to the right, Porthmeor. This is pretty much the highest point on the West Cornwall moors, bar Watchcroft.Mar 2007
Dozmary Pool sits high up on Bodmin Moor in splendid isolation apart from a couple of farm cottages. It is a couple of miles south of Bolventor, where the Jamaica Inn is situated. In the Arthurian legend, Dozmary Pool was where the Lady of the Lake caught the magical sword Excalibur.
Find out more about the National Trust's East Pool Mine at the heart of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site.
Bude Sea Pool - tidal pool in north Cornwall - aerial image
Did you know some of our Cornish beaches have these hidden secrets? Dotted across Cornwall at various beaches, you can find the occasional tidal sea pool. Pools and lagoons built into the rocks that fill up naturally when the tide comes in, and are left to warm in the sun throughout the day. Some of...
Taken at Manaccan, Helston, Cornwall
This little pool on Porthtowan beach is one of the North coast's best kept secrets. In fact I only found out about it after leafing through a best-selling book!The tidal pool is covered at high tide - this is where the water comes from. At lower tides though it is a supposedly safe spot to splash around in without the dangers of the Atlantic ocean from which it fills.
If you want to escape Cornwall’s crazy summer busy-ness, you have to get inventive with Google Maps. This is my #1 suggestion if you’re on the lookout for secret Cornish coves at any time of year, but during August it’s always a necessity for locals wanting to find a bit of peace and quiet. Last...
These are the best things to do in Cornwall, for those willing to venture off the beaten path there are hidden gems to be discovered
Looking for campsites in Cornwall near beach? Tamar Lake Farm is close to Bude and three National Trust Beaches at Sandymouth, Duckpool and Northcott Mouth
In search of the historic tidal pools in Cornwall which miners created using dynamite
Visit the Jubilee Pool in Penzance - Cornwall’s outdoor sea water lido! It’s a beautiful place for cold water swimming.
The tidal pool at Porthtowan beach. I am informed the pool was built by Joseph Rich, in around 1905 - apparently, if you look, there is a rock formed from a bag of cement that caught by the tide.The pool itself is pretty well tucked away under the cliffs and not too easy to reach either from the beach or down the precarious steps in the cliffside.
A circular walk between Constantine Bay to Porthcothan via nature's swimming pool at Treyarnon beach and a spectacular series of islands, headlands and tiny coves named after wine and pepper smuggled there, and the rock where a customs officer was left by smugglers to drown.
At Puddleduck Valley we offer a fantastic farm stays, superb Devon holiday cottages, eco tourism and super luxury glamping.
Bude Sea Pool was created in the 1930s to provide a haven for safe swimming for the people of the town.
Pannier tank 3686 approaching Marsh Mills with freight from Tavistock...Aug 1961.
