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Wooler

in the county of Northumberland

Recommended Towns & Villages near Marazion

Penzance in Cornwall

Penzance (85 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall (3.3 miles, 5.2 km, direction W)

A jolly town with a year round holiday atmosphere, where everyone is made to feel welcome...

Pictures of Lelant

Lelant (13 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction N)

The estuary on which the pretty holiday resort of Lelant stands is a paradise for bird watchers, it is also an old village with a long maritime history...

Rinsey Head, from SEAMEADS, Praa sands, Cornwall

Praa Sands (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction SE)

Magnificent gorse covered acres form a superb back drop to a seemingly endless stretch of golden sands which continues to draw countless visitors to Praa Sands...

The Beginning

Mousehole (57 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cornwall (4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction SW)

This delightful coastal village, with its wealth of history, lovely old harbour and beautiful headland walks, makes an interesting base for exploring the superb scenery of Mount's Bay and Land's End...

Lanyon quoit near Madron, Cornwall

Madron (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction W)

The beautiful church dedicated to St.Maddern is the focal point of the village. Interestingly, it was once the village church for Penzance, and its name from the saint for whom.....

Hayle

Hayle (32 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE)

Three miles of golden sands backed by impressive sand dunes have made Hayle a perfect summer place for families to enjoy a holiday. It is an old town, made prosperous in the 18th-century when John Harvey opened his tin, copper and foundry business..

Carbis bay, St Ives, Cornwall

Carbis Bay (9 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction N)

Carbis, is a deeply curving, sheltered bay of soft golden sand that makes it a haven for sea-bathing...

Coastguard lookout

St Ives (261 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction N)

There is a magical quality surrounding the whole of the Cornish coast of which St.Ives is a small but special part...

Back in time

Zennor (23 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction NW)

This hauntingly beautiful village stands starkly above cliifs that in parts are over 300ft above the sea...

Evening sunlight over the Institute

Porthleven (55 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cornwall (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction SE)

Porthleven has two picturesque harbours - the inner harbour is lined with dazzling white cottages, with the walls of the outer harbour giving shelter from the often tumultuous seas...

Gwithian beach, Cornwall

Gwithian (21 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction NE)

Gwithian has a beautiful white sandy beach with frothy Atlantic rollers which act as a magnet for surfers, for this is one of Cornwall's top surfing spots. In medieval times.....

Street Scene in Helston, Cornwall

Helston (73 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cornwall (8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction E)

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Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall

Pendeen (32 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction W)

In this fascinating area of old Cornish Tin Mines, Pendeen Lighthouse, built in 1900 to guide shipping off the coast between Cape Cornwall and Gunard's Head, makes a striking feature...

Levant Mine Compressor House. - A National Trust property near St. Just, Cornwall.

Trewellard (15 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction W)

Looking at the quiet beauty of wave lashed Botallack Head you can see all that remains of one of the most successful of all Cornwall's mines...

Cape Cornwall

St Just (48 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction W)

Attractive town dominated by its historic parish church, superb town clock and the handsome building of the Wellington Hotel overlooking the market square...

South Crofty Mine Head, Cambourne, Cornwall

Camborne (5 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction NE)

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Botallack Tin Mines in Cornwall

Botallack (23 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)

Botallack is an historic village attracting many visitors to its heritage coastline which is dotted with the workings of old, long abandoned mines...

Porthcurno, Cornwall

Porthcurno (41 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (10.2 miles, 16.3 km, direction SW)

Porthcurno is the home of the unique Minack Theatre, whose magnificent setting rivals that of any open air theatre to be found anywhere. ..

Sennen, Cornwall

Sennen (81 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall (10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction W)

Sennen is but a stone's throw from the towering cliffs of Land's End from which there are magnificent views across a swirling deep blue ocean, its waves, tinged with a creamy-white froth, sometimes hiding bulky, basking sharks...

Sennen Cove Cornwall

Sennen Cove (34 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall (11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction W)

Sennen Cove lies at the foot of steeply rising slopes to which old whitewashed cottages cling haphazardly around the hillside...

Recommended attractions near Marazion

St Michaels Mount from the gardens in Marazion

St Michaels Mount (138 Pictures)

(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)

The priory on St.Michael's mount is dedicated to the Archangel who is believed to have appeared to local fishermen in AD 495. The.....

Path through the village.

Chysauster Ancient Village (25 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction NW)

This is a classic prehistoric site, quite possibly a Celtic settlement occupied almost two thousand years ago. In its wild.....

Lanyon Quoit, (5,000-6,000 year old ancient burial chamber) Bosullow, Cornwall, England

Lanyon Quoit (3 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.7 km, direction W)

In this moorland area thick with pre-historic remains, this is the most accessible and without doubt the most famous of all the.....

Men an Tol, ancient monument in Cornwall

Men-an-Tol (2 Pictures)

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction NW)

The Men-an-Tol is a massive round holed stone standing between two uprights. It quite probably dates from the Bronze-Age and may.....

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Chun Castle

(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction W)

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Chun Quoit (4,000-5,000 year old ancient burial chamber) Bosullow, Cornwall, England

Chun Quoit (1 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction W)

This is the smallest of the areas famous cromlech's, it is also the only one never to have been dislodged. It stands close to.....

Godrevy Lighthouse

Godrevy (47 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction N)

This hauntingly beautiful spot was initially made famous by centuries of shipwreck caused by perilous rocks scattered around its.....

Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall

Pendeen Lighthouse (2 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)

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Merlin's Child

Minack Theatre (66 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.5 km, direction SW)

The fact that we have a theatre in such a spectacular setting is solely due to one woman, Rowena Cade, and the story of the.....

Levant Zawn

Levant Mine & Beam Engine (13 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)

Clinging to the wild Cornish coast topping the cliffs above Pendeen lies the restored buildings of Levant Mine with its steam.....

Cape Cornwall

Cape Cornwall (24 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction W)

Britain's only 'Cape' provides a fascinating contrast to the packed beaches of Whitesand Bay and to its well publicised neighbour.....

Cornish Beam Engine, Pool, Cornwall - National Trust

Cornish Mines and Engines (4 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE)

This museum set on lonely cliffs far above the swirling Atlantic Ocean is where visitors to the area can learn all about.....

Carn Brae, Redruth, Cornwall, on a beautiful clear day

Carn Brae Castle (6 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction NE)

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True love never runs smooth.

The National Seal Sanctuary (13 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction E)

The Seal Sanctuary was set up in 1958 in the small village of St Agnes, in 1974 we moved to Gweek after we needed more space for.....

Lands End

Lands End (148 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction W)

One of the most visited tourist attractions in Britain, and a world famous landmark. With stunning views and now being made in to.....

A picture of Goonhilly Downs

Goonhilly Downs (8 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SE)

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Glendurgan Gardens, in Cornwall.  Tree Heather in flower in March

Glendurgan Garden (23 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction E)

These beautiful gardens are set on a rising landscape at the side of the Helford River. The gardens, mainly full of exotic trees.....

Greenery

Trebah Garden (14 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction E)

Trebah Garden occupys one of Cornwall's most dramatic landscapes, set into a beautiful wooded ravine descending towards a private.....

Pendennis Castle, Pendennis Point, Falmouth, Cornwall

Pendennis Castle (11 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction E)

Built at the side of a naturally deep harbour Pendennis Castle forms one of Henry VIII's coastal defences, built to guard against.....

St Mawes Castle - the sea view.

St Mawes Castle (12 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.8 km, direction E)

Built by Henry VIII between 1540-45 due to the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain. Built as one of a pair, their.....


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