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Rame, Cornwall

This lovely place is a nature lovers paradise. There is an abundance of wildlife including rare and beautiful birds to be occasionally seen and heard fluttering around their peaceful woodland habitat.

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Redruth, Cornwall

Redruth was formerly the capital of the largest and richest metal mining area in Britain.

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Rock, Cornwall

Rock is known to have been visited by at least one Royal Prince.

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Saltash, Cornwall

Famous for its two great bridges than span the River Tamar, this little town, known as 'the gateway to Cornwall' is both pretty and interesting.

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Seaton, Cornwall

Seaton is set at the mouth of the River Seaton on the edge of a beautiful deep wooded valley backed by glorious Cornish countryside.

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Sennen, Cornwall

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.

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Sennen Cove, Cornwall

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

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St Agnes, Cornwall

Once one of the centers of the cornish tin mining industry, St Agnes is steeped in mining history, with many old engine houses to be seen around the area. The tin from St Agnes is...

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St Anthony, Cornwall

Pleasant coastal hamlet with a "picture postcard" look. It is situated in south-facing position at the edge of Gillan Creek and is backed by lovely wooded countryside.

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St Austell, Cornwall

One of the blessings of St. Austell, is its parish church, a glorious structure that has a beautiful carved 15th-century tower built of local yellow stone.

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St Ives, Cornwall

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

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St Just, Cornwall

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

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St Just in Roseland, Cornwall

This is a little place that is every bit as enchanting as its name.

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St Mawes, Cornwall

St. Mawes is the stuff picture postcards are made of, the sunlight reflecting on the frothy ocean waves, the warm sea breezes, dreamy thatched cottages overlooking the bay.

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Stratton, Cornwall

Stratton is a short distance inland from the resort of Bude and was the scene of a Civil War battle in 1643.

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Tintagel, Cornwall

Legendry seat of King Arthur, graced with spectacular cliff scenery and the ruins of a castle built for the Earl of Cornwall in 1145, and of a Celtic Monastery. King Arthur's...

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Torpoint, Cornwall

Torpoint is a lively little town set in the lovely Rame Peninsula on the beautiful banks of the Tamar River.

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Trevellas, Cornwall

Lovely coastal region lying at the mouth of Trevellas Coombe, a steep valley with stone built tall chimneys and the shell of a derelict engine house still standing as evocative reminders of the old Blue Hills Tin Mine.

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Trewellard, Cornwall

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.

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Truro, Cornwall

Truro, today is Cornwall's unofficial capital and adminstrative centre but in the Middle Ages Truro was one of the towns which controlled Cornwall's flourishing tin mining industry.

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