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Pictures of Cadgwith

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cornwall

About Cadgwith

This idyllic little cove is the place where Sir John Killigrew wanted to build a lighthouse but the crescendo of discord from the villagers was so great that it was not until 1751 that a lighthouse was built. These days, it is a proud boast of the village that it has both a coastguard and a lifeboat station.

In the village, quaint little cottages hide behind old stone walls that are whitwashed to compliment the walls to the cottages. Doors and windows are brightly painted and the roofs are thickly thatched, a pleasant alternative to the more common slate roof.

All along this magnificent coastline there are countless little coves, bays and inlets which in past times have made it ideal territory for shipwrecking and smuggling, and in Cadgwith, this practice would often provide the only source of income for some families. It is perhaps the reason why the good village folk of Cadgwith held out for so long against the building of a lighthouse!

Cadgwith, is in a truly beautiful area, it lies next to Ruan Minor and close to the overwhelming magnificence of Lizard Point.

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Polurrian Cove

Lizard (121 Pictures) in the county of Cornwall

(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction SW of Cadgwith)

For an abiding memory of sheer grandeur the spectacular scenery surrounding the village of Lizard set in the heart of the Lizard Peninsular is hard to beat, for this artists.....

Kynance Cove, Cornwall

Kynance Cove (50 Pictures) in the county of Cornwall

(2.9 miles, 4.6 km, direction W of Cadgwith)

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Porthleven (55 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Cornwall

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction NW of Cadgwith)

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...

Falmouth Harbour, Falmouth, Cornwall

Falmouth (97 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction NE of Cadgwith)

Think of Falmouth and you immediately think of the sparkling sea in a bay alive with busy colourful pleasure and sailing boats all jostling along in bright sunshine. You think.....

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St Mawes (61 Pictures) in the county of Cornwall

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction NE of Cadgwith)

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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Goonhilly Downs (8 Pictures)

(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction N)

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The National Seal Sanctuary (13 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction N)

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Trebah Garden (14 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction N)

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

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Glendurgan Garden (23 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction N)

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

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Pendennis Castle (11 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction NE)

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

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St Anthony Head (1 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction NE)

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St Mawes Castle (12 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NE)

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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