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The Church of St Mary the Virgin at South Baddesley, Hampshire.

South Baddesley

in the county of Hampshire

winter morning, Kingsbury water park, North Warwickshire.

Kingsbury

in the county of Warwickshire

Pictures of Mousehole

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cornwall

About Mousehole

Increasingly popular 21st-century tourist destination which interestingly was sacked by Spanish troops in the 16th-century when all but one house was raised to the ground.

Today a delightful mix-match of houses and cottages crowd the tiny harbour which is usually full of fishing boats, pleasure craft and visiting yachts. Above the village is the famous Wild Bird Hospital where the lives of hundreds of birds are saved annually. Flanked by Newlyn and Lamorna Cove, Mousehole looks out across the wide sweep of Mount's Bay, on a clear day there are stunning views towards Prussia Cove and Trewavas Head. In spite of winter gales, early in December this little place becomes a 'winter wonderland' as the whole of the village is decked in Christmas lights for the famous Mousehole Illuminations.

Pleasant coastal walks take you to Lamorna where steep bracken-clad slopes above the bay are still studded with huge rocks cut from nearby quarries. Walking due west you come to Tater-du, Britain's first fully automatic lighthouse which first came into operation in 1965. In the opposite direction the coastal path takes you to Newlyn. Along here is the Penlee Point lifeboat house, where on a dramatic night in 1981 the Solomon Browne set to sea in a fierce storm in an attempt to rescue eight men from the coaster, Union Star. Sadly, all lives where lost and the boat's coxswain was posthumously awarded a Gold Medal, the RNLI equivalent of the Victoria Cross.

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.

Places to visit include: Penzance, Lofty Cribba Head, Take a sea fishing trip, Geevor Tin Mines, St. Michaels Mount, Cape Cornwall and Minack Open Air Theatre.

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Penzance in Cornwall

Penzance (85 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall

(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction N of Mousehole)

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Pilgrims Steps at Marazion / St. Michael's Mount

Marazion (109 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall

(4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction NE of Mousehole)

The picturesque village of Marazion with its quaint cottages, shops and pubs, is in a sublime position on the west Cornwall peninsula..

Cape Cornwall

St Just (48 Pictures) in the county of Cornwall

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NW of Mousehole)

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

Gurnard Head from Zennor Head

Zennor (23 Pictures) in the county of Cornwall

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction N of Mousehole)

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Hayle (32 Pictures) in the county of Cornwall

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NE of Mousehole)

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..

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St Michaels Mount from the gardens in Marazion

St Michaels Mount (138 Pictures)

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction NE)

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.....

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

Lanyon Quoit (3 Pictures)

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction NW)

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

Path through the village.

Chysauster Ancient Village (25 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction N)

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

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Minack Theatre (66 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.7 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.....

Men an Tol, ancient monument in Cornwall

Men-an-Tol (2 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 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

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction NW)

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

Chun Quoit (1 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction NW)

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