Land’s End is surrounded by spectacular views westward over the Atlantic Ocean and is a popular family tourist destination. Found at the very southwest tip of mainland Britain, Land's End is 874 miles from John O’Groats – the most northerly point in Scotland.
CORNWALL
Cornwall is one of the most fascinating areas of the British Isles, a peninsula with its own traditions, language and legends. Here, it I said, King Arthur was born; giants moulded the landscape and smugglers brought ashore their contraband.
Today, the variety of Cornwall’s coastline, stretching for more than 300 miles, attracts many holiday makers. The north coast is wild and rugged, its jagged cliffs and jutting headlands battered by the Atlantic rollers which provide fine sport for surfing enthusiasts who come from all over the world to “ride the wave”.
The more gentle south coast is a blend of wooded river estuaries and sandy coves where whitewashed stone cottages cluster around tiny harbours. Subtropical trees and shrubs grow in profusion in parks and gardens earning Cornwall’s southern coast the title of “Cornish Riviera”.
Old fishing villages are a mecca for artists attracted by the picturesque scenery and quaint harbours where fishing has been the main occupation for centuries. Between the ancient fishing ports and tiny coves are the numerous popular resorts stretching from Bude and Newquay in the north to Falmouth and Looe on the southern coast.
Cornwall possesses both England’s most westerly point, Lands End where the action of the wind and the waves has worn the rocks into bizarre shapes, and its most southerly, the Lizard Peninsula where Cornwall’s first light house was built in 1619. Inland, the wild solitude of Bodmin Moor, dotted with steep granite tors, is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty and the mild climate and varied landscape found throughout the country contribute to Cornwall’s rich wildlife.
Today, the variety of Cornwall’s coastline, stretching for more than 300 miles, attracts many holiday makers. The north coast is wild and rugged, its jagged cliffs and jutting headlands battered by the Atlantic rollers which provide fine sport for surfing enthusiasts who come from all over the world to “ride the wave”.
The more gentle south coast is a blend of wooded river estuaries and sandy coves where whitewashed stone cottages cluster around tiny harbours. Subtropical trees and shrubs grow in profusion in parks and gardens earning Cornwall’s southern coast the title of “Cornish Riviera”.
Old fishing villages are a mecca for artists attracted by the picturesque scenery and quaint harbours where fishing has been the main occupation for centuries. Between the ancient fishing ports and tiny coves are the numerous popular resorts stretching from Bude and Newquay in the north to Falmouth and Looe on the southern coast.
Cornwall possesses both England’s most westerly point, Lands End where the action of the wind and the waves has worn the rocks into bizarre shapes, and its most southerly, the Lizard Peninsula where Cornwall’s first light house was built in 1619. Inland, the wild solitude of Bodmin Moor, dotted with steep granite tors, is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty and the mild climate and varied landscape found throughout the country contribute to Cornwall’s rich wildlife.