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Lands End: Stroll along family-friendly paths above cliffs carved out by the waves of the mighty
Atlantic Ocean. Find yourself in the company of soaring seabirds and, if you’re lucky, the coast’s
resident basking sharks, seals and dolphins may put in an appearance. The entire natural clifftop
adventure of Land’s End is free of charge to enter – you pay only for car parking.

Lands End, incidentally is not the southernmost point in Britain. That honour actually belongs to
Lizard Point.

To get to Land’s End take the A30 to the Land’s End Visitor Centre.

The Isle of Wight. A friend of mine in the UK says a visit here is a must. I’ll take her word for it
because, as yet, I haven’t managed to get out there. Take a ferry out to it from the harbour.

Geevor Tin Mine and Museum: Set in 67-acres on the North Atlantic coast, Geevor is one of the
largest preserved mine sites in the country. Geevor’s collections and listed buildings tell the story
of Cornwall’s industrial mining past, making it the western gateway to the Cornish Mining World
Heritage Site.

Levant in Steam. Situated on a cliff edge 5 miles from Land’s End, the oldest beam engine in
Cornwall is being driven once more by steam thanks to an extensive programme of restoration
and rebuilding by the National Trust and members of the Trevithick Society.

Marine Discovery Penzance. The coast of the very far west of Cornwall is home to a diverse range
of marine wildlife. Shearwater II will give you an experience not to be found anywhere else in this
country – searching for wildlife aboard a sailing catamaran.

Minack Theatre The Minack Theatre is the most famous cliffside open-air theatre in Britain,
possibly in the world; from above it looks as though some wandering Greeks, two thousand years
ago, had carved an amphitheatre into the granite cliffs of Porthcurno, Cornwall.

In fact, it was just under eighty years ago that there was nothing there except a sloping gully of
gorse and heather and below that the Atlantic Ocean until the owner, Rowena Cade, decided to
create an internationally famous cliffside theatre with her own hands. Thus a local village play in
1929 led to the seventeen week summer season now staged in the Minack’s 750 seat fully
equipped auditorium.

Notackle Required All inclusive coarse fishing days on beautiful Cornish lakes. They provide all
tackle and tuition and cover licence and lake fees. No experience needed as the team is on hand
to help you set up and handle equipment. All you need to do is turn up and fish.

St Michaels Mount Perched on top of a great granite
crag, St Michael’s Mount rises majestically out of the
sea in Mount’s Bay. St Michael’s Mount is an island at
high tide and a romantic sight. The island has a small
harbour on its northern shore, with picturesque houses,
shops and restaurants. It is approached via a causeway
at low tide, or by boats, which land in the harbour. The
terraced gardens offer views across the bay to
Penzance, Newlyn, Land’s End and the Lizard
Peninsula. Originally the site of a Benedictine Chapel,
the castle dates from the 14th Century.

Trengwainton Gardens Here in this warm and luxuriant garden, you can follow in the footsteps of
the 1920s plant hunters to see plants that flowered in Britain for the first time. Award-winning
magnolias and rhododendrons are still nurtured by those with a passion for their beauty and