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Lizard Point and South Cornwall Coast

The coastline around the most southerly part of the British mainland is

outstandingly beautiful – dramatically rugged with tiny coves punctuating

the shore below granite and serpentine cliffs. Seabirds such as fulmars,

gannets, cormorants and shags wheel and cry overhead while basking sharks,

seals and dolphins can often be seen in the water when the sea is calm.

Ancient standing stones and redundant mine workings are evidence that the

area has been well used by man for millennia, but never more so than today.

Visitors pour in to enjoy holidays in and around the beaches and quaint old

fishing villages which previously thrived on huge catches of pilchards. The

area’s mild climate has also contributed to its rich legacy of exotic gardens,

some planted in previous centuries by keen local horticulturalists.

BACK ROADS GREAT BRITAIN

ACTIVITIES

Enjoy Cornish clotted cream on scones with jam or in ice cream

Take on the Atlantic surfing in St Ives or kite-surfing at Marazion

Admire great art in St Ives and invest in a piece of work from

one of the small galleries there

Go underground at the Geevor tin mine in Pendeen

Enjoy a clifftop drama at the Minack Theatre, Porthcurno

Explore an exotic garden at Trebah, the Lost Gardens of

Heligan or the Eden Project

Take a boat trip from Fowey for the scenery, wildlife and seabirds

Below The Lizard Point Lighthouse at England’s

most southerly point, see p34

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