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If you are looking for a guide to Cornwall, you are in the right place. This site is your guide to beaches, gardens, places to eat and the best attractions in Cornwall. The site is being developed as an aid for visitors to Cornwall and is a resource for guests with useful information on staying in Cornwall. We will continue to add to this Cornwall guide so that your stay in Cornwall is as enjoyable as possible. Running in conjunction with the website, all Cornish Cottage Holidays guests will receive a Stay card prior to their holiday. This card will entitle them to discounts for many of the region's top attractions.

Towns and Villages

  • Angarrack

    Angarrack is a lovely little village near Hayle.

  • Barnstaple

    Barnstaple, the capital of North Devon, is the area’s main shopping destination with many well-known stores as well as smaller independent outlets.

  • Bodmin

    Bodmin is the former county town of Cornwall, and the only Cornish town to be recorded in the Domesday Book.

  • Boscastle

    Boscastle, made famous made by the floods in 2004, is a little harbour village in a Designated Area of Outstanding Beauty on the north coast of Cornwall.

  • Bude

    Bude is the perfect seaside resort - not only does it boast a beautiful coastline, the town also provides a whole range of things to see and do, catering for all ages.

  • Cadgwith

    Cadgwith is a pretty little coastal village on the Lizard Peninsula, with thatched cottages overlooking the sheltered beach below.

  • Callington

    Callington, a small ancient market town in southeast Cornwall, is famous for its Honey Fair and Mural Trail.

  • Camborne

    Camborne is ideally located in central Cornwall and therefore provides an ideal base for exploring the whole of the county.

  • Camelford

    Camelford was once named Cam Pol – meaning ‘curved river’ in Cornish.

  • Cape Cornwall

    Cape Cornwall, a small headland just four miles from Land’s End, is warmed by the waters of the Gulf Stream.

  • Carbis Bay

    Carbis Bay is a small seaside village just one mile along the coast from St Ives.

  • Charlestown

    The harbour village of Charlestown was a Georgian 'new town', developed by local landowner Charles Rashleigh between 1790 and 1810 - hence its name.

  • Coverack

    Coverack is a beautiful little fishing village on the east coast of the Lizard peninsula.

  • Dartmouth

    Dartmouth, on the south coast of Devon, is an ancient coastal town brimming with boutique shops, galleries and delicatessens.

  • Devoran

    The parish of Devoran is named after the Cornish word for water, Dowr, as two rivers meet here.

  • Downderry

    Downderry is a pretty little village on the south coast of Cornwall, just four miles from Looe.

  • Exeter

    Exeter, situated on the River Exe, is the capital city of Devon and is full of ancient history and culture - the cathedral dates back to Norman times.

  • Falmouth

    There were no buildings in Falmouth, apart from the home of the Killigrew family, Arwennack, until the middle of the sixteenth century.

  • Feock

    Feock, near Truro, is a small village situated on the Fal estuary.

  • Flushing

    Flushing, near Falmouth, was named so after a Dutch community from Vlissingen - also known as Flushing - settled here in the seventeenth century.

  • Fowey

    Fowey is a small but busy port and natural harbour.

  • Gweek

    Gweek is a little village set amongst woodland at the head of the Helford River.

  • Hartland

    The Hartland Peninsula on the north coast of Devon is home to some spectacular scenery, wildlife and walks.

  • Hayle

    Hayle – in St Ives Bay - is famous for its three miles of golden sands, perfect for families and keen surfers.

  • Helford

    Helford is another quiet little village which was once a busy port.

  • Helston

    Helston is a bustling market town which serves as an ideal base for exploring both the far west of Cornwall and the Lizard peninsula.

  • Holywell Bay

    Holywell Bay is a small village on the north Cornish coast, near Newquay.

  • Honiton

    The town of Honiton is known for its lace – in the seventeenth century it was sought after by dressmakers in London.

  • Kennack Sands

    For those seeking peace and tranquillity, Kennack Sands provides the perfect holiday base.

  • Kingsand and Cawsand

    The little fishing villages of Kingsand and Cawsand have been unspoilt by time, their narrow streets bustling with cottages, shops and pubs.

  • Kingsbridge

    The market town of Kingsbridge in South Hams has a wide range of shops, restaurants and pubs.

  • Launceston

    Launceston, just off the A30 in southeast Cornwall, is known as the Gateway to Cornwall.

  • Liskeard

    Liskeard is an ancient stannary and market town.

  • Lizard

    The Lizard village is Britain's most southerly point.

  • Looe

    Looe, separated by Looe River into East and West Looe, is a major fishing port and has a busy fish market.

  • Lostwithiel

    Lostwithiel is centrally located between coast and moorland - just 6 miles east of the Eden Project and 5 miles from Fowey, it is an ideal base location for exploring.

  • Manaccan

    Manaccan is one of four parishes near the southern bank of the Helford River.

  • Marazion

    Marazion, near Penzance, is best known for overlooking St Michael's Mount.

  • Mawgan Porth

    The hamlet of Mawgan Porth is ideally located close to Newquay airport.

  • Mawnan Smith

    Mawnan Smith is a pretty little village near the mouth of the Helford River.

  • Mevagissey

    Mevagissey is a pretty little fishing village which was once the centre of Cornwall's pilchard fishing industry.

  • Mousehole

    Mousehole is a small fishing village in the Far West, between Penzance and Land's End, which was once kept very busy landing pilchards.

  • Mullion

    Mullion is the largest village on the Lizard.

  • Newlyn

    Newlyn is Cornwall's busiest fishing port.

  • Newquay

    Newquay used to be known as Towan Blistra - this was until the new quay was built in the fifteenth century.

  • Padstow

    Just across the Camel estuary from Rock is the pretty little fishing town of Padstow.

  • Paignton

    Paignton is popular family resort on the south coast of Devon.

  • Par

    Par is located on the edge of a part of Cornwall known as Clay Country.

  • Pendeen

    Pendeen once played an important part in Cornwall's mining history due to its numerous tin and copper mines.

  • Penryn

    Penryn is one of Cornwall's oldest towns, and is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086.

  • Penzance

    The name Penzance comes from the Cornish, Pens Sans, meaning 'holy headland'.

  • Perranporth

    Perranporth was a tin mining village in the nineteenth century, but today it is a hugely popular seaside resort thanks to its three mile long stretch of golden sands.

  • Perranuthnoe

    Perranuthnoe is a picturesque little village on the south coast of Cornwall, just two miles from Marazion.

  • Polperro

    Polperro is a tiny but beautiful harbour just south of Looe.

  • Port Isaac

    This beautiful, unspoiled, little fishing village is over 700 years old.

  • Porthallow

    Porthallow is a small unspoilt fishing village, which was very busy in its heyday.

  • Porthcurno

    Porthcurno is a small village in the parish of St Levan, in the very far west of Cornwall.

  • Porthleven

    Porthleven is a working fishing harbour which faces southwest into the prevailing winds.

  • Porthtowan

    Porthtowan is a coastal town on the north Cornish coast.

  • Portreath

    The village of Portreath is nestled in a valley between high cliffs and has a secluded, safe beach which is popular with families.

  • Portscatho

    Portscatho is a former pilchard-fishing village about 5 miles from St Mawes.

  • Praa Sands

    The village of Praa Sands has a mile long sandy beach and an eighteen hole golf course.

  • Redruth

    Redruth dates back as far as the twelfth century, when it was developed around a ford.

  • Rock

    The town of Rock is situated across the Camel estuary from Padstow.

  • Saltash

    Located on the west bank of the River Tamar, Saltash is an ideal base for those wishing to explore both Cornwall and Devon.

  • Sennen

    Sennen is a small fishing village near Land's End.

  • South Molton

    South Molton is a small market town in North Devon.

  • St Agnes

    St Agnes is a pretty little village which was once a very busy mining centre.

  • St Austell

    Up until the mid-eighteenth century, St Austell was nothing more than a small cluster of houses and a church.

  • St Breward

    St Breward is located in a part of Cornwall from where local granite was taken to build the Tower Bridge, London in 1890.

  • St Columb Major

    St Columb Major is located in North Cornwall, approximately 8 miles inland from Newquay.

  • St Ives

    St Ives is a beautiful fishing resort extremely popular with visitors and locals alike.

  • St Just

    St Just, at Cape Cornwall, is Britain’s most westerly town.

  • St Just in Roseland

    St Just in Roseland is located just north of St Mawes.

  • St Keverne

    St Keverne is the largest village in the Helford area and has a central square.

  • St Martin

    St Martin is a tiny village located near the Helford River.

  • St Mawes

    St Mawes, at the south of the Roseland Peninsula, was an important port during medieval times.

  • Tintagel

    Tintagel is known as King Arthur Country.

  • Tiverton

    Tiverton, situated on the River Exe, is the largest town in mid Devon.

  • Torpoint

    Torpoint is located on a peninsula, just across the River Tamar from Plymouth.

  • Tregony

    Tregony is a little village in between Truro and St Austell.

  • Trewoon

    Trewoon is a village just outside St Austell.

  • Truro

    Truro is the only city in Cornwall, and is considered the best shopping centre of the county.

  • Veryan

    The little village of Veryan is best known for the five nineteenth century thatched round houses.

  • Wadebridge

    Wadebridge is not only one of the county's main market towns; it is also the starting point of the The Camel Trail, a level cycle trail ideal for family days out.

  • Watergate Bay

    Watergate Bay is famous for being the location of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant, Fifteen Cornwall.

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