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Antony House and Gardens, Torpoint
This 18th century National Trust property was once home to the Carew Pole family.
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Boconnoc House and Gardens, Lostwithiel
Boconnoc House dates back to the 18th century.
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Bonython Estate Gardens, The Lizard
This 20-acre garden on The Lizard is surrounded by the farm and woodland of Bonython Estate.
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Bosahan, Manaccan
Bosahan is a sub-tropical garden with views to the estuary and the sea beyond.
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Bosvigo, near Truro
Bosvigo Gardens have been built up around the pretty, Georgian Bosvigo House on the outskirts of Truro...
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Burncoose, near Redruth
These woodland gardens cover 30 acres of land, and have grown up around Burncoose House.
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Caerhays Estate, St Austell
Caerhays Gardens, surrounding the 19th century Caerhays Castle, is home to the National Magnolia Collection...
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Chygurno, near Penzance
Set in the cliff edge at Lamorna, near Penzance, Chygurno Garden has grown on several tiers, taking...
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Cotehele, near Saltash
The National Trust's Cotehele House and Gardens now has a newly planted orchard of fruit trees.
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Enys, near Penryn
It is said that Enys is thought to be the oldest garden in Cornwall.
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Glendurgan, near Falmouth
National Trust-owned Glendurgan is a sub-tropical valley garden which leads down to Durgan beach.
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Headland Charity Garden, near Fowey
This coastal garden overlooks the English Channel and the Fowey river estuary.
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Ince Castle Charity Gardens, near Saltash
This 9 acre garden has formal lawns, summer borders and woodland.
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Ken Caro, near Liskeard
This 4 acre garden near Liskeard has two lily ponds, a secret garden and a collection of aviary birds...
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Lanhydrock House, near Bodmin
The National Trust's Lanhydrock is a spectacular late Victorian country house near Bodmin, which has...
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Lanterns Charity Gardens, near Falmouth
Lanterns is a valley garden near Falmouth, where admission is by donation.
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Longcross Victorian Garden, near Port Isaac
This original Victorian garden has been used in the filming of the television series Doc Martin.
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Mount Edgcumbe House and Gardens, near Torpoint
The grand 16th century house at Mount Edgcumbe was once home to the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe.
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Penberth Charity Garden, near Penzance
This impressive 5 acre natural valley garden near Penzance boasts beautiful sea views.
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Pencarrow, near Bodmin
Pencarrow House is home to the Molesworth-St Aubyn family and is set in 50 acres of gardens.
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Penheale Manor Charity Gardens, Launceston
Penheale Gardens surround a grand manor house.
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Penjerrick Garden, near Falmouth
This 15 acre sub-tropical garden was created 200 years ago and enjoys views of the sea.
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Pine Lodge Gardens, near St Austell
Pine Lodge has over 6000 plants in over 30 acres of land.
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Pinsla Garden and Nursery, near Bodmin
This two acre garden is set amongst wild woodland.
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Poldowrian Charity Gardens, Coverack
Poldowrian Gardens are wild and grow atop the cliffs at Coverack.
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Poppy Cottage Garden, near Truro
Poppy Cottage Garden, in the heart of the Roseland Peninsula, covers approximately one acre and offers...
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Potager Garden and Nursery, near Falmouth
This garden grows vegetables alongside other plants and flowers.
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Prideaux Place, near Padstow
Prideaux House and grounds has been home to the Prideaux family for generations.
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Roseland House, Chacewater
Roseland House Garden and Nursery is home to many climbing plants such as Rambling Roses and Clematis...
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St Michael's Mount, near Penzance
St Michael's Mount is a tiny island just of the coast of Marazion, near Penzance.
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The Lost Gardens of Heligan, near St Austell
The Heligan Estate has been in the Tremayne family for over 400 years, but the gardens became somewhat...
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Tregothnan Botanic Garden, near Truro
Tregothnan Garden is the largest historic garden in Cornwall, and can be visited by arrangement with...
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Trelissick, near Truro
Trelissick, now owned by The National Trust, boasts spectacular panoramic views down to Falmouth and...
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Trelowarren, near Helston
The 1000 acre Trelowarren Estate at Mawgan, near Helston, boasts Rococo style gardens (small in scale...
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Trerice, near Newquay
Trerice, an Elizabethan manor house, is owned by The National Trust.
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Trewithen, near Truro
Trewithen is a private estate and is famous for its collection of magnolias and camellias.
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Trist House Garden at Veryan
Trist House Garden is an old vicarage garden spanning 5 acres.
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Barnstaple
Barnstaple, the capital of North Devon, is the area’s main shopping destination with many well...
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Bodmin
Bodmin is the former county town of Cornwall, and the only Cornish town to be recorded in the Domesday...
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Boscastle
Boscastle, made famous made by the floods in 2004, is a little harbour village in a Designated Area...
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Cadgwith
Cadgwith is a quaint fishing village on the Lizard Peninsula, with thatched cottages perched on steep...
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Callington
Callington, a small ancient market town in southeast Cornwall, is famous for its Honey Fair and Mural...
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Camborne
Camborne is ideally located in central Cornwall and therefore provides an ideal base for exploring the...
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Carbis Bay
Carbis Bay is a small seaside village just one mile along the coast from St Ives.
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Charlestown
The harbour village of Charlestown was a Georgian 'new town', developed by local landowner Charles Rashleigh...
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Coverack
Coverack is a beautiful and lively fishing village on the east coast of the Lizard peninsula.
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Crantock
Crantock is a coastal civil parish and the quaint, well-equipped village lies approximately two miles...
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Devoran
The parish of Devoran is named after the Cornish word for water, Dowr, as two rivers meet here.
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Downderry
Downderry is a pretty little village on the south coast of Cornwall, just four miles from Looe.
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Flushing
Flushing, near Falmouth, was named so after a Dutch community from Vlissingen - also known as Flushing...
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Godrevy and its surrounds
Godrevy is an area in the West of Cornwall situated on the eastern side of St Ives Bay.
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Gweek
Gweek is a little village set amongst woodland at the head of the Helford River.
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Gwithian
Gwithian is a coastal village situated three miles northeast of Hayle and four miles east of St Ives...
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Hayle
Found in the beautiful St Ives Bay in West Cornwall and just 6 miles from St Ives itself is the popular...
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Ilfracombe
Situated on the north coast of Devon in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Ilfracombe is a pretty...
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Kennack Sands
Kennack Sands is a popular, sandy beach which is unmissable for families who love to explore rock pools...
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Kingsand and Cawsand
The little fishing villages of Kingsand and Cawsand have been unspoilt by time, their narrow streets...
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Kingsbridge
The market town of Kingsbridge in South Hams has a wide range of shops, restaurants and pubs.
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Launceston
Launceston, just off the A30 in southeast Cornwall, is known as the Gateway to Cornwall.
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Lelant
Lelant is a small village, formerly an ecclesiastical and civil parish on the west side of the River...
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Lizard Village aka Landewednack
As England's most southerly village and point, Landwednack holds a certain charm.
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Looe
Looe, separated by Looe River into East and West Looe, is a major fishing port and has a busy fish market...
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Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel is centrally located between coast and moorland - just 6 miles east of the Eden Project...
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Manaccan
Manaccan is one of four parishes near the southern bank of the Helford River.
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Mawgan Porth
The hamlet of Mawgan Porth is ideally located close to Newquay airport.
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Mawnan Smith
Mawnan Smith is a pretty little village near the mouth of the Helford River.
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Mevagissey
Mevagissey is a pretty little fishing village which was once the centre of Cornwall's pilchard fishing...
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Mousehole
Mousehole is a small fishing village in the Far West between Penzance and Land's End.
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Padstow
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Pendeen
Pendeen once played an important part in Cornwall's mining history due to its numerous tin and copper...
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Penryn
Penryn is one of Cornwall's oldest towns, and is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086.
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Perranporth
Perranporth - or ‘Porthpyran’ in Cornish which means Saint Piran’s cove - is a small...
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Perranuthnoe
Perranuthnoe is a picturesque little village on the south coast of Cornwall, just two miles from Marazion...
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Porthallow
Porthallow is a small unspoilt fishing village, which was very busy in its heyday.
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Porthcurno
The name Porthcurno evolved from the earlier spelling 'Porth Kernow' or 'Porth Curnow' which in Cornish...
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Porthleven
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Portloe
Portloe is a small village situated on the Roseland Peninsula east of Veryan.
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Portreath
The civil parish village and fishing port of Portreath is nestled in a stream valley between high cliffs...
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Portscatho
Portscatho is a former pilchard-fishing village about 5 miles from St Mawes.
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Redruth
Redruth dates back as far as the twelfth century, when it was developed around a ford.
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Saltash
Located on the west bank of the River Tamar, Saltash is an ideal base for those wishing to explore both...
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St Agnes
St Agnes is a pretty little village which was once a very busy mining centre; there are many old engine...
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St Breward
St Breward is located in a part of Cornwall from where local granite was taken to build the Tower Bridge...
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St Columb Major
St Columb Major is located in North Cornwall, approximately 8 miles inland from Newquay.
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St Just
St Just in West Cornwall is Britain’s most westerly town; steeped in history of tin and copper...
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St Keverne
St Keverne is the largest village in the Helford area and has a central square.
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St Mawes
St Mawes, at the south of the Roseland Peninsula, was an important port during medieval times.
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Torpoint
Torpoint is located on a peninsula, just across the River Tamar from Plymouth.
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Veryan
The little village of Veryan is best known for the five nineteenth century thatched round houses.
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Watergate Bay
Watergate Bay is famous for being the location of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant, Fifteen Cornwall.
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Beside the Wave Gallery, Falmouth
Beside the Wave, established in 1989, is a publishing company as well as an art gallery.
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Blue Wing Galleries - Falmouth, Padstow, Truro and Plymouth
Blue Wing have galleries in Falmouth, Padstow, Truro and Plymouth.
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Cornwall Galleries, Newquay
Cornwall Galleries, known locally as Treasure Trove, displays work by both local and internationally...
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Crantock Gallery, near Newquay
Crantock Gallery exhibits watercolour paintings and prints by local artist Marion Rowland.
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Cry of the Gulls, Fowey
Established in 1991, this gallery displays work by both local artists and those from outside of the...
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Driftwood Galleries - Newquay and Truro
The Driftwood Galleries are home to all sorts of Surf Art, Contemporary and Original Art.
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Gallery on the Square, St Ives
This relatively new gallery in St Ives exhibits quality contemporary art in a fresh and airy environment...
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Glasshouse Gallery, Penzance
The Glasshouse Gallery, which was once located in Truro, now has a new premises in Market Jew Street...
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Lakeside Gallery, near Launceston
Established in 1989, this family-run gallery exhibits the work of its owners.
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Lemon Street Gallery, Truro
Lemon Street Gallery started out in 1999 as a relatively small exhibition space, but today the gallery...
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Malcolm Sutcliffe Glass Gallery, Penryn
Malcolm Sutcliffe and his wife Jean have converted a disused bakery in Penryn into a bright and airy...
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Market House Gallery, Marazion
Market House Gallery, opened in 1998, is home to Post-war and Contemporary Cornish art, sculpture and...
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Mullion Gallery, Mullion
Mullion Gallery features the work of over 80 local artists and craftspeople, including Keith Blackburn...
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North Shore Gallery, Tintagel
North Shore Gallery offers a wide selection of photography from Cornwall and around the world.
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Padstow Contemporary Art Centre, Padstow
This art centre, right in the centre of Padstow, exhibits work by both established and promising new...
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Polperro Gallery, Polperro
Situated in the centre of this beautiful little fishing village, Polperro Gallery offers a wide range...
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Port Isaac Pottery, Port Isaac
Port Isaac Pottery, in the village's converted Methodist chapel, displays and sells handmade stoneware...
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Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
This gallery exhibits modern and contemporary art, includings paintings, prints, ceramics and sculptures...
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Seastar Gallery, Mousehole
Seastar Gallery, opened in 2007, exhibits work by local talents such as Gemma Pearce, Helen Glover,...
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Southern Gallery, near Liskeard
Southern Gallery is home to the world's largest collection of work by internationally renowned Belgian...
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Spindrift Gallery, Portscatho
Spindrift Gallery, in the picturesque fishing village of Portscatho, exhibits work by local artists...
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St Ives Society of Artists' Gallery
The St Ives Society of Artists' Gallery is located in amongst the narrow cobbled streets of fishermen...
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Tate St Ives and Barbara Hepworth Museum
Tate St Ives is a gallery displaying modern and contemporary art which has often been created in Cornwall...
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The Lander Gallery, Truro
The Lander Gallery, which offers one of the largest selection of Cornish Art in the county, is split...
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The Picture House Galleries - St Ives, Padstow and Penryn
There are Picture House Galleries in St Ives, Padstow and Penryn, so wherever you are in Cornwall, you...
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Veryan Galleries, Veryan
This gallery, established over 25 years ago, is located between two of the landmark Round Houses at...
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Waterside Gallery, St Mawes
This family-run gallery, located on the waterfront between St Mawes Castle and the harbour, is open...
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Helston Folk Museum, Helston
Helston Folk Museum, located right in the town’s centre, is open all year round except for one...
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Looe Museum
Looe Old Guildhall Museum is housed in a 15th Century listed building on Higher Market Street, one of...
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Perranzabuloe Museum, Perranporth
Perranzabuloe Museum at Perranporth details the social and industrial past of the parish and surrounding...
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St Agnes Museum, St Agnes
St Agnes Museum is full of information and artefacts about the Parish of St Agnes and its mining and...
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