Readymoney Cove is a sandy beach to the south of the harbour town of Fowey.

It is sheltered by cliffs close to the mouth of the River Fowey Estuary and bounded, on one side, by the medieval part of the town of Fowey and, on the other, by St Catherine’s Castle. The beach can be covered during spring tides. The beach is cleaned daily during high season, and a bathing platform is moored in the bay.

Dogs are banned between Easter and 30 September.

Above the cove is the former coach house which was the home of author, Daphne du Maurier, for a few years during the Second World War. Local legend has it that a mermaid frequents the cove during winter storms.

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The Lost Gardens of Heligan, near Mevagissey in the Duchy of Cornwall, are one of the most popular botanical gardens in the UK. The style of the gardens is typical of the nineteenth century Gardenesque style, with areas of different character and in different design styles.
The gardens were created by members of the Cornish Tremayne family, over a period from the mid-18th century up to the beginning of the 20th century, and still form part of the family’s Heligan estate. The gardens were neglected after the First World War, and only restored in the 1990s, a restoration that was the subject of several popular television programs and books.
The gardens now boast a fabulous collection of aged and colossal rhododendrons and camellias, a series of lakes fed by a ram pump over a century in age, highly productive flower and vegetable gardens, an Italian garden, and a stunning wild area filled with primaeval-looking sub-tropical tree ferns called “The Jungle”. The gardens also have Europe’s only remaining pineapple pit, warmed by rotting manure, and two figures made from rocks and plants known as the Mud Maid and the Giant’s Head.
The place-name, properly pronounced ‘h’LIG’n',and not the commonly heard ‘HEL-i-gun’, is derived from the Cornish word , ‘willow tree’.

The Lost Gardens of Heligan - Jungle

The Lost Gardens of Heligan - Italian Garden

The Lost Gardens of Heligan - Apple Arches

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Padstow (Cornish: Lannwedhenek) is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately five miles northwest of Wadebridge, ten miles northwest of Bodmin and ten miles northeast of Newquay. The population of Padstow civil parish was 3,162 in the 2001 census.
Padstow was originally named Petroc-stow, after the Welsh missionary Saint Petroc, who landed at nearby Trebetherick around AD 500. After his death a monastery was established here which was of great importance until the town was raided by the Vikings (the monks moved inland to Bodmin).
In the medieval period Padstow was commonly called Aldestowe (as the ‘old place’ in contrast to Bodmin the ‘new place’).

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Rock (Cornish: Karrek) is a coastal village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated opposite Padstow on the northeast bank of the River Camel estuary. The village is in the civil parish of St Minver approximately four miles (6.5 km) northest of Wadebridge.
The main residential area is set back from the coast along the road from Pityme and St Minver. To the northeast, Rock is contiguous with the settlements of Splatt and Pityme. However, Rock is best known for its river frontage. To the northwest, the road runs beside the river as a cul de sac giving access to the ferry boarding point and an intertidal beach backed by sand dunes which at low water extends for two miles past Brea Hill to Daymer Bay. To the south is the small coastal settlement of Porthilly with St Michaels Church situated on the bank of Porthilly Cove.
The original name recorded in the 14th century was Blaketore, Black Tor. This had become Black Rock by the 18th Century and was subsequently shortened to Rock. The name of the ferry that operates between Rock and Padstow recalls the original place name.
Rock is popular with holidaymakers and is a well-established centre for water sports including dinghy racing, waterskiing, windsurfing, and sailing. Rock Sailing Club’s headquarters in a converted warehouse on a wharf is a local landmark.
The Black Tor Ferry operates across the river to the larger town of Padstow, and this is a major source of tourist traffic through Rock. The early 21st century has seen extensive building work and increased prosperity for Rock, there a large number of holiday homes, as well as a number of retail outlets. Rock is also home to Sharp’s Brewery, an independent Real Ale Brewery established in the mid 1990s.
Rock has been referred to as ‘Britain’s Saint-Tropez’ and the ‘Kensington of Cornwall’ due to its popularity with affluent holidaymakers (including Prince Harry, third in the line of succession to the British Throne), Hugh Grant, the Rothschilds, the Sainsburys, and the Freuds).
Affluent visitors such as Mohamed Al-Fayed and Jay Kay of Jamiroquai often arive by helicopter.

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Carlyon Bay is a bay and beach on the south coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is located approximately two miles (3km) east of St Austell.

Geography and geology

Carlyon Bay is surrounded by low cliffs and is divided into three areas: Crinnis, Shorthorn and Polgaver. Much of the sand on the beach is actually waste material from the china clay industry known as “stent”. Cornwall Wildlife Trust has identified Shorthorn Beach (the middle beach of the three) as a site of national importance.
The area surrounding the bay was a centre of the mining industry and is now a golf course. The South West Coast Path runs along the cliff top and across the golf course. A new development is planned for Carlyon Bay which some people suggest could destroy natural habitats and curtail public access. The Cliff Head Hotel was established in 1934.
In 1979 a scene for the film Dracula was filmed at Carlyon Bay and in 1986 the music video for Is This Love? by Alison Moyet was filmed on the beach.

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The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in the United Kingdom, including the world’s largest greenhouse. Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world. The project is located in a reclaimed Kaolinite pit, located 6 miles from Lostwithiel, Cornwall.

The complex is dominated by two enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house plant species from around the world. Each enclosure emulates a natural biome. The domes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal, inflated, plastic cells supported by steel frames. The first dome emulates a tropical environment, and the second a Mediterranean environment.

The project was conceived by Tim Smit and designed by architect Nicholas Grimshaw and engineering firm Anthony Hunt and Associates (now part of Sinclair Knight Merz). Davis Langdon carried out the project management, Sir Robert McAlpine and Alfred McAlpine[4] did the construction and MERO designed and built the biomes. Land Use Consultants led the masterplan and landscape design. The project took 2½ years to construct and opened to the public on 17 March 2001.

Eden Dome

Eden Gardens

Eden Dome

Eden Dome

Eden Dome

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Bodmin Moor (Cornish: Goen Bren) is a granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 208 square kilometres (80 sq mi) in size, and originally dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history.
Bodmin Moor is one of five granite batholiths in Cornwall.
The name ‘Bodmin Moor’ is relatively recent, being an Ordnance Survey invention of 1813. It was formerly known as Fowey Moor after the River Fowey which rises within it.

Rivers and Inland Waters

Bodmin Moor is the source of several of Cornwall’s rivers: they are mentioned here anti-clockwise from the south.
The River Fowey rises at a height of 290 m (950 ft) and flows through Lostwithiel and into the Fowey estuary.
The River Tiddy rises near Pensilva and flows southeast to its confluence with the River Lynher (the Lynher flows generally south-east until it joins the Hamoaze near Plymouth). The River Inny rises near Davidstow and flows southeast to its confluence with the River Tamar.
The River Camel rises on Hendraburnick Down and flows for approximately 40 km (25 mi) before joining the sea at Padstow. The River Camel and its tributary the De Lank River are an important habitat for the otter and both have been proposed as Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) The De Lank River rises near Roughtor and flows along an irregular course before joining the Camel south of Wenford.
The River Warleggan rises near Temple and flows south to join the Fowey.
On the southern slopes of the moor lies Dozmary Pool. It is Cornwall’s only natural inland lake and is glacial in origin. In the 20th century three reservoirs have been constructed on the moor; these are Colliford Lake, Siblyback Lake and Crowdy reservoirs which supply water for a large part of the county’s population. Various species of waterfowl are resident around these waters.

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