Here are a few of our favourite places

Porthcurno

Geevor Tin Mine

www.geevor.com

A fascinating insight into the working lives of tin miners from the earliest days until 1990, when Geevor closed. Includes an underground tour.

The Wayside Museum, Zennor

www.zennor.org

A privately-owned gem of a place that gives a real sense of the history of the area.

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

www.porthcurno.org.uk

The history of the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable, set in the tunnels that protected this strategic link with the USA during World War 2.

Porthcurno is one of three stunning coves on the south coast, close to the Logan Rock and…

The Minack Theatre

www.minack.com

West Cornwall’s fantastic open-air theatre high on the cliff edge with the sea as the back drop. Plays run from May until September.

St Michael’s Mount

www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk

A fairy-tale castle perched on a rocky outcrop in Mount’s Bay, accessible on foot at low tide and by launch when the causeway is covered.