Launceston, England
Dozmary Pool
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
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Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Minions, England
Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.
St Neot, England
A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden.
Bodmin, England
This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.
Lostwithiel, England
The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
Padstow, England
Glimpse into the life cycle of the European lobster and the work being done to protect them.
Roche, England
This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Newquay, England
Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.
Newquay, England
An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.
Truro, England
Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
St Anthony, England
On this headland lies a 19th-century lighthouse and historic gun battery.
Ponsanooth, England
A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.
Busveal, England
The excellent acoustics of this natural amphitheater made it a popular preaching spot for the founder of the Methodist Church.
Redruth, England
A 14th century castle built on the seat of a mighty giant.
Zennor, England
This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.
Madron, England
Legend says this ancient pagan site can cure all ailments.
Cornwall, England
A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.
Treen, England
A legendary rocking stone, returned to its clifftop perch.
Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.