Porthpean to Looe - beaches on a sandy bay and busy china clay ports. East of Gribben Head, the sandy sweeps of St Austell Bay give way to a series…

Ocean going ships load china clay mingle with scores of small craft and the occasional cruise liner in the sheltered waters have made Fowey a busy port since the Middle…

This fascinating little port dates from the end of the 18th century and takes its name from Charles Rashleigh, the local mine owner who financed the venture. The port was…

The Roseland Peninsula is one of the most picturesque and unspoilt parts of the South-West England, offering quiet beaches, impressive coastal and river scenery and quaint villages, within easy reach…

Picturesque old buildings flank the step and extremely narrow streets of this ancient fishing port, popular with visitors in the holiday season. Established in the Middle Ages, Mevagissey developed in…

Built on steep slopes at the end of a peninsula flanked by the Percuil River, St Mawes is a popular but dignified little holiday resort whose delightful setting and mild…

Lofty headlands, broad bays and cliffs punctuated by delightful coves line the Cornish coast as it runs north-eastwards from Zone Point to the abandoned port of Pentewan. St Mawes, considered…

According to legend, the Isle of Scilly are all that remain of Lyonnesse, a lovely land ruled over by King Arthur before it vanished beneath the Atlantic. About 28 miles…