Cornwall ends Britain at Land's End and the Lizard, with St Ives' Tate gallery above the harbour, the Eden Project's biome domes in a clay pit, and the South West Coast Path tracing 630 miles of granite cliff.
Highlights
St Ives
Newquay
Minack Theatre
South West Coast Path
When to Visit
May-Jun
Cornish hedgerows in flower with thrift, sea pinks, and bluebells, Padstow May Day Obby Oss, and surf at Fistral and Watergate Bay reliable.
Jul-Aug
Cornwall hits peak holiday density with A30 traffic snarled, but the Minack Theatre cliff productions run through summer and St Ives gallery interiors stay cool.
Sep-Oct
Sea still warm enough for surfing through October, Falmouth Oyster Festival in mid-October, and the Coast Path walkable without summer crowds.
Nov-Apr
Atlantic storms hammer the coast and Sennen and Porthcurno seas churn spectacular, but the Eden biomes and Tate St Ives stay open year-round.
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