16 Best Things To Do in Cornwall
Welcome to my guide of 16 things that you can do in Cornwall! Cornwall is an amazing place full of so many things to do including mindblowing gardens such as the Eden Project, legendary castles such as Tintagel Castle (apparent home to the story of King Arthur and Merlin), peaceful and serene coastal towns such as Polperro, incredible tidal islands such as St. Michael's Mount and many many more beaches, waterfalls, gardens, castles, caves, towns, surfing, stone circles, mines, and more!
This video is my top 16 things that I found when exploring Cornwall, no doubt I missed some amazing things to do off the list, so feel free to let me know down in the comments if you have any suggestions of places to visit!
- The Eden project - 0:42
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan - 1:43
- Tintagel Castle - 2:28
- King Arthur Statue - 3:15
- Merlin's Cave - 3:35
- Tintagel Village - 4:08
- Golitha Falls - 4:34
- Polperro - 5:18
- Charlestown - 5:58
- Wheal Coates Tin Mine - 6:27
- Chapel Porth Beach - 7:00
- Hurlers Stone Circles - 7:51
- Cheesewring - 8:29
- Trethevy Quoit - 8:58
- St. Michael's Mount - 9:28
- Falmouth - 10:54
Cornwall is an amazing place for a holiday this summer, with so many great things to do you will never get bored, and if you're anything like me... never want to leave!
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My grandmother was born in Cornwall in 1895 and her father and uncle were miners. She emigrated to the US when she was 12 years old. In 1979 she and I traveled back there to visit her cousins. The cousins took us on a road trip all over Cornwall - it was a wonderful trip. So much to see - and so much we didn't have time to see. Thank you for this video!
Thanks for the great video. We are visiting Cornwall this year and are sure we will love it.
10 mins from Tintagel is the amazingly beautiful St.Nectans Waterfall. A truly magical place set in the woods full of spirituality and legend. Quite a walk up and down steep, tricky valley paths not for the faint hearted but after a fair bit of struggle, very well worth the effort.
I don’t know why some Cornish dislike the tourists It helps are economy and stopping us becoming even MORE deprived than we already are
Grab a mountain bike and cycle the Mineral Tramways, 40 miles of off road cycle trails around the Truro, Camborne, Redruth and Portreath area and it's completely free including parking at Devoran, South Wheal Frances and a few other places. Lots of places to eat and drink, also take in the spectacular views from the summit of Carn Marth and Carn Brea if you're feeling fit.
Nanjizal beach....one of the most stunning beaches I've seen lovely waterfall there too...its a few miles from lands end
This was the exact sort of video I was looking for. I go to Cornwall in September with my wife and we wanted a list of places to visit. Thank you and keep up the good work!!
Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you found the video helpful! The Eden project, Tintagel castle and St. Michael's Mount were definitely my personal highlights
I live in Cornwall
Good place to go
King Arthur’s Halls in Tintagel it is a must place to visit and John will look after you there is a lot of history in side the Halls
Wowww.Greatt....this is the exact description which I was looking for......
Paradise Park ,Hayle Cornwall
Thank you!
Kynance cove ... I lucky enough to live in Cornwall and kynance is stunning . My most favourite happy place when I need to just take time to be me
I'm hoping to come back to Cornwall at some point this summer so I'll definitely have a look into that!
I love kynance cove, I’m hoping to go next week
Good vid Mate, love it. Gonna have to watch it again with the Mrs just before we go to Cornwall next year and take some notes.
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you found it helpful. Enjoy your trip!
Thank you for the video great information
Glad it was helpful!
Off to Maenporth on the 25th for 7 nights sons in-laws are over from Peru, have to do Supper on the Green in Gweek with Sids fish and chips. I knew the guy that used to fly the whirly bird rescue copter from Culdross.
Love your video; suggestion: St Nectan’s glenn.
Fantastic! Thank you very much😄
Thank you for watching!
I spent 2 weeks in Cornwall last summer and the beauty of this area is just incredible. I vlogged all of the trip and hoping to come back for another 2 weeks to hopefully finish exploring the whole region! I find it so hard to narrow it dow to a list of only 15-20 places as there is so so much! Loved the presentation of this video Alex! :D
It was so difficult to narrow everything down! I only stayed for just over 1 week so there were definitely so many things I didn't see, the next time I head back to Cornwall if like to explore around the St. Ives area and definitely do some more surfing as well!
@@AlexTravels1 I heard Cornwall is amazing for surfing! I feel like you can easily spend one month or even more if you really want to fully explore the whole county 😊
Yes very useful mate Ty ty
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you found it useful!
thank you!
You're welcome!
Love a Cornwall holiday. We had a beautiful walk around Zennor headland and a drink in the Tinners pub afterwards and a look around the little church with the mermaids chair. We like St Ives with all the fab beaches. We enjoy the Mount and never bore of a visit. Tintagel Castle is even better now I think with the new bridge making it a bit easier to get to. The scenery from the Minack Threatre and the Porthcurno beach are awesome. We like the Eden Project but its always in my mind how man made it is. We like places like Trerice house - beautiful garden in the summer. We like Mousehole for a little visit and Sennen Cove etc. We also like Perranporth - especially when it had the Ponsmere Hotel! Sadly now demolished. Love the watering Hole. So much to mention .... new ideas are always good
I love Cornwall 😊
We go in august, thanks for the tips!
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed!
Marvellous! Especially St Michael's Mount :) Cornwall is one of Britain's most magnificent locations
It really is! I can't wait to head back and see some of the things that I missed, St Michael's Mount was definitely a highlight for me... even with the constant wind and rain!
i am planning for my honeymoon in cornwall
Good advice matey, we going down tomoz, might see you if your there lol 😁👍
I'm certainly hoping to get back to Cornwall this summer, I can't wait to explore even more of it! Thanks for watching and enjoy your trip!
Love this, I live in Cornwall and am on mission to film every beach, going to take a while, there are around 300 of them.
Thanks for watching! That sounds like a great project, can't beat Cornwall's beaches!
Just what I am looking for. :) I’m going in 12 days! :)
Hope you enjoy it!
A great video, places that are not normally mentioned. Have added them to my bucket list of places to see. Look forward to your next video on Cornwall.
Thankyou for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm hoping to head back soon to visit some of the other areas that I missed this time!
Great info & amazing video images! I dream of some day going to the Cornwall area. I live in the states so it's a bit of a long trek. This made me want to go even more. Seems that from reading the comments you may have to make a part 2 unless you have & I missed it! Thank you! 😊
Thank you for watching! Cornwall is an incredible area indeed, you definitely must visit one day! I'm hoping to head back soon to visit some of the other areas of Cornwall that I didn't mention in this video (then I'll finally be able to make part 2)
You should go. I was there.
I love your review,can't wait to visit soon
Another great place to visit which is quite close to our county town is Trellisick Gardens, similar to the lost gardens of Helligan except they offer a few mor off site walks, along with an array of shops and old huts and houses to look around
Alex, Good video! Not too long at all. Full of great images and info. Thanks!
Thanks! glad you liked it!
Nice guide, love cornwall, thanks mate 👍👍👍
thanks for the tips! hoping to travel around Cornwall this summer so the video really helped !
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you found it helpful!
I love hunting emmets in the summer time. (Dueling banjos playing in the distance)
A lot of smug rich people go to places like St Ives and pretend they actually live there for two weeks. Second home owners are the worst. They should be outlawed. Seriously, locals cant afford properties and a total ban on second home ownership in Cornwall is needed. The situation is so bad id even go as far to say that ALL housing should then be sold to only those with a Cornwall connection because of the unique problems with affordability there. Set the policy for reassessment every five years. Prices would gradually drop, the nicer tourists would still visit which it needs but at least it would start to stabilise the housing market there.
Do Devon next if you haven't already. I live there and haven't really explored anywhere :D
We're hoping to head down to Devon before this summer is over, it's somewhere that we haven't really explored either, we've only ever just driven through it on the way to Cornwall, so that's just one of the many reasons we definitely need to visit soon!
Great video, We as a family have been going to Cornwall for decades but it even showed us something new to do next time - thanks
Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you found the video helpful! I tried to throw a couple of lesser known gems into the video that I've found throughout Cornwall among the popular ones!
Going to Penzance end of the month hopefully it's not as busy! Lol
Truro cathedral is missing on the list
What B&B hotels or Airbnbs u recommend in Cornwall near to these tourist spots please? Thank u..
Im litteraly going to Cornwall tomorrow for a week I'm somexcited
Enjoy your trip!
If you are going again I would suggest Truro Mevagissey and st mawes
This is funny to me since I've lived in Cornwall since I was born so these are all places I've been to/go to somewhat regularly
Do you know which pastie shop he talks about that he said was the best one he ever had? I need to try 😂
The best Cornish pasty in the world in at Philp's (Filps) in Hayle. I should know. I am Cornish.
Interesting video. You might want to consider finding synonyms for 'epic' and 'iconic', though.
Hi that was very informative my sister has recently moved to St Austell and I'm looking forward to a visit we can definitely take in some of your suggestions especially tge Eden Project which I would love to visit thanks Eve
Thanks for watching and I'm glad it was helpful! Eden Project was certainly a favourite of mine!
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Coming back friends.- hopefully more success continues to develop in your work.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed
Great video. You need to visit the most southerly point in the U.K., Lizard point on the Lizard peninsula and Kynance cove. Look out for the serpentine rock, unique to the area. Oh and get a Roskilly’s Icecream at St Keverne if you go to that way, yum. I’m biased, I live in the area. 😁 Avoid July and August if you can, you will get around much easier.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I will definitely try to head back soon, I visited St. Ives around 10 years ago but I can't remember much, so when I go back I'll definitely look into the Lizard peninsula and explore much more of this area. Thankyou for the advice!
Can I travel to these places by bus or train?
Ha, The Meat Counter does indeed make a tasty burger. Great fries too.
What are the names of the beaches in Cornwall that have sea glass on the beach? Great video and thank you.
Try Mousehole. Great little village and habour. Avoid the centre of Newquay at all costs, really downmarket and not at all representative of Cornwall as a whole.
True.
Tintagel is a bucket list item to me, we are going to Cornwall in September but taking the train from London.....no lines to Tintagel!! Best suggestions? Bus, tour, car hire????
One you've missed that I think you'd like: Luxulyan Valley. Either park up the top end near the village of Luxulyan and enjoy the leats and the amazing Treffry Viaduct. Or park down by Ponts Mill and climb the incline!
It’s no wonder someone like Aphex Twin came from this place.
Yes guys, we absolutely love the lost gardens of Heligan! But some of these places we've never heard of?? Looking into booking another trip soon now!
yep, summer is on the way which feels great, trips are much more appealing when it's warm... but still great in the cold! I'm hoping to get back to Cornwall this summer, I've got a need for some surfing!
Not another Adventure yes lost gardens of heligan are brilliant. I've been abroad obviously but been to a lot of places in Britain. It amases me that some British people haven't actually seen much of their own country.
I live in Cornwall and There's an amazing place called Rough Tor, it's a gorgeous walk but Cornwall is a very different place in the evenings compared to the mornings I'll tell e that bird
I was a tour guide of Cornwall.. My thoughts. Eden Project. Great but by god it’s expensive! Lost Gardens. Amazing and well worth a visit Tintagel Castle. Please stop! It’s an island where the castle used to be. There is no castle! Statue is cool though… Merlins cave.. If your in to that kind of thing I suppose.. Golitha falls are great, again worth a visit. Quite the walk though.. Polperro. Lovely little village, great for a cream tea. Charlestown. Known by most from the Poldark series. Wheal Coates.. Pick a good day as views are stunning. Chapel Porth beach will get stupidly busy in summer! Hurlers Stone Circle. As he said great walk.. But personally I prefer the Merry Maidens Trevethy quoit. Don’t go out of your way for it.. Day on the moors… yea ok St Michaels Mount. If it was a day like video go on a good day! Again stupidly busy during peak season. Falmouth.. I drive through it. 😂 Loads of so many nice places to visit in Cornwall though.. Enjoy. Surprised you didn’t mention St Ives..
Hello I want to visit Cornwall soon Will you be my guide and show me around some nice places please
Been to Cornwall dozens of times. Agree about the ‘Castle’ at Tintagel. £16 to do a cliff walk past a number of broken walls. No castle, just a total rip-off.
Go to lands end to park car then walk along coast path to ninjazal song of the sea cave. Lizard peninsula doesn't disappoint either
I'm hoping to come back to Cornwall this summer and explore the area around the Lizard peninsula this time so I'll definitely look into these places!
Minack theatre
Go to perranporth and go to the sundile
How has nobody mentioned Treebah Gardens in Falmouth? It does cost to get in but is completely worth it, what an experience, if you haven’t been I would highly recommend giving it a try
what is the name of the pasty place you loved?
The place we found in Tintagel was called Pengenna Pasties I believe. Hope that helps
I knew everything in this video cuz I was born in Cornwall and lived here ever since
I'm jealous! I can't wait to explore more of Cornwall!
Hello, we are currently traveling in Cornwall. It's an interesting video, but it would be good to speak a little slower so you can follow the content
Noted! enjoy your trip to Cornwall!
You missed the best place in Cornwall, st Ives!
You forgot wadebridge with our history
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4 of the 16 things are Tintagel
Bude is amazing and definitely deserves a visit My very favourite place is the Minack Theatre … check it out 👍
Person 1: “Wasson, shag?” Person 2: “Goin’ down pub, wan’ come?” Person 1: “Yeah sure. Be there dreckly.”
And how many places are free to visit out of the list?
Polperro, Golitha Falls, Charlestown, Wheal Coates Tin Mine, Chapel Porth Beach, Hurlers Stone Circles, Cheesewring, Trethevy Quoit, Falmouth, and Tintagel (Village and Merlin's Cave) are all free.
Eden Project at £37 a head . . . Prices me out.
Heligan became" lost" during world war one because about 17 of the 22 gardeners were killed in action!
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Mousehole, Porthleven,Lamorna cove ,Padstow,Carbis Bay, pra sands, treyarnen Bay. I AM TERRIBLE AT SPELLING 😮, st Ives, Hayle
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You ask most Cornish people what are 16 best things to do in Cornwall, they'll just list 16 different illegal drugs.
Cornwall is the most unwelcoming destination anyvwhere in the UK in my opinion. Their tourist board 3 years ago asked people to stay away and when I have visited there I got the impression that visitors were decidedly unwelcome. I will never go there again. Who wants to go where you are not wanted. Give them what they want and remove their tourist income, that is what I am going to do.
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Please note Kernow / Cornwall is NOT England
Not England.. Part of Britain!
Cornwall is in England. England is in Great Britain... FYI
Cornwall is a Celtic nation
can you be my childs' godfather?
No1.... Don't go
number 1: leave
I live here and I flipin hate visitors
Well people ain't visiting your house are they???🙄.. it's not like u own the place..
i live here too and sometimes it can be stressful since it's so busy but they aren't really doing much harm!
We are bringing in business to the county! It would be terrible for the economy without visitors!
We’ll that’s a warm welcome People here are very nice so far ❤
Move to the jungle. I’m coming to visit with 12 people and 1 million more is coming. 😈
Parcock/ Hancock, whatever. Keep the sexual orientation hints to yourself