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Ever since the train line arrived in Penzance for the first time, West Cornwall has been the destination for millions of happy holidays. The tourist offices provide information on staying in the area (inc booking), information on attractions and much more.

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Sustainable tourism, eco-tourism, green tourism. There are many labels, but whatever you prefer to call it, the definition remains the same: low impact, environmentally-friendly tourism that cherishes, not destroys.

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Stretched around the Land’s End Peninsula, you can find some of England’s most beautiful and highly rated beaches. From small secluded beaches in romantic coves to long open stretches of ...

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St. Michael's Mount is one of Penwith's most cherished sights, and one of the most photographed places in England. The island is set a few hundred yards from the shore at Marazion and is only accessible by foot at mid to low tide. Set atop the island is the Castle, overlooking the whole of Mounts Bay and the Lizard.

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Paradise Park, situated in Hayle, was opened in 1973 as a tropical bird garden, the collection starting with owls, eagles, cranes, peacocks and parrots. The collection at the time wasn't about conservation, but as time past it became apparent that certain species needed help both in the wild and captivity. At which stage Paradise Park went from being just a home for birds to being actively involved in conservation.

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The Minack Theatre is an open-air theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea. The Minack was the brainchild and life long passion of Miss Rowena Cade, who lived in Minack house over looking Porthcurno Bay.

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It's a memory you'll cherish forever - arriving like so many generations before you at one of the world's best loved landmarks. It's a place of almost mystical beauty where the might of the Atlantic meets the towering cliffs of Cornwall - a place where nature is still one of the big attractions.

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Described as one of the most unusual and pleasingly designed lidos of the era, the Jubilee Pool was designed in the early 1930s by Captain F Latham, the Borough Engineer. The pool was opened with great celebration in May 1935, the year of King George V's Silver Jubilee.

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Geevor was the last working tin mine in West Penwith closing in 1990. Situated in a spectacular setting on cliffs above the Atlantic Ocean, the workings eventually stretched far out under the sea. Geevor is now the largest mining history site in the UK where visitors can follow the story of the mining and processing of tin.