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The Beaches of South Cornwall - S02 - Porthcurno
This map is part of the Ordnance Survey's Explorer series designed to replace the old Pathfinder map series. At 1:25,000 scale this detailed map shows a host of attractions including gardens which are open to the public, nature reserves and country parks as well as all official footpaths, bridleways, roads and lanes. Other facilities covered include: camping and caravan sites, picnic areas and viewpoints, selected places of interest, rights of way information for England and Wales, National Trail and Recreational Path routes, and selected tourist information. The series is aimed mainly at the experienced map user but can be used by tourists and locals alike. Location: South Coast - Porthcurno
A somewhat triangular shaped beach at the famous cove of Porthcurno. The first sub-marine transatlantic telecommunications (and lately fibre-optic) cable came ashore here and until recently Cable & Wireless ran a Telegraph College here. A short walk back into the village from the large car park will unearth several features of interest on a cloudy day. Look for the camouflaged buildings of the Museum of Submarine Telegraphy on the eastern flank of the valley. There is a pleasant, if initially steep walk east towards Penberth Cove over Treen Cliff passing the Logan Rock and the striking natural cliff castle of Treryn Dinas. The second beach of Pednvounder - pronounced 'PennyFounder' by the locals - lies just at the foot of the cliffs here. Above the beach to the west lies the famous clifftop Minack Theatre, hewn out of the granite by Rowena Cade in the 1930's. A little further west along the coastpath lies Porth Chapel and St. Levan. Further west still lie Porthgwarra and ultimately Gwennap Head, Nanjizal and Land's End.
Facilities
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Nearby accommodation B & BsDowns Barn Farm (4 km) Kingsfield (5 km) No.11 B&B (9 km) Bosavern House (8 km) Treen Farmhouse (1 km) Ardensawah Farm (2 km) Rosemerryn Wood (6 km) Kerris Farm (8 km)  Caravans and CampingRoselands Caravan Camping Park, St Just (8 km) Trevedra Farm Camping & Caravan Site, Sennen (6 km) Lower Treave Caravan and Camping Park, Sennen (5 km) Treen Farm Camp Site, St Levan (1 km) Trevaylor Caravan and Camping Park, Botallack (8 km) Cardinney Caravan and Camping Park, Crows-an-Wra (6 km) Secret Garden Camping and Caravan Park, St Just (8 km) CottagesTamarisk Cottage, Mousehole (8 km) Bojewyan Cottage, St Just & Pendeen (8 km) Kitchen Cottage, Mousehole (8 km) Porth Nanven Barn, St Just & Pendeen (9 km) Clover Cottage, St Just & Pendeen (10 km) Toldhu, St Just & Pendeen (10 km) Petra, Sennen (5 km) Cove Cottage, St Just & Pendeen (10 km) Girl Annie, Sennen (5 km) Basking Shark, Sennen (5 km) Little Petra, Sennen (5 km) Ty Cariad, Mousehole (9 km) Manderley, Mousehole (9 km) Captain's Cottage, St Just & Pendeen (9 km) Corner Cottage, Mousehole (9 km) Regent House, Mousehole (9 km) Regent Cottage, Mousehole (9 km) The Wheelhouse, Mousehole (9 km) Mole Cottage, Mousehole (9 km) Thimble Cottage, Mousehole (9 km) The Flower Loft, Lamorna Cove (6 km) Lamorna Stream Cottage, Lamorna Cove (6 km) Lane Cottage, Lands End (2 km) Lands End Cottage, Lands End (5 km) Camnythyk Cottage, Penzance (9 km) Sevenstones, Sennen (5 km) Longships, Sennen (5 km) Bishop Rock, Sennen (5 km) Castaways, Sennen (5 km) Local hotelsLand's End Hotel (5 km) The Cove Hotel (6 km) Commercial Hotel (8 km) Cape Cornwall Golf & Country Club (8 km) Old Coastguard Hotel (9 km) Local attractions BeachesWhitesand Bay (5 km) Gwynver (6 km) Porth Nanven (9 km) Priest Cove (10 km) Porthgwarra (2 km) Porth Chapel (1 km) Lamorna Cove (7 km) Mousehole (9 km)  Mining historySt. Just Amalgamated (10 km) Balleswidden (8 km) Bosorne (9 km) St. Just United (10 km)  PubsShip Inn (8 km) Kings Arms (8 km) North Inn (8 km) Radjel Inn (8 km) Kings Arms (8 km) Star Inn (8 km) Wellington Hotel (8 km) Logan Rock Inn (8 km) First and Last (5 km) Old Success Inn (5 km)  Local walksMousehole to Newlyn (8 km) Lamorna to Mousehole (7 km) Penberth to Lamorna (1 km) Porthgwarra to Penberth via Porthcurno (4 km) Land's End to Porthgwarra (4 km) Land's End to Sennen Cove (5 km) Sennen Cove to Aire Point (6 km) Aire Point to Cape Cornwall (9 km)  CafesThe Old Pilchard Press (9 km)  Cornwall heritageLegendary Land's End (5 km)  MuseumsPorthcurno Telegraph Museum (1 km)  RestaurantsThe Beach (5 km) The Old Coastguard (9 km) 2, Fore Street (9 km) The Cornish Range (9 km) The Cove (6 km)  TheatresThe Minack Theatre (0 km) |
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