Place: » Bedruthan Steps
Category: » Beaches
About: The wet sand at Bedruthan steps yielded very interesting reflections of the cliffs and the clouds. It is advisable at this beach to know the tide times to avoid being cut off by the incoming tide.
Photograph Added: 3rd July 2009
Place: » Pendower Cove
Category: » Coastline
About: Cornwall is in a unique position in the south west as eighty percent of Cornwall is surrounded by water, giving it the longest stretch of coastline in the UK of 697km.
Photograph Added: 2nd July 2009
Place: » Fowey
Category: » Transportation
About: The Bodinnickcar ferry is in operation all year with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. The ferry can carry up to fifteen cars and also foot passengers and provides a continuous service leaving every 10 to 15 minutes duri......
Photograph Added: 1st July 2009
Place: » Drift
Category: » Rivers and Waterways
About: Drift Reservoir is Britain's most south-westerly reservoir. The reservoir is stocked with rainbow and wild brown trout. Day permits are available and can be obtained from the Boathouse by the water.
Photograph Added: 1st July 2009
Place: » Bedruthan Steps
Category: » Beaches
About: As inviting as the sea looks in this photograph it is not advisable to go swimming at Bedruthan as treacherous tides make this area dangerous.
Photograph Added: 30th June 2009
Place: » Bedruthan Steps
Category: » Beaches
About: The incoming tide was swirling around the large sea stacks and it was impossible to say where the next wave would go. To get the best photographs at Bedruthan the photographer got wet feet and regretted not having worn wellington boots.
Photograph Added: 30th June 2009
Cornwall is located in the far south west of main land Britain. Cornwall's history dates back thousand of years with the traditional industries of fishing and mining being the main stay of employment. Cornwall is a fantastic place to visit at any time of year offering stunning scenery, industrial heritage, quaint fishing villages and fantastic beaches.
Mining for the traditional minerals has now finished following the closure of the last working tin mine in Cornwall South Crofty in 1998. Fishing is also in decline with dwindling fish stocks and constant pressure from government and the EU forcing many fishermen to find alternative employment.
Tourism is now the main employer in the County with people coming from all over the world to see the scenery, visit the towns and villages and to eat Cornish Pasties.
The are a number of famous historic Cornish People these include Richard Trevithick inventor of the steam locomotive, Sir Humphrey Davy inventor of the miners safety lamp, Sir Goldsworthy Gurney inventor of Limelight, William Bickford who invented the safety fuse in Tuckingmill and Bob Fitzsimmons three times world bare knuckle boxing champion to name but a few.
There are a number of sports which the Cornish participate in all year round. There are the usual football and cricket but also gig rowing which is a traditional activity with lots of seaside towns and villages having their own boat. Rugby is the main sport which Cornish people support. There are lots of teams within the county, many of whom play at national level and there is also the Cornwall county team.
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