However, according to Alfred the Great’s will the amount of land he owned in Cornwall was very small. West of the Tamar Alfred the Great only owned a small area in the Stratton region, plus a few other small estates around Lifton on Cornish soil east of the Tamar). These were provided to him through the Church whose Canterbury appointed priesthood was increasingly English dominated. Cornwall now acquired Anglo-Saxon administrative features such as the hundred system.
At Cornwall’s most westerly mainland location, Land’s End, the dramatic cliffs are crowned by a theme park complete with a hotel, pub and 4D cinema. Here you’ll discover a real end-of-the-world feel, a ruined early-Christian chapel, a derelict mine stack and tiny Priest’s Cove which – at low tide – has a pocket-sized pool. Until about 200 years ago, the Cape was actually thought to be the most westerly point in mainland Cornwall then it lost that title to Land’s End. The southern coast of Cornwall, affectionately known as the Cornish Riviera, is more sheltered hosting safe harbours at locations such as Falmouth and Fowey.
Book accommodation, car hire and attractions ahead of time to avoid disappointment. With its stunning beaches, glorious countryside, ancient traditions and fierce sense of identity, it’s no wonder millions of people visit the county every year. Here at CornwallLive we endeavour to highlight everything that makes Cornwall special, from the quirky to the fascinating and the historical to the downright weird and wonderful. And that’s why we’ve decided to pull all of this content together in one place. Although the castle we see today was built in the 1230s, Tintagel was a seat of Cornish kings since the 5th century BCE, among them King Arthur.
One famous local fish dish is Stargazy pie, a fish-based pie in which the heads of the fish stick through the piecrust, as though “”star-gazing””. The pie is cooked as part of traditional celebrations for Tom Bawcock’s Eve, but is not generally eaten at any other time. Truro, and all of the towns and some villages have football clubs belonging to the Cornwall County Football Association, and some clubs have teams competing higher within the English football league pyramid. Of these, the highest ranked — by two flights — is Truro City F.C., who will be playing in the National League South in the 2023–24 season. Other notable Cornish teams include Mousehole A.F.C., Helston Athletic F.C., and Falmouth Town F.C. Satellite image of CornwallCornwall forms the tip of the south-west peninsula of the island of Great Britain, and is therefore exposed to the full force of the prevailing winds that blow in from the Atlantic Ocean.
Brace the cooling weather for a wintery walk across Cornwall’s beaches. From Chapel Porth, Kennack Sands and Mousehole, take an invigorating stroll across the sands. For five days of live music and world-class surfing in Newquay, head to the annual Boardmasters Festival in August.
