Tintagel Post Office
Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Castle clings to a wild headland, exposed to coastal winds, claiming the honor of being King Arthur’s legendary birthplace. The sea has cut deeply into the slate cliffs, isolating the castle. Climb the steep steps to the castle and gaze down at the sea far below. Prince Charles, as Duke of Cornwall, owns the castle whose interior is more attractive than the exterior. The town itself, while it is quite touristy, has charm and the most adorable, and certainly most photographed, Post Office (NT) in Britain.
St. Ives
St. Ives
Leaving Tintagel, follow signs for the A39, in the direction of Truro, to the A30, which takes you around Redruth, Cambourne, and Hayle to the A3074 to St. Ives, about an hour-and-a-half’s journey if the roads are not too busy. Stay on the A3074 until the road is signposted sharp right to the harbor. Go left and follow parking signs to the Recreation Centre. Park your car here and walk down into town. Your destination is Fore Street with its galleries, restaurants, and interesting shops. Fore Street leads you to the quaint harbor while a left on Digbey will bring you to the
St. Ives, The Tate Gallery
Tate Gallery on Porthmeor Beach., tel: 01736-710507 Whistler and Sickert discovered St. Ives while sculptress Barbara Hepworth and painter Ben Nicholson made it famous. Admission to the Tate also includes admission to Barbara Hepworth’s garden filled with her sculptures. If you are not a fan of modern art, just ask for a pass to visit the rooftop café and enjoy the spectacular views. In St. Ives we enjoy the utter tranquility of the Boskerris Hotel.
Leaving St. Ives, follow signposts to St. Just, which brings you the most attractive, windswept stretch of Cornwall’s coastline. Stone farm villages hug the bare expanse of land and are cooled by Atlantic Ocean breezes that waft up over the cliff edges. A splendid place to stay is found just outside St. Ives in the hamlet of Treen: The Gurnard’s Head. As you travel down the cost abandoned old tin mine towers stand in ruins and regularly dot the horizon. On the western outskirts of St. Just lies Cape Cornwall. Rather than visit over-commercialized Land’s End, visit here to enjoy a less crowded, more pastoral western view. Pull into  Sennen Cove with its long, curving crescent of golden sand and the powerful Atlantic surf rolling and pounding.
The expression “from John O’Groats to Land’s End” signifies the length of Britain from its northeasternmost point in Scotland to England’s rocky promontory, Land’s End, in the southwest. Many visitors to Cornwall visit Land’s End, but be prepared to be disappointed—you have to pay to enter a compound of refreshment stands, exhibits, and children’s rides to get to the viewpoint.
Cape Cornwall
Rugged Cornwall Coastline
Cornish Tin Mine
St. Ives
Lands End
St. Ives
