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Cornwall / United Kingdom

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Walkers crossing the exposed causeway to St Michael's Mount at low tide — "St Michael's Mount Causeway at Low Tide" by David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Author David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 File source

When to visit 1

When should I visit Cornwall, United Kingdom, for the best experience?Mid-September — the Atlantic is at its warmest of the year, the UK school holidays have handed the coast back, and you can still catch the last Minack Theatre evenings…

Things to do 1

What are the most worthwhile things to do in Cornwall on a first visit?Walk the causeway to St Michael's Mount, stand in the cliff-carved Minack Theatre, tour the mining engine houses of the west, and cross the 2019 bridge at Tintagel —…

Food and drink 1

Where should I eat in Cornwall, and which local food or drink is worth trying?A pasty eaten on a harbor wall, a jam-first cream tea, and fish landed that morning in Newlyn or Padstow — with a Camel Valley sparkling wine or a pint of Doom Bar to…

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