Cornish Farm Holidays
Cornish Farm Holidays

West Cornwall



Area and attraction information for West Cornwall

Did you know.?

Bob Fitzsimmons, Britain' s first Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World was born in Helston on 4 June, 1862. He is the only European to hold world titles at three weights and there is a pub named after him in the main street.

The town of St Ives was the inspiration for Rosamunde Pilcher's international best-seller The Shell Seekers as it is close to where she was born and grew up.

West Cornwall area's coast extends from Portreath in the north round as far as Mawnan Smith and the Helford River in the south. From the wild cliffs and jagged rocks around Cape Cornwall to the sheltered harbours and rare plants of the Lizard peninsula, this area is perhaps Cornwall's most diverse.