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West Cornwall is the world you dream of: golden beaches, spectacular cliffs, vast blue skies, a big blue ocean, picturesque fishing villages, ancient churches, lively seaside resorts, peaceful coastal and moorland walks. Mix in a wealth of festivals, enthralling outdoor activities, art, culture and heritage of international significance, unique covered attractions, the warmth of old-fashioned pubs, the delights of Cornish cuisine, and the unbeatable company of the Cornish people.
West Cornwall begins and ends at Belerion, the ancient 'Seat of Storms', the Land's End of today. This is where Atlantic swells, born a thousand miles to the west in the desolate mid ocean, thud against soaring cliffs of golden granite and send great wings of spray into the air. Yet, on calm, sundrenched summer days that same ocean can settle at the base of the cliffs like a lake, its mirrored surface reflecting the crystal-clear light and vivid colours that make West Cornwall one of the world's most exhilarating holiday destinations.
From Land's End itself an equally stupendous coastline fans out to north and south along the corrugated edges of great cliffs, while the rocky spine of the peninsula wriggles its way eastwards through an enduring landscape of tawny moorland, green fields, woods and serene, unworldly villages; a landscape enriched with the haunting burial chambers and stone circles of ancient peoples whose spirit still seems to cast a spell over this 'Peninsula of Saints'.