Famous Places to visit on the Lizard
Whilst staying at Mullion Cove Hotel there are many famous places
that you can discover and explore.
For location please click here to visit the special map of the
Lizard Peninsula we have compiled for you.
Lizard Village & Lizard Point
At Britain's most southerly point can be found Lizard Village,
famous for its two life boat stations, lighthouse, café,
Anne’s pasty shop and some of the Lizard's most stunning coastal
walking which includes the tiny picturesque thatched cottage fishing
hamlet of Church Cove.
www.thelizard.co.uk/
National Seal Sanctuary at Gweek
Situated in the little village of Gweek on the Helford
River the National Seal Rescue Sanctuary is a fascinating place
to visit with visitors able to view the rescued pups in the nursery
and convalescence seal pools before they are released back to their
natural habitat.
www.sealsanctuary.co.uk
RNAS Culdrose, Helston
At the Royal Navy's base on the Lizard Peninsula, RNAS
Culdrose, you can visit a dedicated viewing area and café
on the west side of the base and guided tours of the site are available
during the summer.
The annual international air day takes place July/August every
year and aeroplanes from all over the world gather for this very
popular Cornwall event.
Helston
Helston town, famous for its Floral Dance held each year
in May is 9 miles away
Marconi Centre and Monument
Owned by the National Trust and located overlooking Poldhu
Cove the Marconi Monument and visitor centre marks the spot from
which the first transatlantic radio transmission was made successfully
by Marconi in 1901.
www.lizardwireless.org/links.html
Helford River
Recently featured in the BBC series COAST and made famous
by Daphne Du Maurier’s Frenchman's Creek the Helford River
is probably Cornwall's most picturesque river to explore by foot
or boat with numerous pretty woodland creeks, hamlets and great
riverside pubs along its shores.
www.helfordriver.net/
Loe Bar and Pool, near Porthleven
As Cornwall's largest lake separated from the sea only
by a shingle bar, Loe Pool is a fascinating place to visit with
a circular walk right round the Pol. Legend claims that Loe Pool
is also one of two places which claim to be where the sword of Excalibur
was restored to its watery source
www.porthleven-online.com
Goonhilly Earth Satellite Station
Situated near Helston, the international communications
visitors centre at Goonhilly is a fascinating and unique 160 acre
site, home to over 60 huge satellite dishes that track the geo-stationery
satellites 36,000km above the earth everyday. Organised tours available.
www.goonhilly.bt.com
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