Helston
Helston is a small market town in the south west of Cornwall which is famous for its Flora Day celebrations and Furry Dance. It is the most southerly town in mainland United Kingdom, and it acts as a gateway to the Lizard Peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flambards Theme Park and The Loe.
Flambards Theme Park
Theme park
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flambards Theme Park was an amusement park on the southern outskirts of the town of Helston in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1976 as the Cornwall Aero Park by Douglas Kingsford Hale MBE.
The Loe
Lagoon
Photo: Theitalianpen, Public domain.
The Loe, also known as Loe Pool, is the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The earliest recorded appearance of this simple name form was in 1337, when it was called "La Loo", but is mentioned as 'the lake' in 1302; Situated between Porthleven and Gunwalloe and downstream of Helston, it is separated from Mount's Bay by the shingle bank of Loe Bar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porthleven and Sithney.
Porthleven
Photo: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porthleven is near Helston on the south coast of West Cornwall at the top of the Lizard Peninsula. The South West Coast Path from Somerset to Dorset passes through the town.
Sithney
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sithney is a village and civil parish in the West of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Sithney is north of Porthleven. The population including Boscadjack and Crowntown at the 2011 census was 841. Sithney is situated 2 miles northwest of Helston.
Helston
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.0934° or 50° 5′ 36″ northLongitude
-5.2709° or 5° 16′ 15″ westElevation
180 feet (55 metres)Open location code
9C2P3PVH+9MGeoNames ID
7294626
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