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North Cornwall is in . It includes much of the Cornish coast along the Celtic Sea and some top surfing areas.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Tintagel and Newquay.

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is a village on the coast of North Cornwall that is best known for its medieval castle, which is known as King Arthur's Castle.

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is a town on the north coast in , England, United Kingdom. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries with an airport and a spaceport, and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast, approximately 12 miles north of and 20 miles west of .

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a small town of around 15,000 people in the middle of North Cornwall to the south west of . It was the major religious and administrative centre for Cornwall throughout the Middle Ages from the late Saxon period onwards.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Redruth and Launceston.

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is a town in North Cornwall. The town also has a long history of tin mining and is the home of Rodda's, a dairy that is the largest producer of Cornish clotted cream.

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is a town of 9,200 people in North Cornwall. Visitors come to see the 11th-century Castle, and the narrow-gauge heritage steam railway.

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is small historic fishing village on the north coast of North Cornwall, famous for being the residence of TV celebrity chef Rick Stein. The town has expanded greatly, become very up market and expensive, and lost its old-fashioned fishing village character, due the crowds who come because of the fame it has gained by featuring on television.

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is a market town in North Cornwall, with a population of 7,900. The town sits at the Camel Estuary, 5 miles upstream from . It is host to the Royal Cornwall Agricultural show, each June.

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is a fishing village and holiday resort in North Cornwall on the coast at the mouth of the River Neet.

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is a town in North Cornwall. The designation Major distinguishes it from the smaller settlement and parish of St Columb Minor on the coast.

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is a spectacularly located fishing village and tourist attraction on the coast of North Cornwall. The oldest and most attractive parts of the village surround the cliff-bound harbour and extend up the river valley.

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is a small town on the coast of North Cornwall. Its coastal area is a part of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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is a picturesque coastal village in North Cornwall. The village is particularly known as filming location for TV shows such as Doc Martin. Also the former British Prime Minister David Cameron owns a holiday home here.

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, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is a remote, bleak heather-covered upland granite moorland in North Cornwall. It is bounded in the north by the Camel River and in the south by the Fowey River.

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is small seaside resort on the north coast of North Cornwall. The village's modern name comes from Porth Peran, which is Cornish for the cove of Saint Piran, the patron saint of Cornwall.

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is a village in North Cornwall, on the Camel Estuary. is a popular base for holidaymakers. It is sometimes referred to as "Britain's St Tropez" and the "Kensington of Cornwall" due to its popularity with affluent holidaymakers.

North Cornwall

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“North Cornwall” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Kernow Gledh”
  • Chinese: “北康瓦爾”
  • Cornish: “Kernow Kledh”
  • Dutch: “Noord-Cornwall”
  • French: “North Cornwall”
  • German: “North Cornwall”
  • Irish: “an Corn Thuaidh”
  • Irish: “Kernow Kledh”
  • Italian: “Cornovaglia settentrionale”
  • Italian: “Cornovaglia Settentrionale”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “North Cornwall”
  • Norwegian: “North Cornwall”
  • Polish: “North Cornwall”
  • Portuguese: “North Cornwall”
  • Romanian: “North Cornwall”
  • Swedish: “North Cornwall”
  • Welsh: “Gogledd Cernyw”
  • Welsh: “Kernow Kledh”
  • “North Cornwall”

Cornwall: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Truro, Penzance, Falmouth, and Land’s End.

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