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Cornwall 2008

In early March and again in mid April I spent a few days in Cornwall. I managed a couple of walks and a garden visit…

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Seed by Peter Randall-Page at the Eden Project

Temperate biome

The Core and Biomes at Eden

Charlestown tall ships

The Lizard in Cornwall, the southern most point of the UK

The Lizard Lighthouse and foghorn

A sandy cove near The Lizard in Cornwall

The view out to sea near The Lizard

Looking back towards The Lizard from the east

The Lizard Wireless Telegraph Station (National Trust)

Lloyd's Signal Station, Bass Point,The Lizard, Cornwall

The Lizard RNLI lifeboat station

View to the east from near The Lizard

A door in the cliffs near The Lizard

The view to the west from The Lizard Downs

The view to the west from The Lizard Downs

The view back toward The Lizard from the Downs

The view west from near The Lizard

The view out to sea from near The Lizard Downs

The view of The Lizard from the west

The view of The Lizard from the west

The view of The Lizard from the west

The Church at Churchtown on the edge of Bodmin Moor

King Arthur's Hall, Bodmin Moor

Two deer on Bodmin Moor

The view across Bodmin Moor

Bodmin Moor, stack of rocks

The view south from Bodmin Moor

The view north from Bodmin Moor

Stacks of rocks on Bodmin Moor

Stacks of rocks on Bodmin Moor

Stacks of rocks on Bodmin Moor

Stacks of rocks on Bodmin Moor

A view across the River Fowey

A view out to sea from the River Fowey

The River Fowey

The River Fowey

The River Fowey

Tower on Gribbin Head

The sunset across St Austell Bay from Polkerris

A field of daffodils in Cornwall

A field of daffodils in Cornwall

A field of daffodils in Cornwall

Tregothnan: The House at the Head of the Valley - and really long drive

Tree ferns at Tregothnan

Tree ferns at Tregothnan

Tree ferns at Tregothnan

Tree ferns at Tregothnan

Some palm trees had probably been here a while

The weather was not good, but the canopy of the Monkey Puzzle looked like good shelter

The view along an avenue of palm trees

The lime tree avenue with its carpet of primroses and bluebells

A superb specimen of a cork oak

Rhododendrons, Camellias and Azaleas abounded at Tregothnan

Bodmin Moor near Minions

Bodmin Moor near Minions

Bodmin Moor near Minions looking towards Stowes Hill

Old mine workings near Minions on Bodmin Moor

Bodmin Moor near Minions looking towards Stowes Hill

View from Stowes Hill looking towards the Cheesewring

View from Stowes Hill looking over Bodmin Moor

View from Stowes Hill looking towards Devon

View from Stowes Hill looking towards the Cheesewring

The Cheesewring

Minions Heritage Centre

Old mine railway from Minions

Old mine railway from Minions

Old mine workings near Minions

Old mine workings near Minions

Old mine workings near Minions

One of the engine houses of the South Phoenix Mine is now the Minions Heritage Centre

The view of Stowes Hill with The Hurlers stone circles in the foreground

Bodmin Moor near Minions

3 Comments

Mike Sleigh

Posted 19 March 08 at 11:46 am | Permalink

Nice seascape shots – I like Cornwall and plan to be down there 21 – 25 April with a visit to Eden probably on 23 April
Christopher

Posted 29 March 08 at 3:08 pm | Permalink

Thanks Mike. Hope you have a good trip – I had such a nice time I am going back again for a long weekend in April, though on my way back and you are travelling down.
Vanessa Miller

Posted 20 January 09 at 8:00 pm | Permalink

Wow! Your Cornwall shots are AMAZINGLY GORGEOUS! Any plans to head back in 2009?

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