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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cornwall

20 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cornwall, England

Updated May 12, 2022

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Unusual Attractions in Cornwall

Cornwall, England

St Michael's Mount

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Giant Head

Cornwall, England

Lost Gardens of Heligan

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

Cornwall, England

St. Nectan's Kieve

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

Cornwall, England

The Eden Project

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
King Arthur's Stone.

Cornwall, England

King Arthur's Stone

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.
Restormel Castle viewed from above.

Cornwall, England

Restormel Castle

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
Tregothnan.

Cornwall, England

Tregothnan

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

Cornwall, England

Minack Theatre

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
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Cornwall, England

The Eden Project

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Tregothnan.

Cornwall, England

Tregothnan

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
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Stories About Cornwall

The De Gallant at sea.

For Sustainable Coffee, These Ships Take to the High Seas

The old-fashioned way is also the carbon-neutral way.
by Frankie Adkins
May 12, 2022
If you look closely, you can see the shape of the nettle leaves covering the cheese.

How a 400-Year-Old Cheese Got Its Groove Back

The secret ingredient? Stinging nettles.
by Richard Collett
February 3, 2022
In September 2021, thousands came to Cornwall to see the Ordinalia, a cycle of three, 14th-century religious mystery plays originally written in Cornish.

The Centuries-Old Plays Helping to Revitalize a Once-Lost Language

One challenge: finding actors who speak Cornish.
by Richard Collett
November 18, 2021
Some of the boats are well over a century old.

Europe's Last Sail-Powered Fishing Fleet Faces a Stormy Future

Can this age-old industry weather both COVID-19 and climate change?
by Katherine Waters
June 24, 2020
The castle on St. Michael's Mount towers over precarious gardens.

Wanted: An Expert Gardener to Oversee a Castled Cornish Island

St. Michael’s Mount requires a horticulturalist with the agility of a mountain goat.
by Sabrina Imbler
May 31, 2019
Pieces of ceramic and glass that Atherton has found in the Thames, interspersed with more recent trash.

The Artist Making Tapestries Out of Aquatic Trash

Jo Atherton's colorful works turn our plastic crisis into a meditation on memory and time.
by Cara Giaimo
May 2, 2018
A hearty "click, whistle, squeak" to England's first known resident pod of bottlenose dolphins.

Found: England's First Resident Pod of Bottlenose Dolphins

A "dolphin census" proved that they weren't just on holiday.
by Vittoria Traverso
December 20, 2017

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