Readymoney Cove was not named after pirates or smuggling, or because of the very large mansion that sits on the headland (Beautiful Point Neptune House – once home to Dawn French).Its name actually comes from an old Cornish word ‘redeman’,…
According to legend, Mother Ivey’s Bay is named after a 16th century white witch (ie a nice one) who took care of the villagers, and was very kind…until a local greedy merchant crossed her and she cursed his field with…
Once a bustling harbour, this is all that’s left of the train line that used to bring down china clay from St Austell to Pentewan. The railway was also famous for its ‘tea treat train’ which on summer Sundays would…
The slip was built in 1895 and is thought to be the steepest in Britain. It was so steep that following a hair-raising launch and rescue, the lifeboat men had to come ashore on Towan beach, a mile away, using…
