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A complete guide to Cornwall, including useful information for residents and visitors and everything you need for your holidays in Cornwall.

If you're planning on visiting cornwall you'll want a place to stay. We feature a wide variety of accommodation in Cornwall to suit all tastes and budgets.

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Our Cornwall guide will help you to plan your stay in Cornwall. Find information on all the great locations to visit around Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly with our
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Across Cornwall from Altarnun to Zennor and Penzance to Looe, you'll find information including local history, dog friendly beaches, town maps, where to stay - hotels, B&Bs, guest houses, holiday cottages, self catering, camp sites, local businesses, shopping and much more.

For a taste of the leisure pursuits and activities you can enjoy in Cornwall, visit our Why Cornwall features on this page.

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Cornwall Areas:
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Redruth - St Agnes
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 Why Cornwall ?

Air sports
Archaeological Sites
Art
Beaches
Birdwatching
Churches
Climbing
Cornish Language and Place Names
Crosses, Saints & Holy Wells
Culture and Tradition
Cycling and Mtb
Diving
Family History and Genealogy
Fishing / Angling
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Food and Drink
Gardens and Parks
Geology & Mining
Ghost Hunting
Gig Racing
Golf
Hiking and walking
Horse Riding
Kayaking / Canoeing
Kitesurfing
Literature
Motor Sports & Rallies
Nature and Environment
Real ales
Sailing
Skateboarding
Speedsailing
Surfing
Waterskiing
Wildlife
Windsurfing
Woods and Forests


 

Kestrel taking a dust bath.
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JANUARY
EVENTS IN CORNWALL
MIS GENVER

Wednesdays 8pm - 11pm
Penzance Salsa
Salsa Penzance at The Royal British Legion, Bread Street, Penzance TR18 2EQ every Wednesday. Entry £5. Beginners 8pm Improvers 9pm Freestyle 10pm 11pm For more information: Email: martinwebster1959@gmail.com

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7.30pm - 9pm
Cornish Language Group
Learn Cornish phrases, place names and more about the Cornish language in a relaxed atmosphere at the Blue Anchor, Helston every Tuesday. Lessons are free. Contact Penny Norman and Steve Harris.

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6.30pm - 8pm
Japanese Language
Learn Japanese. Helston Methodist Church Hall. Every Wednesday. £1 per session. Contact Benjamin Wilford.

more info...

10am
Walks in and around Falmouth October 2011 to February 2012
Walks in and around Falmouth, Cornwall. Click here for a list of walks.

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10am
Stroll Back the Years - Walks in and around Truro October 2011 to March 2012
Walks in and around Truro, Cornwall. Click here for a list of walks.

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Date: 22 Oct to 26 Feb / Time: During opening hours
Take to the ice!
Back, by popular demand, our ice rink this winter includes a glittering glacial theme! Whether you’re a professional skater or even if you’ve never seen ice before, our magical ice rink is the perfect place to hone your skills. As well as general skate sessions we have special sessions for different abilities and ages, including Parent and Toddler sessions, Chilly Penguins and Superskate. We also offer skating lessons*! Skate slots book fast so we recommend booking in advance.

For information on opening times, and other skating sessions or to book your skate please visit: http://www.edenproject.com/come-and-visit/whats-on/ice-skating.php or call our box office on: 01726 811972.

*Skating lessons are 6-week courses which must be booked in advance Eden Project, Bodelva, near St Austell.


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'Advent' Exhibition
Puppet and papier maché nativity tableaux,the spirit of rock carvings, treasures of gold and silver jewellery and lustrous bowls,myths and legend in paint and clay,pots and wooden ladles for the table,silken scarves for adornment.....all of these and more besides make up our ADVENT exhibition to which you are warmly invited.

Artists include EMMA SCOTT, MICHAEL SHEPPARD, SUTTON TAYLOR, JANET LYNCH,ARDYN GRIFFIN, JOHN MALTBY, DUIBHNE GOUGH, GUY ROYLE, MARK HEARLD, JUDITH ROWE, JANE BOWEN, ROBINA JACK, ALISON DUPERNEX, DAVID HEARLE plus original prints, cards, sketch books, decorated paper

The exhibition is open until 22nd December, then during January by appointment. Wise to ring or e-mail before coming to the gallery - but mainly open: 10.30am - 5pm Tues - Sat, Sunday afternoons on 11th and 18th December.


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See individual groups for details
Cornish Language Classes around Cornwall
Find a Cornish Language Course in your area of Cornwall. Click here for a list of

Cornish classes around Cornwall

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Date: 1 Jan to 30 Jun / Time: See details
Stroll Back the Years - Walks in and around Bodmin
Walks in and around Bodmin. For a list of walks please click here

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10am
Stroll Back the Years - Walks in and around St Austell January - June 2012
Walks in and around St Austell, Cornwall. Click here for a list of walks.

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Date: 3 to 30 Jan / Time: Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 4pm
Interpreting The Land
Exhibition at Mounts Bay Contemporary, Penzance.


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From 8.30pm
Folk Night at the Admiral Benbow
Folk Night - Every other Wednesday from 8.30pm. Jan 4th, 18th, Feb 1st, 15th, 29th, March 14th, 28th, April 11th, 25th, May 9th, 23rd, June 6th, 20th, July 4th, 18th, Aug 1st, 15th, 29th, September 12th, 26th, October 10th, 24th, November 7th, 21st, December 5th.

Singarounds are free entry. Guest nights (5 nights per year) there is a charge for entry.

Admiral Benbow, Chapel Street, Penzance, Cornwall. Please call for details.


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10.30am
Eden COPD Walking for Health Group
Every Tuesday. Walks in and around Eden, Cornwall. Click here for more information.


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Date: 28 Jan / Time: 9am - 3pm
MAMMOTH BOOK SALE
Hundreds of new, nearly new and second hand books The Centre, Newlyn. Admission Free, Refreshments Available

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Visit our What's on page for the printable events list

 

FEBRUARY
EVENTS IN CORNWALL
MIS HWEVRER

Wednesdays 8pm - 11pm
Penzance Salsa
Salsa Penzance at The Royal British Legion, Bread Street, Penzance TR18 2EQ every Wednesday. Entry £5. Beginners 8pm Improvers 9pm Freestyle 10pm 11pm For more information: Email: martinwebster1959@gmail.com

more info...

7.30pm - 9pm
Cornish Language Group
Learn Cornish phrases, place names and more about the Cornish language in a relaxed atmosphere at the Blue Anchor, Helston every Tuesday. Lessons are free. Contact Penny Norman and Steve Harris.

more info...

6.30pm - 8pm
Japanese Language
Learn Japanese. Helston Methodist Church Hall. Every Wednesday. £1 per session. Contact Benjamin Wilford.

more info...

10am
Walks in and around Falmouth October 2011 to February 2012
Walks in and around Falmouth, Cornwall. Click here for a list of walks.

more info...

10am
Stroll Back the Years - Walks in and around Truro October 2011 to March 2012
Walks in and around Truro, Cornwall. Click here for a list of walks.

more info...

Date: 22 Oct to 26 Feb / Time: During opening hours
Take to the ice!
Back, by popular demand, our ice rink this winter includes a glittering glacial theme! Whether you’re a professional skater or even if you’ve never seen ice before, our magical ice rink is the perfect place to hone your skills. As well as general skate sessions we have special sessions for different abilities and ages, including Parent and Toddler sessions, Chilly Penguins and Superskate. We also offer skating lessons*! Skate slots book fast so we recommend booking in advance.

For information on opening times, and other skating sessions or to book your skate please visit: http://www.edenproject.com/come-and-visit/whats-on/ice-skating.php or call our box office on: 01726 811972.

*Skating lessons are 6-week courses which must be booked in advance Eden Project, Bodelva, near St Austell.


more info...

See individual groups for details
Cornish Language Classes around Cornwall
Find a Cornish Language Course in your area of Cornwall. Click here for a list of

Cornish classes around Cornwall

more info...

Date: 1 Jan to 30 Jun / Time: See details
Stroll Back the Years - Walks in and around Bodmin
Walks in and around Bodmin. For a list of walks please click here

more info...

10am
Stroll Back the Years - Walks in and around St Austell January - June 2012
Walks in and around St Austell, Cornwall. Click here for a list of walks.

more info...

From 8.30pm
Folk Night at the Admiral Benbow
Folk Night - Every other Wednesday from 8.30pm. Jan 4th, 18th, Feb 1st, 15th, 29th, March 14th, 28th, April 11th, 25th, May 9th, 23rd, June 6th, 20th, July 4th, 18th, Aug 1st, 15th, 29th, September 12th, 26th, October 10th, 24th, November 7th, 21st, December 5th.

Singarounds are free entry. Guest nights (5 nights per year) there is a charge for entry.

Admiral Benbow, Chapel Street, Penzance, Cornwall. Please call for details.


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10.30am
Eden COPD Walking for Health Group
Every Tuesday. Walks in and around Eden, Cornwall. Click here for more information.


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Date: 2 to 4 Feb / Time: 10am - 5pm
Just Scrapbooking at Craft 4 Crafters
Visit Just Scrapbooking at the Craft 4 Crafters Craft Fair at the Westpoint Arena, Exeter, Devon.


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Date: 4 Feb / Time: 9.30am to 1pm
CRAFT AND GIFT FAIR AT ST STEPHENS CHURCH, SALTASH
In aid of the new St Stephens Communtiy Hall Great Ideas for Valentines Day, Mothers Day and Birthdays Refreshments Available. Free Entry. St Stephen's Church, Saltash.

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Date: 6 Feb / Time: From 9.30am
Hurling of the Silver Ball at St Ives
Ancient custom in St Ives which is held annually on Feast Monday. St Ives Parish Church. Begins with a civic procession at 9.30am from the Guildhall lead by the St Ives Guisers and featuring local schoolchildren and other organisations. The procession goes through the town for a blessing at St Ives Well and back to the Parish Church gardens where the ancient hurling of the silver ball is re-enacted at around 10.30pm. The annual distribution of pennies takes place after the return of the silver ball at noon. For more information: Tel: +44 (0)1736 797840.

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Date: 9 Feb / Time: 7pm
Talk and Presentation - Living with the Inuit People
Talk and presentation by Lady Marie Herbert, Author, Polar Traveller and Guide in Wilderness Rites of Passage. Lady Marie travelled with her husband to the high arctic. Together they and baby daughter, Kari, lived in N.W. Greenland with traditional Inuit hunters, from 1971-73 and wrote an account of this in The Snow People. Tickets £7 at the door.

The Admiral Benbow Pub, Chapel Street, Penzance, TR18 4AQ.


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Date: 21 Feb / Time: Mid afternoon. Approx. 4.30pm
Hurling of the Silver Ball at St Columb Major
Annual Hurling Competition between the Town and Country teams at St Columb Major, Cornwall. First match takes place on Shrove Tuesday. A return match is held on the Saturday of the following week.

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