Cornwall
Cornwall is a land apart, a region steeped in Celtic history and legend. Explore this intriguing and enigmatic county and discover at every turn the natural beauty and historic buildings which bear witness to its fascinating past. Cornwall exerts a powerful influence on its visitors, most of whom have a passionate
loyalty to the place and return here year after year, from one generation to another. Discovering Cornwall by staying in a National Trust holiday cottage will help to cast a spell that may never be broken. You will find an extraordinary variety of landscapes and moods within a short distance, wherever you stay: remote and rugged cliffs, wide expanses of surfing beaches, picturesque fishing villages and smuggler’s coves, hidden wooded creeks, ancient churches and castles, rolling heathland, prehistoric sites and long-settled farmland. Dotted throughout the county are the dramatic remains of old tin and copper mines, reminders of when Cornwall was an industrial powerhouse in the 18th and 19th centuries. The mining landscapes of Cornwall and West Devon are now recognised as being of international significance, having been awarded World Heritage Site status in 2006. Many of the most important surviving historical remains of an extraordinary period in this region’s history are owned and protected by the Trust. Together with the fine properties of Trerice, Lanhydrock, Antony, Trengwainton, Glendurgan and Trelissick, the Trust also owns around 190 miles of some of the most spectacular Cornish coastline.

Lizard and Land's End Peninsulas
The most southerly point in Britain, the Lizard, with its turbulent seas, treacherous reefs and towering cliffs, has an unusual quality which sets it apart from the rest of Cornwall. Yet, with its unique flora, tiny fishing villages and fascinating caves and coves, this quiet corner is ideal for the visitor who appreciates untamed natural beauty. Land’s End Peninsula has equally magnificent cliffs and turbulent seas, but is very different in character to the Lizard. Here, granite moorland meets the sea: an ancient haunting landscape of small, rocky fields, isolated farms and hamlets and an extraordinary wealth of archaelogical remains.