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We’re growing fast. Soon we will publish our 100th panorama and, over the course of the summer we’ll be adding more beaches, hotels, restaurants, gardens, galleries and other places of interest to Lookaround Cornwall. The more content we add the better the site becomes, but it can make it more difficult to find what you’re [...]
Travel News
Want to know the best way to get to Cornwall and to get around while you’re here? Our Travel guide tells you everything you need to know. There are links to travel reporting pages from the BBC and the Highways Agency, and info on air, rail, bus, bike and boat travel as well as walking [...]
Perranporth
It’s no big surprise that Perranporth is one of Cornwall’s most popular beaches. With two miles of golden sand, plenty of local shops and a pub on the beach what more could you ask for? Our Perranporth beach panorama shows the view from Chapel Rock. Up here you get a great view of the entire [...]
Fifteen Cornwall
Fifteen Cornwall opened its doors in May 2006 and, with its stylish interior, spectacular views and inspirational menu, almost immediately established itself as one of the best places to eat in the county. Fifteen Cornwall serves a social, as well as a culinary role, providing young people in Cornwall with an opportunity to train as [...]
Tintagel Castle
Tintagel is a place steeped in Arthurian myths and legends and there’s no denying that this place, on which a settlement has stood since at least Roman times, has an aura of mystery about it. Our panoramic view shows the spectacular landscape from the walkway that connects the two sites of the ruined 13th Century [...]
The St Enodoc Hotel, Rock
The St Enodoc Hotel is an oasis of style and understated luxury tucked away in Rock, on the North Cornwall coast.
Our virtual tour shows the drawing room, the newly redecorated Rock room, the restaurant, one of the four family suites and a spacious and elegant double room.
Boscundle Manor
Boscundle Manor is a fourteen-roomed country house hotel set in five acres of grounds on Cornwall’s South coast. Ideally situated for exploring nearby Fowey and the Eden Project, the hotel features an award-winning restaurant, indoor and outdoor heated swimming pools and a spa treatment room.
Our virtual tour shows the hotel exterior and some of the [...]
It’s a green thing
Ever wondered how you could reduce your environmental impact while on holiday? To find out, take a look at our sustainable tourism feature which shows how, by making a few small changes in what we do on holiday, we can collectively make a big impact on waste, energy use and carbon emissions, and have an [...]
New look
New year, new look, as they say. We’ve redesigned our homepage so it’s easier to get around the growing amount of content we have on Lookaround Cornwall. Our ‘taster’ flash movie provides new visitors with a selection of scenes, and we’ve created four categories - Places to Stay, Places to visit, Gardens, Nature and Wildlife [...]
St Mawes Castle
St Mawes Castle and its sister on the opposite side of the Fal estuary, Pendennis, were built by Henry the Eighth to guard against foreign invasion during a time of European political instability. Between them they have witnessed nearly half a century of English history. While Pendennis reflects many of the social and military changes [...]