Must-see attractions in South Cornwall

  • Lemon St Market

    South Cornwall

    A covered market housing craft shops, cafes, delis and an upstairs gallery. The willow-and-paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling were built for Truro's…

  • Readymoney Cove

    South Cornwall

    From the town centre, the Esplanade leads down to this little cove and the remains of the small Tudor fort of St Catherine's Castle.

  • Polkerris Beach

    South Cornwall

    A couple of miles west of Fowey, this is the area's largest and busiest beach. Sailing lessons, windsurfing and stand-up paddleboarding are all available.

  • Heritage Museum

    South Cornwall

    A small village museum exploring Polperro's seafaring and smuggling heritage, with everything from sepia-tinted photos to shipwreck artefacts.

  • Tregothnan

    South Cornwall

    Three miles from Truro near Tresillian is the feudal seat of the Boscawen family, whose heirs have inherited the title of Lord Falmouth for the last 600…

  • Penjerrick

    South Cornwall

    Touting itself as Cornwall's 'true' jungle garden (a sly dig at Cornwall's famous Heligan gardens), this is really two gardens in one: exotic jungle…

  • St Austell Brewery

    South Cornwall

    Microbreweries have cropped up all over the shop in Cornwall, but in terms of sheer beer-making might, no-one's bigger than St Austell's oldest brewer…

  • Portscatho

    South Cornwall

    Portscatho was formerly one of the busiest pilchard ports on Cornwall’s south coast. The village boasts one of the county’s largest granite breakwaters,…

  • Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary

    South Cornwall

    Half a mile east of Looe, this wildlife centre is guaranteed to raise some 'aaahhhhs' over its woolly and capuchin monkeys, many of which were rescued…

  • Lansallos

    South Cornwall

    There are several little-known beaches strung along the coastline between Polruan and Looe, but they can be tricky to find without a decent map. Lansallos…

  • Veryan

    South Cornwall

    Veryan is a sleepy country village, home to a couple of art galleries and an excellent village pub. At the top of the hill above the village are its best…

  • Gyllyngvase Beach

    South Cornwall

    The nearest beach to town is a flat sandy stretch, known to locals as Gylly. It's about half a mile south of the town centre and is backed by the popular…

  • Porfell Wildlife Park

    South Cornwall

    A lively animal park a couple of miles outside Looe, with wild denizens including macaws, parakeets, owls, lemurs, meerkats and zebras, as well as a…

  • St Fimbarrus Church

    South Cornwall

    In the heart of town is the 15th-century St Fimbarrus Church, which marks the southern end of the Saints' Way, a 26-mile waymarked walking trail running…

  • Lander Monument

    South Cornwall

    Towering over the top of Lemon St, this impressive statue commemorates one of Truro's famous sons, the explorer Richard Lander.

  • St Catherine's Castle

    South Cornwall

    The remains of these Tudor beach defences can still be seen at Readymoney Cove.