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The church at St Minver is one of only a few in the whole of Cornwall to have a spire. Another is St Enodoc's which is part of the same parish. St Michael's at Porthilly (which has a squat tower) makes up the third of the group.
Lundy Bay is a small rocky cove on the North Cornwall coast between Polzeath and Port Isaac. Just aro...
Lundy Hole is a collapsed sea cave that opens to a hole at the top of the cliffs above Lundy Bay on t...
Lundy Hole is a collapsed sea cave that opens to a hole at the top of the cliffs above Lundy Bay on t...
The 12th century church of St Michael is positioned on the east side of Porthilly Cove near Rock over...
Once buried in the sand dunes of Daymer Bay, the tiny church of St Enodoc, now in the middle of a gol...
The 15th century collegiate church of St Endellienta in St Endellion near the North Cornwall coast. T...
The 15th century collegiate church of St Endellienta in St Endellion near the North Cornwall coast. T...
Port Isaac is a picturesque fishing village on the North Cornwall coast. It has been used for many fi...
Padstow is a town and fishing port on the Camel Estuary in North Cornwall. It's been made famous in r...
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