The best of Cornwall's coast and moor, gathered into a dozen protected stretches around the county
Rather than one block, Cornwall’s National Landscape is a set of separate stretches — cliffs, coves, moors and estuaries — picked out around the county and adding up to 964 km². It takes in most of the finest coast, from the north Atlantic beaches to the sheltered southern creeks, plus the high granite of Bodmin Moor inland.
The South West Coast Path links much of it, running past surf beaches like Chapel Porth and Constantine Bay on the north coast. Away from the sea, Brown Willy is the highest point in Cornwall, a broad moorland whaleback on Bodmin Moor.
The coast path is wonderful but rarely flat, so expect steep climbs in and out of every valley. On the north coast especially the sea is powerful and the rip currents serious, so swim only where it’s safe and heed local advice.
