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Watch Croft

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Watch Croft tops out at 253 m in Cornwall. It is one of the 1,546 Marilyns — British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. It is one of six hills the Albion Guide lists in Cornwall. It stands inside Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape.

The nearest railway station is Penzance, 7.5 km to the south-east.

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Photo of the Cornwall National Landscape, a National Landscape in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Cornwall National Landscape

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Padstow

The best of Cornwall's coast and moor, gathered into a dozen protected stretches around the county

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

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630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

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Photo of Zennor, a village in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

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Wild moorland-and-cliff hamlet on the road to St Ives, with the mermaid-carved church of St Senara and the Gurnard's Head nearby.

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Photo of Geevor Tin Mine, a visitor attraction near Zennor, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Geevor Tin Mine

Attraction near Zennor

Preserved 20th-century tin mine at Pendeen where visitors go underground and through the surviving processing works.

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Photo of Levant Mine and Beam Engine, an ancient site near Sennen Cove, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Levant Mine and Beam Engine

Ancient site near Sennen Cove

A clifftop tin mine near St Just where the old pumping engine still turns under steam, above workings that ran out beneath the sea

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Photo of Botallack Mine, a landmark near Sennen Cove, Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Botallack Mine

Landmark near Sennen Cove

The Crowns engine houses clinging to the cliff foot on the Tin Coast, the most photographed ruins of the mining World Heritage Site.

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