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St. Austell Clay Pits

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St. Austell Clay Pits is one of 148 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall. At 0.01 km², it is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county. St Austell Station is about 2.5 km away to the south-east. Nearby SSSIs include St. Mewan Beacon and Roche Rock.

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Photo of Roche Rock, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Charlestown, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Roche Rock

SSSI near Charlestown

A jagged granite outcrop in mid-Cornwall with the shell of a medieval hermitage chapel perched right on top

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

Cornwall National Landscape

National Landscape near Padstow

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

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

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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 Eden Project, a visitor attraction near Charlestown, Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Eden Project

Attraction near Charlestown

Giant biome domes of rainforest and Mediterranean planting built inside a reclaimed china-clay pit near St Austell.

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Photo of Charlestown, a village in Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Charlestown

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Georgian china-clay port near St Austell, its unchanged harbour often lined with tall ships and used as a period film set.

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Photo of Lost Gardens of Heligan, a Grade II registered house & garden near Mevagissey, Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

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House & garden near Mevagissey

The 'lost' Victorian gardens, rediscovered and restored.

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