This week’s edition of Cornwall Sunday takes us to the westernmost point on the British mainland: Land’s End – or Penn an Wlas in Cornish. If you’re British you know all about walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats, right? For non-Brits, it means traversing the length of the British mainland – from the southwest to the northeast. It’s a long walk – 1 350 kilometres, or 874 miles.
Land’s End is one of those extreme points to check off an “I’ve been there”-list. Luckily, that isn’t all it is. The dramatic cliffs, the wind and the waves, and the stunning coastal landscape make this a worthwhile stop.
There’s a tourist centre and little theme park on the spot. We were there in early evening, after everything was closed, and had Land’s End all to ourselves. I think we were probably lucky.
Beauty and peril at Land’s End
Great shots…sort of reminds me of our “Southern Most Point” in Key West…
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Gorgeous! What a fun field trip. As a non-Brit, I had absolutely no idea there was a real “Land’s End.” I love it!!
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Very real
Although stunning, it doesn’t look very touristy.. Probably that’s part of its charm!
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Not sure how it looks during day-time, probably not too overwhelmingly touristy.
I never knew there was really a Land’s End either! I was just thinking of the catalog…
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Wan’t that also a book by Stephen King? I miss those red telephone boxes.
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You got some wonderful shots there Sophie.
Met a couple in their 70′s walking the John O Groats and they were in Scotland by then. Their advice sticks with me as they said the coast in the SW was the best part of their entire hike.
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In their 70s, eh? That’s quite impressive.
Brilliant – I grew up 10 miles from Lands End and spent the majority of my youth surfing Sennen and Gwenver just round the corner ( Naturally the remaining part of my youth I spent in the Pub)
always great to see a post about The Motherland
Tristan
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I saw those beaches. Quite the waves! Also, beautiful beaches.
Beautiful. I still kick myself that I lived in England for so long and never saw Cornwall.
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Yet another thing to add to my list of things to see in England
The place actually looks lovely, very rustic
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Yes, do try to go to Cornwall while you’re in England. Lovely, lively place.
I wanna see the last telephone boxes in England! Great shots. And the view of the water is just simply spectacular!
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The phone booth/boxes!! we stuffed about 15 people in that kind of phone booth before XDD
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