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Attractions near Polglynn Cottage
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This is a list of the attractions near this property that are featured on AboutBritain.com
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all attractions near this property.
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Old Mill Herbary
(2 Miles)*
The Old Mill Herbary is located in an idyllic valley setting, with about 5 acres of semi-wild terraced gardens on a steep south-facing bank. |
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Pencarrow
(2 Miles)*
Pencarrow is a private house still owned and lived in by the Molesworth-St.Aubyn family. The present house was built during the 1760's. |
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Lanhydrock House
(6 Miles)*
Lanhydrock House is cleverly laid out as if the family has just stepped out. Buckets are lined up in the housemaids' closets, black boots stand polished by the bed and tobacco pipes lie waiting. |
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Tintagel Castle
(8 Miles)*
In all seasons, Tintagel is truly a magical place. With its spectacular location on Cornwall's most dramatic Atlantic coastline, Tintagel is a place of myths and magic, where the legend of King Arthur was born. |
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Tintagel Toy Museum
(9 Miles)*
Cornwalls only Toy Museum where you can view three generations of childhood toys. |
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Restormel Castle
(9 Miles)*
Restormel Castle was once the romantic stronghold of Edward, the Black Prince. Set high on a motted mound, this splendid castle ruin is one of the former strongholds of the Dukes of Cornwall. |
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Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum and Country Park
(11 Miles)*
Wheal Martyn offers a great day out for everyone, set within 26 acres in the heart of Cornwall on the site of two former clay pits, the picturesque site includes nature trails, woodland walks and is home to the UK's only china clay heritage centre. |
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Eden Project
(11 Miles)*
This Living Theatre of Plants and People is a vibrant reminder of our place in nature and is a living demonstration of regeneration. |
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Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps
(12 Miles)*
The National Trust is best known for its grand stately homes and estates, but it also manages 709 miles of coastline and 254,000 hectares (627,000 acres) of English countryside. |
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Pinetum Park & Pine Lodge Gardens.
(13 Miles)*
Growing the largest collection of plants in any garden in the south west. |
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Towns near Polglynn Cottage
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Bodmin
(4 Miles)*
Bodmin is situated on the western edge of Bodmin Moor, the county town of Cornwall for a century and a half, and mentioned in the Domesday Book. Bodmin is a busy market town, whose history goes back as far as the sixth century. |
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Cardinham
(5 Miles)*
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St. Minver
(5 Miles)*
St Minver is a tiny parish and village on the Camel river estuary in North Cornwall. |
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Port Isaac
(6 Miles)*
Port Isaac has been a fishing port since the Middle Ages. Cottages line the steep narrow twisting streets and geranium filled alleys ('drangs') which run down to the harbour. |
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Delabole
(6 Miles)*
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Polzeath
(8 Miles)*
Polzeath could be called Betjeman country; Polzeath was a favourite place of the poet the late Sir John Betjeman and extolled in his verse. The poet is buried at the Church of St. Enodoc on the sand dunes. |
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Padstow
(8 Miles)*
Padstow is built on a hillside overlooking the Camel Estuary. Padstow was once considered the ecclesiastical capital of Cornwall, from the time St. Petroc arrived here from Ireland in the 6th century, and founded a monastery. |
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Tintagel
(9 Miles)*
Tintagel, is the legendary birthplace of King Arthur. An Iron Age castle and settlement preceded the 13th century castle whose ruins can still be seen. |
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Lostwithiel
(9 Miles)*
Lostwithiel is today a quiet, charming market town, which was the capital of the Duchy of Cornwall in the 13th century. |
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Roche
(10 Miles)*
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