: | Global Television |
Episode Number: | 35213 |
Title: | Cornwall |
Languages: | E De |
26 Mins | |
Produced: | 2020 |
Welcome to Cornwall, the only Celtic county in the south-west of England. A 120 kilometre long peninsula with 500 kilometres of coastline, which is rugged in the north and soft in the south.
The thriving Earl's Garden surrounds the country estate Mount Edgcumbe House where the famous "SHELL GROTTO" bewitches visitors in love.
At the entrance to the large bay of Falmouth, King Henry the Eighth had two forts built opposite. St. Mawes Castle and Pendennis Castle.
On the way to Land's End, probably the most famous point of Cornwall, embedded in a tiny bay, lies Mousehole, one of the oldest fishing villages.
Of the once important mining industry, there are only remnants like the Geevor Tin Mine.
St. Ives is culturally and touristically the most famous of the western fishing villages on the Atlantic Ocean.
Bodmin is considered the historic heart of Cornwall. In the 19th century this small town was even the seat of the royal court.
Restormel Castle, the ancestral castle of famous Cornish rulers, is located in the valley of the Fowey River. The Duke of Cornwall ruled from here.
Cornish Mines is an industrial museum, which reminds of the great times of a copper mine. In the early 19th century it accounted for two thirds of the world's demand.
Cornwall brandishes its unique flora and fauna with the feeling of preserved independence and timelessness.