Penwith - Wikipedia
Penwith (/ ˌpɛnˈwɪθ /; Cornish: Pennwydh) is an area of Cornwall, England, located on the peninsula of the same name. It is also the name of a former local government district, whose council was based in Penzance.
Penwith | Cornwall Coast, Land’s End & Isles of Scilly | Britannica
Penwith, former district, Cornwall unitary authority, extreme southwestern England. It is a promontory, including the Land’s End peninsula at the westernmost tip of the island of Great Britain, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the English Channel to the south.
Visiting the Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall - Coast Radar
The Penwith Peninsula covers the southwest corner of Cornwall and, thus, the British mainland. You can stay anywhere within the peninsula and access this beautiful coastline, easily making this an excellent spot for a UK-based staycation.
The Cliffs of Penwith - British Heritage Travel
2024年11月18日 · Cornwall’s Penwith Peninsula has what may be the finest coast in all of Britain: nearly 40 miles of continuous, unbroken sea cliffs, with fine sand beaches washed into narrow cuts, and water the deep turquoise of the Bahamas.
St Just in Penwith: The Most Westerly Town in Britain - Visit …
St Just, Britain’s most westerly town and former centre of mining in West Penwith, sits on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, where the waves crash into the granite cliffs.
Penwith Towns & Villages | Cornwall Guide
2022年1月12日 · The area was one of Cornwall's six administrative districts until they were abolished in 2009. However, to a greater extent to Cornwall's other districts, the name Penwith continues to be used and refers to the geographic region - and some might say way of life - at the extreme tip of Great Britain.
Ancient Penwith - Ancient Penwith | Cornwall
The ancient sites, prehistory and archaeology of West Penwith - the Land's End peninsula in Cornwall, in the southwest of Britain. Megalithic geoengineering in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.
Six secret beaches in West Penwith - Visit Cornwall
Here's our guide to some of West Penwith's most secluded beaches and coves. Thought to get its name from Guinevere, wife of the legendary Cornish King Arthur, the beach is located at the base of steep granite cliffs and accessed by a steep path from above.
Visiting West Penwith? - Ancient Penwith | Cornwall
West Penwith has a profusion of ancient sites, denser than anywhere in Britain and dating back two to six millennia - the same period as dynastic Egypt, the Minoans of Crete and Sumer-Babylon. For a map of ancient Penwith, try this.
Cornwall Travel Guide Resources & Trip Planning Info by Rick Steves
Penwith Peninsula. England's scenic far west, home to some of the best sightseeing and hiking in Cornwall. St. Michael's Mount Monastery-turned-castle perched atop a rocky island just off the Penwith Peninsula, reachable on foot or by boat (depending on the tide).