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	Holiday cottages in Lizard The Lizard peninsula: Quite different to Penwith: not wild; very varied. Down its west side are sandy coves (Kynance, with towers of serpentine rock, is stunning). In the middle, Goonhilly Downs are flat, little cultivated, with their very own wild flower species and a satellite tracking station (interesting and visitable). Lizard Point (lighthouse) is the English mainland’s southernmost. The south and east coasts are also of coves between cliffs and one bigger, child-friendly beach, Kennack Sands, and the pretty thatch-roofed villages (not many in West Cornwall), Cadgwith and Coverack, and handsome St Keverne (Roskilly ice cream is made nearby), and off-shore The Manacles, which sank many sailing ships. Then, approaching the Helford River’s mouth, you come to Gillan Harbour and St Anthony-in-Meneage and all that is soft and dreamy, lush, sub-tropical and wonderful about south-west Cornwall; and so it continues up the wide river to Helford village, Frenchman’s Creek and, up another creek, Port Navas. Helston is the base town; Mullion has a golf course with great views; Porthleven is the fishing village (quite big); Gweek has a seal sanctuary; from Culdrose airbase, sailors of all kinds (and occasionally tourists) are rescued. List all holiday cottages in Lizard We have holiday cottages in the following places within Lizard
	Bodilly: tiny working-farm hamlet of stone built barns and houses amid sheltering trees beside the quietest of lanes (to nowhere else), a mile from the nearest main road. Completely unspoilt country. Porkellis (old stone village with shop, good pub), 2 miles; the Poldark mine (visitable), 1 ½. Nearest town, Helston , and Loe Pool (big lake, lovely walks), 4 miles; Porthleven (very attractive fishing village), 8; Gweek Seal Sanctuary , 5 ½; fine sandy beaches on either south or north coasts (Gunwalloe, Praa Sands, Gwithian Towans), 10 miles. Holiday cottages in Bodilly, Cornwall
	Burras: hamlet of stone cottages, chapel and village green with a little stream running through it, almost in the middle of the narrowing peninsular and steeped in Cornwall’s tin mining history. Helston, 4 miles. Portreath’s magnificent surfing beach, 6 miles. Holiday cottages in Burras, Cornwall
	Cadgwith: very pretty fishing village with pub and restaurant in a cove at the foot of a wooded combe 2 and 1/2 miles from Lizard Point (lighthouse): boats drawn up on its shingle beach between white thatched cottages. Shop/PO, 1/2 mile. Kennack Sands (sandy beach), 2 miles (less by coast path): Kynance Cove, 3; Helston (see Cury, right), 10. Holiday cottages in Cadgwith, Cornwall
	Crowan: hamlet (ancient church) steeped in the history of tin and copper mining. Gwithian Towans (stunning beach), 5 miles to the north; popular St Ives a little further; to the south, The Lizard and Helston, 5. Praze an Beeble (shops, pub), 1 mile (less by footpath). Holiday cottages in Crowan, Cornwall
	Cury: little village 1 and 1/2 miles from a lovely coast of sandy coves (mostly dog-free) between headlands/cliffs and from Mullion (see below). Within 4 miles are the heathlands of Goonhilly Downs, the beautiful Helford River (dinghy hire) and Helston (small market town with indoor swimming pool, boating lake, popular Flambards 'theme park' and 'Furry Dance' festival in May). Lizard Point (lighthouse) and famous Kynance Cove, 6 miles. Riding stables nearby. Holiday cottages in Cury, Cornwall
	Godolphin Cross: small village (pub). Praa Sands (south coast/sandy beach), 3 miles. Nearby Godolphin House (setting for TV period dramas) is worth visiting. Lots of footpaths, including to Godolphin Hill (Nat. Trust), fine viewpoint. Porthleven and Helston, 5 miles; St Michael’s Mount, 5½. Penzance, 8; north coast beaches (surfing), 6 miles. Holiday cottages in Godolphin Cross, Cornwall
	Helston: small old town, the Lizard’s biggest, with shops, indoor swimming pool, boating lake and popular Flambards 'theme park'. Loe Pool (beautiful lagoon, lovely walks), 1 mile. Gweek (seal sanctuary), 1½ miles. Porthleven (fishing village), Church Cove, Gunwalloe (sandy beach, pub) and the Helford River, about 4 miles; Praa Sands, 5. St Ives, 10. Holiday cottages in Helston, Cornwall
	Mullion: good-sized, very popular village (shops, fine church, pubs, restaurants), 3/4 mile from a superb coast of cliffs and sandy coves; the nearest on foot, 3/4 mile, by car, 1 mile both dog-free. Golf course with splendid views. Kynance Cove (very beautiful with towers of multi-coloured rock) and the Lizard Point (lighthouse), 7 miles. Helston , about 8. Holiday cottages in Mullion, Cornwall
	Porthallow: sheltered valley village (pub) of fishermen’s cottages clustered around a large shingle cove halfway along the South West Coast Path, with a totally ‘other world’ feel. St Keverne (shops), 2 miles. Sail boat hire along the Helford River, 3 miles and camel rides on Goonhilly Downs, 6 miles. Helston, 11 miles. Holiday cottages in Porthallow, Cornwall
	Porthleven: large village with harbour full of fishing and pleasure boats. Pubs, cafés, shops and art galleries around its harbour. Dive centre and advanced surfing. Good bus service. Immediately south begins a 2½ mile stretch of sand and shingle (coast path). Helston, 2½ miles. Holiday cottages in Porthleven, Cornwall
	Rinsey: hamlet of granite cottages at the end of a lane leading to coastal path and down to its little cove (Nat. Trust owned and favoured spot for the TV Poldark series). A cliff top engine house stands sentinel to its tin mining history. Praa Sands, 1½ miles, Porthleven, 2 miles. Holiday cottages in Rinsey Cove, Cornwall
	St Keverne: very attractive, lively Lizard peninsula village (shops, two pubs, spired church, round a square), a mile from the sea at Porthoustock (cove, pebble beach, base for wreck-seeking divers). Beautiful coastal walks. Coverack (pretty fishing village, low-tide sand), 2 miles; big sandy beach, 8 miles. Helford River, 5; Helston (see page 18), 10. Holiday cottages in St Keverne, Cornwall
	The Lizard: most southerly village in Britain (pub, shops, cafes) with exquisite Church Cove ½ mile from its epicentre and the stunning SW coastal path even closer. Geologically fascinating with its green rocks. Helston,10 miles. Holiday cottages in The Lizard, Cornwall
	Trescowe: tiny village/large hamlet, higgledy-piggledy along a country lane which leads down to the coast and good sandy beach at Praa Sands, 2½ miles. Marazion and St Michael’s Mount, 5 miles; Penzance, 8; St Ives, 13; Land's End, 17. Godolphin House and Gardens, 1 mile; fishing, ½ mile. Holiday cottages in Trescowe, Cornwall