St Agnes Beacon — Attraction in St. Agnes

We parked at the Wheal Coates car park, operated by the National Trust. Leave the car park and turn left up a gentle slope. Go past the cafe on the left and then turn right where you see the National Trust sign. An easy uphill climb to the beacon with flowering gorse and heather either side. You can see for miles on a clear day and this walk is well worth the effort. Afterwards we popped down to the tin mine for some stunning views over Porth Chapel with St Ives in the far distance. There are no...

If you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night, dripping wet with heart palpitations because you have been dreaming about Beacons, then this may be the place for you! As Beacons go I would say it's a nice one. Not too Beaconish but Beacon enough to quench that Beacon thirst. No Beacon car parking or Beacon toilets at the summit, however, which may upset the devout Beacon purist...

The Beacon dominates the north Cornwall coast, it’s the high point between St Ives and Newquay.

You can easily package together a half day circular walk that will take in the Iron Age fort, standing stones, an old tin mine, some lofty cliffs, and a decent pint and a pasty.

The Atlantic seen from North Cornwall has the most incredible colour, and here it’s at...