Cornish Coast Live Cam

Built as a hotel by the Great Western Railway for wealthy Victorians wanting top quality holidays by the sea, Mullion Cove Hotel has been a well known land mark, for over 100 years. Regrettably however, as a result of the First World War breaking out, the railway branch line planned from Helston was never built.

But you don't have to be a candidate for Gladiators to take advantage of Cornwall's seductive range of activities. Going fishing? Then choose from rock or beach, river or stillwater game. There's no closed season either, so you can get to dangle a line any time you feel like it. Golf, too, is a year-round challenge with more courses per head of population than anywhere else in England or Wales, offering everything from clifftop fairways to seaside links, from those designed by champions to short pay-as-you-play courses and beginners' driving ranges. Just ask for Cornwall Tourist Board's specialist golf map.

Whatever your interests, from mineral collecting to silk painting, from woodcarving to the works of Sir John Betjeman, from quilting to horse riding to cycling, Cornwall has a specialist agency to give you the answers. Daphne du Maurier tours? No problem! Stained glass windows? Get cracking!

The earliest of Cornwall's artists, some say, created the exquisite 8th century wayside crosses which mark the old pilgrims' routes. The most recent now exhibit their work at the Tate Gallery, St Ives. It was to St Ives that Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Peter Lanyon and other modernists gravitated during the first half of this century, attracted by the quality of light and the rugged Penwith landscape. Some 50 years earlier, a comparable school of painting developed in Newlyn, where such influential painters as Stanhope Forbes and Norman Garstin became renowned for their realistic depictions of rural and harbourside life. You can admire the work of great artists past and present displayed in numerous studios and galleries throughout the county, including the Penzance & District Museum & Art Gallery and the Newlyn Art Gallery.

Then there are the wordsmiths. John Betjeman, Winston Graham, Daphne du Maurier, E V Thompson and Rosamunde Pilcher have all written tenderly about Cornwall, and an extended list would take in the likes of D H Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, Thomas Hardy, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Charles Causley and a host of other writers. From cottage wood-turners to designer jewellery and ceramics, from hand-thrown stoneware to contemporary furniture, Cornwall has it all. In 1900 copper craft workshops were set up at Newlyn, and ever since there has been an influx of innovative and skilled makers.

Cornwall's Celtic heritage has instilled in its people a love of music, too. For this is a male voice choir country, and in every town worth its salt you'll also find a brass band. Truro's Three Spires Arts Festival draws countless visitors in June, and the International Musicians' Seminars at Prussia Cove result in marvellous concerts. At the open-air Minack Theatre it is de rigeur to dine on pasties and white wine in the fading light - both pasties and performances come with strong recommendations. You'll find another theatrical treat at Sterts Theatre, on the slopes of Bodmin Moor. Treading the boards here and elsewhere are Cornwall's many homegrown theatrical troupes, including the magical Miracle Theatre and the unique Kneehigh.

Voted Britain’s favourite holiday destination at the annual British Travel Awards, and listed as the only destination in Britain to be included in the top 30 ‘must-see’ places for 2007 in Lonely Planet’s prestigious guide, Cornwall is a fascinating place to visit anytime of the year, with visitors from all over the world drawn by its mystery and magic for generations. Surrounded by 697 km of coastline you are never far from the sea when visiting Cornwall, and the sea has played a major role in moulding the whole character of Cornwall through it’s intriguing history and provided an inspiration for artists, writers, folklore and legend for centuries. In this section: Explore Cornwall, we are pleased to present some of those ‘must see’ places to visit and we look forward to you staying with us at Mullion Cove Hotel soon.

Cornwall is a wonderful place to pursue an existing hobby or passion or to try your hand at something completely new. For now, Mullion Cove Hotel is offering a new and an exciting programme of Activity Breaks during the Spring and Autumn including, Painting, Photography, Walking and Garden Appreciation. All of our Special Breaks include personal tuition, provided by carefully chosen expert hosts/guides who are as passionate about the Lizard Peninsula and Cornwall as we are.