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Discover Porthcurno in United Kingdom

Porthcurno in the region of England is a place located in United Kingdom - some 262 mi or ( 421 km ) South-West of London , the country's capital .

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Local time in Porthcurno is now 01:09 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wendron, Truro, Treen, Roche, and Penzance. When in this area, you might want to check out Wendron . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Porthcurno ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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RNLI Lifeboat Sennen Cove slipway launch trials

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Featuring slipway trials at RNLI Sennen Cove in readiness for the placement of a new Tamar class lifeboat. ..

Stormwatching at the Old Lookout, Sennen

2:54 min by James Hurditch
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10th Of March 2008, hight tide. Gales force westerly winds and fourty plus foot swell hits Sennen. ..


Sennen Cove RNLI Tyne class Lifeboat

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Sennen Cove lifeboat returning to temporary mooring after taking shelter in Newlyn following day of big ground swell. ..

RNLI Sennen Cove Lifeboat launch to the 'Ripple' taking water including the lifeboat recovery

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RNLI Sennen Cove's Tamar class lifeboat service launch to the sloop 'Ripple' taking water off Land's End. The vessel was escorted to Newlyn. Video includes recovery of the lifeboat to the slipway in a ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

The Porthcurno Telegraph Museum is a museum located in the small coastal village of Porthcurno Cornwall, UK. Porthcurno was the point at which many submarine telegraph cables—transatlantic and to other locations—came ashore. The museum, which opened in May 1998, is housed in the former telegraph facility.

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Located at 50.04 -5.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Media in Cornwall, Museums in Cornwall, Penwith, Science museums in the United Kingdom, Technology museums in the United Kingdom, Telecommunications museums in the United Kingdom, Telegraphy

Minack Theatre

The Minack Theatre is an open–air theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea (minack from Cornish meynek means a stony or rocky place). The theatre is located at Porthcurno, 4 miles from Land's End in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The season runs, each year, from May to September and by 2012 some 80,000 people a year see a show, and more than 100,000 pay an entrance fee to look around the site.

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Located at 50.04 -5.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Penwith, Theatres in Cornwall

Penberth

Penberth is a coastal village and cove on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is about seven miles (11 km) southwest of Penzance. Penberth Cove is one of the last remaining traditional fishing coves in Cornwall. A handful of local fisherman still make their living from fishing for mackerel, lobster and crab, though the number has declined sharply since the 1980s.

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Located at 50.05 -5.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Fishing communities in England, Penwith, Populated coastal places in Cornwall, Villages in Cornwall

Cripp's Cove

Cripp's Cove is a cove on the coast of west Cornwall, United Kingdom. The inlet is situated on the Logan Rock peninsula one mile west of Porthcurno. The tiny island of Seghy stands a few metres off Cripp's Cove.

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Located at 50.04 -5.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Bays of Cornwall, Coves of England, Geography of Cornwall

Seghy Island

Seghy (Cornish: Seghe, meaning to dry) is a tiny island off the coast of west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is the largest rock in Cripp's Cove, an inlet on the Logan Rock peninsula one mile west of Porthcurno. Its name, pronounced "sai-hee", is properly 'seghys', Cornish for 'drying', the rock is usually seen with shags and cormorants perched on it, spreading their wings to dry.

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Located at 50.04 -5.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Islands of Cornwall, Uninhabited islands of Cornwall