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Isolated at the western extremity of Cornwall and England, Porthcurno in its steep valley ending in a beautiful little bay was very isolated and little-known to those other than seafarers and the few local inhabitants until the advent of modern transport.

The Minack Open Air Theatre was built into the cliffs by Rowena Cade in 1932 with the sea as a to the stage.

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Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

Porthcurno was the site of the landfall of the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable in 1970. During World War II, the communications centre here was moved into bomb-proof underground tunnels. The former installation is now the Porthcurno Telegraph Museum with exhibitions on communications from Victorian times to the present day.
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum,
Eastern House, Porthcurno, Penzance TR19 6JX
tel:   01736 810966 / 810478
web-site:   www.porthcurno.org.uk

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The origins of the name "Porthcurno" lie in the ancient Cornish Language and probably means "the Bay of Rocks". The alternative spelling of "Porthcurnow" has also been used which woulld make its origin "Cornwall Bay".

Porthcurno was the home of the Celtic St Selevan whose memory is perpetuated locally in St Levan's well, with its flight of stone steps at St Levan, St Levan's cross and the 13th century parish church of St Levan located a short distance to the west.

Porthcurno was the landfall site of the first telegraph cable laid across the Atlantic.

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Surprisingly perhaps, considering the isolated location of Porthcurno, there is only one local legend about "The Ghost Ship" which is recounted in "Highways and Byeways in Devon and Cornwall" by Arthur H Norway (1904) thus;-

"Out of the mist she always came, a black square-rigged vessel, sailing right up the beach, taking the sand without a shock or quiver and pursuing her course as speedily over dry land as on the sea, till she vanished in a smoke wreath higher up the valley."

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1864Deanry of St Buryan in Cornwall, consisting of the parishes St Buryan, St Levan and Sennen, brocken up
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1870Laying of the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. It came ashore at Porthcurno in Cornwall
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1932Miss Rowena Cade and her gardener start carving out an amphitheatre on the cliffs at Porthcurno, Cornwall
It later became the Minack Theatre
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TOWNS & VILLAGES
St Levan
  Cornwall, England
0.5 km SE
Treen
  Cornwall, England
1.1 km NW
Trethewey
  Cornwall, England
1.3 km NE
Trevescan
  Cornwall, England
3.7 km NE
Sennen
  Cornwall, England
4.1 km NE
Lands End
  Cornwall, England
5 km NE
Sennen Cove
  Cornwall, England
4.9 km NE
Crows-an-wra
  Cornwall, England
5.3 km NW
St Buryan
  Cornwall, England
4 km NW

OTHER PLACES
The Levant Steam Engine
 
Trewellard, Cornwall
In its tiny engine house perched on the cliff edge, the famous Levant beam engine is steaming again after sixty idle years. The sight, sounds and smells of this 160-year-old engine conjure up the feel of Cornwall�s industrial past. Half a mile along the c
11.4 km NW
Geevor Tin Mine Heritage Centre
 
Pendeen, Penzance, Cornwall TR19 7EW
The last working mine in West Penwith and now a mining museum, provides you with a unique opportunity to experience the history of this traditional Cornish industry. Geevor Tin Mine sits on the breath-taking West Penwith coast in an area rich with natural
12 km NW

 
This lonely lighthouse is set on one of the most dangerous and dramatic stretches of coastline in Britain. In the days of sailing ships and unsophisticated navigational equipment, many vessels foundered on the rocks, but today, thanks to the constant sour
12 km NW

 
Entirely devoted to the Earth Sciences with stunning mineral and intriguing fossil displays. Witness the violent geological processes that have shaped our planets surface over the last four billion years. Plus unique gifts, educational material & books in
12 km NE
Trinity House
  National Lighthouse Centre,
Wharf Rd, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4BN
The job of the lighthouse keeper has gone, replaced by automation, but stories of the life are told through the items previously found in daily use, evident throughout the museum. The collection includes lamps, clocks, furniture, uniforms, fog-horns, engi
12 km NE

 
A unique private museum opened in 1935, covering all aspects of life in Zennor and the surrounding area from 3,000 BC to the 1930s. Exhibits include Wate
17.4 km NE
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden
Barnoon Hill

  St Ives, Cor
Barbara Hepworths studio and garden have been run by the Tate since 1980, and are now an integral part of Tate St Ives. Hepworth, who died in 1975, asked in her will that Trewyn Studios and the adjacent garden, with a group of her
22.3 km NE
The St Ives Museum
 
Wheal Dream, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1PR
This unique museum contains many varied collections relating to the life and times of the town and county; Art; Blacksmith; Boat Building; Cornish Kitchen; Crysede; Farming; Fire Brigade; Fishing; Flags; Geology; Hain Steamship Company; Lifeboat; Lighthou
22.3 km NE

Camping Sites
Treen Campsite
Rosmorgan Treen, St Levan, Cornwall   TR19 6LF
1.1 km NW
Treverven Caravan & Camp Site
Treverven Farm, St Buryan, Cornwall   TR19 6DL
2.8 km NW
Tower Park Caravans & Camping
St Buryan, Cornwall   TR19 6BZ
4 km NW
Lower Treave Caravan & Camping Park
Lower Treave, Crows -an - Wra, Cornwall   TR19 6HZ
4.9 km NW
Trevedra Farm Caravan & Camping Site
Trevedra Farm, Sennen, Cornwall   TR19 7BE
5.7 km NE
Trevaylor Camping Site
Truthwall Lane, St Just, Cornwall   TR19 7PU
10.1 km NE
Noongallas Camp Site
Gulval, Cornwall   TR20 8YR
13.9 km NW

Hotels
Porthcurno Hotel
The Valley, Porthcurno, Cornwall   TR19 6JY
0.5 km NE
Old Manor Hotel
Sennen, Cornwall   TR19 7AD
4.1 km NE
Sunny Bank Hotel
Sea View Hill, Sennen, Cornwall   TR19 7AR
4.3 km NE
The Old Success Inn
Sennen Cove, Cornwall   TR19 7DG
4.8 km NE
Lands End Hotel
Lands End, Sennen, Cornwall   TR19 7AA
4.8 km NE
Lamorna Cove Country House Hotel
Lamorna, Cornwall   TR19 6XH
6.4 km NW
Wellington Hotel
Market Square, St Just, Cornwall   TR19 7HD
8.9 km NE
Commercial Hotel
Market Square, St Just, Cornwall   TR19 7HE
9 km NE
The Kings Arms Inn
Paul, Cornwall   TR19 6TZ
9.2 km NW
The Ship Inn
South Cliff, Mousehole, Cornwall   TR19 6QX
9.3 km NW
The Lobster Pot
South Cliff, Mousehole, Cornwall   TR19 6QX
9.3 km NW
The Old Coastguard Hotel
The Parade, Mousehole, Cornwall   TR19 6PR
9.4 km NW
Southern Comfort Hotel
8 Alexandra Terrace, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4NX
10.7 km NW
Torwood House Hotel
Alexandra Rd, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4LZ
11.1 km NW
Minalto Hotel
Alexandra Rd, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4LZ
11.1 km NW
Tremont
Alexandra Rd, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4LZ
11.1 km NW
Penmorvah Hotel
Alexandra Rd, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4LZ
11.1 km NW
Pendennis Hotel
Alexandra Rd, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4LZ
11.1 km NW
Carlton Hotel
Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4NW
11.1 km NW
Beachfield Hotel
Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4NW
11.1 km NW
Guest Lodge Penzance
Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4NW
11.1 km NW
Queens Hotel
Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4HG
11.3 km NW
Estoril Hotel
46 Morrab Rd, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4EX
11.4 km NW
Lugger Hotel
Marine Terrace, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4DL
11.4 km NW
The Tarbert Hotel
11-12 Clarence St, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 2NU
11.7 km NW
Union Hotel
Chapel St, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4AE
11.7 km NW
Fountain Tavern
St Clare St, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 2PD
11.8 km NW

Public Houses
Cable Station Inn
Porthcurno, St Levan, Cornwall   TR19 6JX
0.2 km NE
Logan Rock Inn
Treen, St Levan, Cornwall   TR19 6LG
1 km NW
St Buryan Inn
Buryan, Cornwall   TR19 6BA
4 km NW
The First & Last Inn
Penzance, Cornwall   TR19 7AD
4.1 km NE
Lamorna Wink
a, Cornwall   TR19 6XH
6.4 km NW
Star Inn
1 Fore St, St Just, Cornwall   TR19 7LL
8.9 km NE
Fishermans Arms Inn
Fore St, Newlyn, Cornwall   TR18 5JR
10 km NW
The Red Lion Inn
36 Fore St, Newlyn, Cornwall   TR18 5JR
10 km NW
The Swordfish Inn
The Strand, Newlyn, Cornwall   TR18 5HN
10.1 km NW
The Dolphin Inn
Jack Lane, Newlyn, Cornwall   TR18 5HZ
10.1 km NW
The Star Inn
The Strand, Newlyn, Cornwall   TR18 5HW
10.1 km NW
Tolcarne Inn
Tolcarne Place, Newlyn, Cornwall   TR18 5PR
10.2 km NW
Pirate Inn
Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4PS
10.8 km NW
Mounts Bay Inn
The Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4NP
10.9 km NW
Alexandra Inn
Alexandra Rd, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4LY
11 km NW
The Bath Inn
CornwallTerrace, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4HL
11.3 km NW
First & Last Inn
24 Alverton Rd, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4TN
11.4 km NW
Sir Humphry Davy
32 Alverton St, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 2QN
11.6 km NW
The Globe & Ale House
Queen St, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4BJ
11.6 km NW
The Old Smithy
3 Parade St, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4BU
11.6 km NW
JD Wetherspoon
4-8 Market Place, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 2JA
11.7 km NW
The Regent Bar
Chapel St, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 4AE
11.7 km NW
Star Inn
Market Jew St, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 2LD
11.8 km NW
Farmers Arms
ayhead, Cornwall   TR18 2ST
11.8 km NW
The Crown Inn
Victoria Square, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 2EP
12 km NW

Video Sales & Hire
Foremost Video Shop
37 Fore St, St Just, Cornwall   TR19 7LJ
8.9 km NE
Mounts Bay Video Shop
26 Fore St, Newlyn, Cornwall   TR18 5JW
9.9 km NW
Penwith Video Library
Taroveor Rd, Penzance, Cornwall   TR18 2BH
11.8 km NW
Moviola
3-4 Tregenna Hill, St Ives, Cornwall   TR26 1SE
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Videcomm Video
18 Chapel St, St Ives, Cornwall   TR26 2LR
22.3 km NW
Video View
Foundry House, Foundry Square, Hayle, Cornwall   TR27 4HH
22.7 km NW
BK Videos
Unit 8, Pratts Market, Chapel Terrace, Cornwall   TR27 4AB
22.8 km NW
Videcomm Video
7 Market Square, Hayle, Cornwall   TR27 4EA
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