YHA Tintagel

Overlooking the wild Cornish coast, Tintagel is one of the most spectacular spots in the country. Where to start? Well, as the birthplace of King Arthur, according to popular myth, don’t head straight to the ruins but watch the video in the visitor...

A rare survival of Cornish domestic medieval architecture, this 14th-century yeoman's farmhouse is well furnished with local oak pieces. One room was used during the Victorian era as the letter receiving office for the district.

Still a family home, this Georgian house has a superb collection of pictures, furniture and porcelain. The 50 acres of formal and woodland gardens include a Victorian rockery, a lake, 700 different rhododendrons and an acclaimed conifer collection....

Situated above the picturesque port of Padstow is the Elizabethan Prideaux Place. Completed in 1592 by Nicholas Prideaux and still lived in by the family who can trace back their ancestry to William the Conqueror. Surrounded by 40 acres of...