Photo: Perran Tremewan
Audio interview
Chapter 3
A Remarkable People
Uncover the secrets behind the remarkable people that have pioneered their own future on the Tin Coast.
Welcome to the Tin Coast
Welcome to the Tin Coast
Welcome
We are delighted to see you!
Dynnargh
Pur lowen on ni dh’agas gweles
The Tin Coast is the area around St Just, Pendeen and Morvah in West Penwith, Cornwall.
A place where people and landscape are woven together through time, where the ravages of industry and the elemental freedom of the sea and sky collide, where beauty is rugged and where adventure beckons.
An internationally significant world heritage site interwoven with a resilient and exceptional landscape of outstanding natural beauty and wildlife.
An Astonishing History
Photo: Perran Tremewan
Places to Go
Look out, up, across and down. Revel in this place. Return with your own story of Tin Coast contrast, drama and adventure.
Photo: St Just Camera Club
Events
What's On in our community where music, art, celebration, folklore and performance is at the beating heart of Tin Coast life.
Photo: Grant Richie, Unsplash
Getting Around
Getting around the Tin Coast is easier than you think – bus, bike or on foot, you can do it all without your car.
Find your own way
An Uncommon Place
Photo: Soundview Media
Film interview
Chapter 5
Thousands of Years of Letting the Cows Get Out
Hear from the farmers working in harmony with the historic landscape of the Tin Coast.
Photo: Bethany Brown
Film interview
Chapter 6
Crib or Croust? Here We Say Mossel
From farmer to fisherman, explore the Tin Coast through the power of words and culture.
Photo: Perran Tremewan
Film interview
Chapter 7
Deep in Time, Land and Spirit
Discover our rich cultural heritage which is so So SO much more than old buildings, we have an entire human history written into our landscape.
Photo: Perran Tremewan
Audio interview
Chapter 8
An Astonishing History
A landscape once simultaneously ravaged by nature and industry, discover how the unique mining history of the Tin Coast has shaped the community that thrives here today.
Photo: Soundview Media
Film interview
Chapter 9
Stored With Moth and Rust Destroy
Immerse yourself in the traditions created by the people who shaped the landscape long ago, and find out how those very traditions are being brought back to life today.
Photo: Bethany Brown
Film interview
Chapter 10
Where Sea and Sky Collide
A place where people are born to and drawn to, find out why this coast has become home to artists, makers and more.
Photo: Perran Tremewan
Audio interview
Chapter 11
An Uncommon Place
Reflect on a landscape through the eyes of those who have lived it, those who have penned its story and those who still shape its cultural identity.
Photo: Perran Tremewan
Film interview
Chapter 12
Wild Skies
Embrace the wild skies of the west, where stormy weather battering the isolated outpost of the Cape Cornwall National Coastwatch station is just another day in the office.
A Remarkable Community
Photo: Perran Tremewan
Cornish Language
Our culture, language, landscape and heritage are wholly intertwined. To protect and preserve one means to protect and preserve the others.
Dog Friendly
Everything you need to know to make the most of spending your time on the Tin Coast with your pooch.
Photo: Cassidy Kelley, Unsplash
Stay
The real depth of the Tin Coast cannot be revealed in just a day! Book a night or two, or even longer - you'll be hard pressed to want to leave.
Photo: Circular & Co
Essential Packing
Best explored all year round, in all weathers and most definitely out of your car, here is our list of essential packing for your trip to the Tin Coast. See you soon!
Photo: Land's End Cycle Hire
Cycling and why we LOVE it!
With dramatic coastline on one side and wild, rocky moorland on the other, soaring down one of the country’s most spectacular coast roads by bike will no doubt be an experience in itself.
