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.
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.
Delve deep into a world that captures the Tin Coast feeling through the power of words and action. A diverse and powerful look into how this sacred land really is an uncommon place – voiced by the people it’s been passed to.
❝ Looking around here, where we are, Morvah Parish, the moorland is what inspires me most, all the way along the coast and the cliffs because we are sitting above probably the most spectacular section of cliff in Cornwall with the industry of mining, the reality of its integrity and authenticity is still there. ❞
❝ The dramatic cliffs, the turbulent sea, the tin grey of granite, the yellow ochre shades of lichen, the imposing khaki colour moors…a place that is always the same but always different - where the hedgerows enclose you and the sea is just so vast. ❞
❝ The weather here is fascinating - You can watch it, and see it and feel it and disappear into it when we get these thick thick fogs that happen here from the sea mist coming in. ❞
Tony Phillips & Loveday Jenkin
Where Cornish miners clash with the spirits of the west and magic commands the landscape, you’ll find The Wrestlers of Karn Ujek. A mesmerising piece of west Cornwall folklore, inspired by the region’s oldest sport and now woven in both English and Cornish.
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A series of short audio clips from local residents and captivating storytellers David & Phillipa James, Des Hannigan, Matt Retallick, Tony Phillips and Loveday Jenkin.
More Stories from the Tin Coast...
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.
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
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 3
A Remarkable People
Uncover the secrets behind the remarkable people that have pioneered their own future on the Tin Coast.
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.
Mike and Dom chat about cold water swimming on the Tin Coast
Film interview
Chapter 1
Where Adventure Beckons
Feel the saltwater on your skin as you dive into adventure on the Tin Coast.
Tin Coast landscape, perfect for exploring on foot
Film interview
Chapter 2
Go to Nature, Connect to Your Senses
Discover a thriving world you never knew existed, right at your feet.
