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St Agnes (Cornish: Breanek) is a small town on the coast of North Cornwall. Its coastal area is a part of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Understand

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The village of St Agnes was a prehistoric and modern centre for mining of copper, tin and arsenic until the 1920s. Much of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a World Heritage Site, is in the parish. Tin production is still worked at the Blue Hills Tin Streams.

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Churchtown, St Agnes

By road

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Leave the A30 at the Chiverton Cross roundabout and take the B3277 north-west for 5 km. There is a car park in the village, a short walk from the local amenities and the coast.

By rail

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Take the train to Truro Rail Station, then the U1A bus to St Agnes.

Get around

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The village can be seen on foot, with the Library public car park a convenient central location.

  • 1 St Agnes Museum, Penwinnick Road,, +44 1872 552301. Summer only. Free. A museum that documents the history of the parish, particularly its mining and maritime heritage.
Trevaunance Cove
  • 1 Trevaunance Cove. A sandy beach popular with surfers, and lifeguarded in the summer months. At low tide the remains of the old harbour is revealed, along with many rock pools, and it is possible to walk around the headland too. Trevaunance Cove (Q63351610) on Wikidata Trevaunance Cove on Wikipedia Trevellas Porth.
  • The area has a number of paths for coastal walks or cycling.

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