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The Tin Coast is Cornwall's oldest new destination. A cultural landscape of World Heritage site status, it is a place defined by Cornish mining.

Places to visit

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A celebration of of orange sponge with frosting

Botallack Count House Workshop 

Botallack Count House Workshop now has more information on Botallack, Cornish Mining and Poldark as well as a place to buy a cream tea. Why not pop in and meet the team?

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Abandoned Beam Engine Houses at Botallack

What is the Tin Coast? 

An exciting new project in the far west of Cornwall is taking place.

Click here to read about the Tin Coast project

Where to visit on the Tin Coast

The abandoned beam engine houses of the Crowns section of Botallack Mine near St Just, Cornwall

Botallack 

Home to the iconic Crowns Engine Houses that cling to the cliffs, Botallack shows the incredible engineering feats of Cornish miners.

The surface remains of Levant Mine, near St Just, Cornwall, including stacks and beam engine houses

Levant 

Drive the original 1840 steam engine still in steam, or take a guided tour around the historic buildings.

Visitors looking at the map at Cape Cornwall

Cape Cornwall 

Jutting out into the Atlantic ocean, the cape is the perfect place to catch a dramatic sunset or look out to the Brisons rocks.

Go walking on the Tin Coast

Higher Bal engine house, Levant

Levant to Botallack and Higher Bal walk 

An easy circular walk along the South West Coast path from Levant to the Crown Mines of Botallack perched precariously on cliffs next to the Atlantic, then through a landscape of Cornish mining remains to Higher Bal.

Friendly cattle grazing coastal fields, Cape Cornwall

St Just Coastal walk 

Learn more about the industrial heritage of this part of Cornwall on a stunning walk across coastal heathland.

The Crowns engine houses at Botallack, perched on the cliff's edge

Botallack walk 

Take a breathtaking walk through the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site. Listen out for the calls of Cornish choughs.

Characters from Poldark tv series

Poldark country 

The Tin Coast was used as the backdrop for the BBC drama, Poldark. When you visit why not come and see the real Poldark country.

Come and see where Poldark was filmed

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