A new way to explore Cornwall.
Discover extraordinary people , fascinating places , dramatic history and the special events in our Cornish year .
At the age of 70, John Arundel organised the defence of Pendennis Castle against Parliamentarian soldiers. For his courage, he was given the nickname ‘Jack for the King’.
Every year on 19th December the Christmas lights in Mousehole are switched off for an hour to remember those who lost their lives in the Penlee Lifeboat Disaster.
Richard Trevithick’s Puffin’ Devil was the world’s first ever steam locomotive. However, it was destroyed in a fire while Richard and his friends stopped off at a pub for lunch.