St Agnes

St. Agnes is a picturesque village on the north coast of Cornwall. Steeped in mining history, the village still retains a traditional friendly Cornish atmosphere and makes a wonderful base for your holiday, being an ideal location for touring the rest of Cornwall.

There's a thriving community with a choice of shops, galleries and craft workshops, plus friendly cafes and bars serving good food and drink in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

The dramatic coastline and breathtaking scenery includes the stunning Chapel Porth Beach and St Agnes Beacon, the hill that looms high over the village and the coast.

Below the village of St Agnes sits Trevaunance Cove, once a busy harbour but now a favourite place for families and surfers. It's easy to spend a day here with plenty of rockpools to explore as well as the sandy beach, plus a good selection of places to eat and drink.

From the Bronze Age burial sites high on St Agnes Beacon to the iconic Wheal Coates clinging to the cliffs east of the village, St Agnes is surrounded by history. The village is built around the church, mainly rebuilt in the 19th century, but on a site dating back to Medieval times. Below the church a row of cottages known as Stippy Stappy descend in steps towards the valley running down to Trevaunance Cove.

The cove itself was once a harbour with a large breakwater on its western side. After many years of constant repairs this was finally abandoned during WW1 and many of the granite blocks used to build it can now be seen at low tide scattered below the cliffs.

The remains of the mines that fed the harbour can be seen all over the St Agnes parish and are now part of Cornwall’s Mining World Heritage area. St Agnes featured heavily in Winston Graham’s original Poldark series of novels, and it's easy to see why when you travel around the area.