Homegrown Delights

From ancient rock formations and medieval castles to state-of- the-art modern galleries and ‘biomes’ this region has it all: St Michael's Mount , near Penzance, Cornwall Looming up in the middle of Mount's Bay and connected to the mainland at Marazion via a cobbled causeway, this abbey- crowned island is an unforgettable sight, and one of Cornwall's most iconic images. Tate St Ives , St Ives, Cornwall After an 18-month, multimillion-pound refit, St Ives' most illustrious gallery reopened its doors, complete with a monumental exhibition space that's been added to the museum's original, spiral-shaped core. Focusing on the coterie of experimental artists who congregated at St Ives after the WWII. and turned the little seaside town into a mecca of modern art, the museum showcases the work of luminaries such as Barbara Hepworth, Terry Frost, Peter Lanyon and Ben Nicholson. Dartmoor National Park The largest stretch of open moorland in the southwest, Dartmoor covers an area of 368 sq miles between Plymouth and Exeter. It's a stark, wild and bleakly beautiful place, dotted with granite- topped hills, marshy bogs and patches of purple heather, as well as many weirdly shaped tors. This is magnificent walking country, but bring a good map as it is easy to get lost, particularly when the mist rolls in and the hound starts howling! Exmoor National Park , North Devon Exmoor National Park was Europe’s first Dark Sky Reserve. Exmoor is home to some of the darkest skies in the country! On a clear night, the night sky of Exmoor is absolutely stunning; with many amazing astronomical sights seen with the naked eye and even more to be discovered through a telescope. St Michael’s Mount Tate St Ives Tor Rock formations on Dartmoor Top Attractions Devon & Cornwall The Eden Project , near St Austell, Cornwall Looking like a cross between a lunar landing station and a James Bond villain's lair, the gigantic hemispherical greenhouses of the Eden Project have become a symbol of Cornwall's renaissance. Dreamt up by ex-record producer Tim Smit, and built in an abandoned clay pit near St Austell, Eden's glass-domed "biomes" recreate major world climate systems in microcosm. 10 Credit: Eden Project /Tamsyn Lewis Credit: A G Baxter / Shutterstock.com