There are relatively few harbours on the north side of Cornwall, and Boscastle, which is just along the coast from Tintagel, has a small inlet with space for just a handful of boats.

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Dinas Head is adjacent to Trevose Head in the north of Cornwall, and just a few miles to the west of Padstow. The cliffs and the offshore rocks provided a serious hazard to shipping, as a result of which the Trevose Head lighthouse was built in 1847. The small bay between the two headlands (pictured) is charmingly known as Stinking Cove. The rocks are known as The Bull (nearest) and the Quies.

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I suspect Tate St Ives is rather like Marmite. You either love it or hate it. It overlooks Porthmeor Beach and is a stone's throw from the artists' quarter of the town. The three-storey building, designed by architects Evans and Shalev, lies on the site of an old gas works and was opened in 1993, the second regional gallery in the Tate Gallery network.

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Port Gaverne is a tiny hamlet on the north coast of Cornwall, about half a mile east of Port Isaac. Until the nineteenth century, it was a small port similar to many others on the north coast of Cornwall. Its principal trade was the export of slate from the large quarry at Delabole, five miles to the north-east. Coal was imported and other local produce was exported. When the North Cornwall Railway (absorbed by the London & South Western Railway) line to Wadebridge opened in the 1890s, transport of Delabole slate switched to rail and Port Gaverne lost most of its trade. The beach is now maintained by the National Trust and Port Gaverne Beach Association.

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Boscastle in the north of Cornwall is a particularly pretty village with a small harbour protected by two steep hillsides. The old coastguard lookout can be seen on the headland towards the centre of the picture. The River Valency and several streams drain into Boscastle harbour, having first flowed through the village. Several years ago there was a torrential downpour on the surrounding hills and Boscastle was badly flooded, with people being rescued from roof-tops by helicopter. Over a dozen cars were washed out to sea via this tiny harbour.

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