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Interesting & Historical Facts about Camborne

On Christmas Eve in 1801 Richard Trevithick demonstrated his "Puffing Devil" , a high pressure steam engine which was for the first time mounted on wheels and self propelled. This was the first ever successful passenger carrying road vehicle ie the first car. Sadly a few days later on another trial it toppled over on the then uneven roads,after being righted and moved to the stable of the nearest tavern it blew up and destroyed itself and the stable-- no one had extinguished the boiler!!!

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Recommended towns & villages near Camborne

Portreath Harbour

Portreath (54 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall

(3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction N of Camborne)

Portreath lies on Cornwall's magnificent North-western coast, it occupies a picture-postcard valley setting of woods, streams and fine rural meadow-land, with its crowning glory being the beach lying beneath rugged cliffs topped with springy turf and heathers...

Sunset

Hayle (32 Pictures) in the county of Cornwall

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction W of Camborne)

Three miles of golden sands backed by impressive sand dunes have made Hayle a perfect summer place for families to enjoy a holiday. It is an old town, made prosperous in the 18th-century when John Harvey opened his tin, copper and foundry business..

May Day celebration in St Ives

St Ives (261 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction W of Camborne)

There is a magical quality surrounding the whole of the Cornish coast of which St.Ives is a small but special part...

The Ship Inn at the harbour entrance, Porthleven in South Cornwall

Porthleven (55 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Cornwall

(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction S of Camborne)

Porthleven has two picturesque harbours - the inner harbour is lined with dazzling white cottages, with the walls of the outer harbour giving shelter from the often tumultuous seas...

St Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall - April 2004

Marazion (109 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SW of Camborne)

The picturesque village of Marazion with its quaint cottages, shops and pubs, is in a sublime position on the west Cornwall peninsula..

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Cornish Beam Engine, Pool, Cornwall - National Trust

Cornish Mines and Engines (4 Pictures)

(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction NE)

This museum set on lonely cliffs far above the swirling Atlantic Ocean is where visitors to the area can learn all about.....

Carn Brae, Redruth, Cornwall, on a beautiful clear day

Carn Brae Castle (6 Pictures)

(2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction E)

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Godrevy Lighthouse

Godrevy (47 Pictures)

(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction NW)

This hauntingly beautiful spot was initially made famous by centuries of shipwreck caused by perilous rocks scattered around its.....

True love never runs smooth.

The National Seal Sanctuary (13 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction SE)

The Seal Sanctuary was set up in 1958 in the small village of St Agnes, in 1974 we moved to Gweek after we needed more space for.....

Callestock Cider Farm, Penhallow, Cornwall. 1996.

Callestock Cider Farm (5 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NE)

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St Michaels Mount from the gardens in Marazion

St Michaels Mount (138 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction SW)

The priory on St.Michael's mount is dedicated to the Archangel who is believed to have appeared to local fishermen in AD 495. The.....

Glendurgan Gardens, in Cornwall.  Tree Heather in flower in March

Glendurgan Garden (23 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SE)

These beautiful gardens are set on a rising landscape at the side of the Helford River. The gardens, mainly full of exotic trees.....


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