East Cornwall is Cornwall's all year round holiday destination with beautiful villages and towns, including Looe and Polperro, two historic Cornish fishing communities, The River Tamar Valley, the original border that seperated Cornwall from England is steeped in history and heritage. Lostwithiel is the ancient capital of Cornwall, the centre of the tin trade, the original Cornish Stannary Parliament buildings are still occupied in the town centre. Situated six miles up the River Fowey Valley, great wars ships and trading boats once used to sail right up to Lostwithiel when the river was much deeper.
Restormel Castle built around 1100, making it one of the oldest and best preserved Norman motte-and-bailey castles in Cornwall. The castle was rebuilt by Edmund, Earl of Cornwall in the late 13th century after the Duchy of Cornwall Charters of 1337 made Cornwall extra-territorial to the English Crown.
Cornwall businesses care and work hard to sustain and preserve the future of tourism for the benefit of future generations, Simply Green Cornwall members want future visitors to Cornwall to experience it how our generations have. In Cornwall the moto is stay local, eat local, buy local. Browse the farmers markets visit the farm shops and village stores, and most of all visit local Cornish pubs and restaurants. From pasties, to hogs pudding, Cornish cheeses and local wines from the vineyards of Cornwall - there's no shortage of top quality Cornish sourced food and drink for you to delight your tastebuds with..
When out driving the country lanes look out for the many 'trust shops' at the end of people's gardens. Trust shops are a unique feature in Cornwall, people who grow and make food sell it from the end of their gardens; some have small boxes, others have full sized market stalls. You'll also find farmers Trailer Shops in busy laybys, these products are as fresh as you'll get and usually picked that day only a few miles down the road. This localised shopping network means people drive less overall shopping miles, good for the Cornwall's environment good for local Cornish business.
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Some towns and villages in East Cornwall
Polperro, Looe, East Looe, Liskeard, Launceston, Saltash, St Germans, Fowey,
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