Surrounding Area
The North Cornwall Heritage Coast
The North Cornwall Heritage Coast includes most of the coastline in North Cornwall. Defined as a Heritage Coast in 1976 the first Heritage Coast Officer was appointed in 1985. He is charged with undertaking practical improvements and providing appropriate facilities aimed at increasing the enjoyment to visitors.
Many of the legends developed during the early 1800’s when a succession of Victorian poets, painters and novelists visited the Tintagel area drawn by the romanticised legend of King Arthur. The stories about St Nectans Glen grew and the nymph of the water was immortalised by the Victorian painter Daniel Maclise in his ‘Nymph of the Waterfall’ now hanging in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Nevertheless the aura of the place suggests mystery, and often legend is born from a fragment of truth.
For a fee payable at the Hermitage, you can descend the stone steps and gain a magnificent view of the splendid waterfall.
For a fee payable at the Hermitage, you can descend the stone steps and gain a magnificent view of the splendid waterfall.
He hopes to enlist the help and support of local landowners, Parish Councils, individuals and visitors in looking after what is best about the coast. Priority consideration is being given to the stretch of coastline between Pentire Point and Compass Point, Bude.
Legend
The windswept hilltops are reflected in the sturdy local architecture and in the wind sculpted trees of the Tintagel area. Always a place of history, this is a most mysterious area of the Heritage Coast, shrouded in legend and folklore.