Located in South East Cornwall, Rames Peninsula,‘The Forgotten Corner’, is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) just across the border from
Devon in England. It is home to the villages of Kingsand and
Cawsand , twinned with Porspoder in North Western France. Both historic fishing villages, set in a picturesque conservation area, are frequent winners of the Best Kept Village award. Rame Peninsula also features the
Mount Edgecumbe Country Park . With history stretching back to 1200 BC, it was the setting off point for
HMS Beagle's voyage with Charles Darwin. It is also home to wild deer and Redwood trees.
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Other Cornwall Naturals
Bodmin Moor
Tamar Valley
The Lizard
Helford River
River Fowey
Camel Estuary
River Tamar
River Fal
Carbis Bay
Cape Cornwall
Camel Valley
St Anthony Head
Pentire Point and the Rumps
Rough Tor
Dodman Point
Roseland Peninsula
River Camel
River Looe
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