One of Cornwall's major towns, enjoying a multi-million pound rejuvenation. It grew as a regional centre based on the prosperity of the China Clay industry and its proximity to the beautiful St Austell bay with the historic harbours of Mevagissey and Charlestown as well as the beaches and golf course of Carlyon Bay.

• The St Austell brewery - an education centre showing how local beers are made
• Charlestown harbour - with its historical sailing ships and the Shipwreck museum
• Mevagissey - the quintessential Cornish fishing village
• Wheal Martin Museum - showing the history of the China Clay industry and visits to a modern working clay pit. Did you ever wonder where the white substance came from for porcelain, glossy paper, toothpaste, pills and fillers for plastics?
• The Eden Project - the world class futuristic environmental centre with tropical and Mediterranean biospheres, an education centre and amphitheatre with stage

• Lands End with good exhibitions to complement the draw of this unique location
• A local tin mine - an excellent example of a tin mine converted into a museum
• The largest satellite Earth station for telecommunications in the world
• An internationally famous theatre built in a cliff face
• A well-known historic houses and gardens with both temperate and sub-tropical species
• St. Michael's Mount - the magical island off the coast near Penzance, with a medieval castle, an exotic garden and ancient harbour