This is a guest post by Rachel Foxwell, a student at Iowa State University majoring in Hospitality Management, emphasizing on Travel and Tourism.
15 Fun Facts About Cornwall:
1. Cornwall is the most southwest county of Great Britain, extending into the sea as a peninsula.
2. The name Cornwall originates from the words “Cornovii“ and “Waelas,” meaning hill dwellers and strangers.
3. Cornwall boasts the longest coastline in Great Britain, extending 433 miles.
4. The population of the county is 535,300.
5. Truro is the only city in Cornwall, which is also the administrative center.
6. Compared to the rest of Britain, Cornwall has relatively warm and sunny weather, making it a perfect beach destination.
7. Cornwall and its beaches attract more than 5 million visitors a year.
8. There are more than 75,000 cows in Cornwall, making Cornwall famous for its ice cream.
9. In the 1900’s, half of the world’s tin came from Cornwall.
10. A team of bakers from Bodmin, Cornwall, hold the record for baking the biggest Cornish pasty. It weighed 1900 pounds and had a whopping 1,750,000 calories.
11. The villages of Newquay and Porthtowan are popular destinations for surfers.
12. Cornwall is famous for their cream teas, which they serve commonly with a Cornish split, or a slightly sweet white bread roll, rather than a scone.
13. The current Duchess of Cornwall is Camilla, wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Though Camilla is legally entitled to the title Princess of Wales, she chose to use Duchess of Cornwall out of respect for Charles’ first late wife Princess Diana.
14. Cornwall has a vibrant folk music tradition, making folk festivals extremely popular throughout the county.
15. Several types of beer are brewed in Cornwall, including stouts and ales. Doom Bar Bitter is the top-seller at Sharp’s Brewery in St Minver Lowlands, Rock, Cornwall.
Are you planning to visit Cornwall, England? Here are three books to learn more:
Short Walks In Cornwall
Cornish Folk Tales of Place: Traditional Stories from North and East Cornwall
Poldark’s Cornwall
Episode One – Poldark Season 1
Have you watched Poldark, a historical drama television series staring Aidan Turner as Capt. Ross Poldark, a redcoat returning to Cornwall after the American Revolutionary War, only to find his father dead and his true love about to marry someone else. The series is currently available on Amazon Prime; here’s a link to try it free for 30 days.
Rachel Foxwell – a native of Monona, Iowa – is completing a social media internship for VentureTime Travel. Her ancestors hail from Cornwall.
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