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Battery Rocks

Penzance, Cornwall

Battery Rocks, Alverton, Cornwall TR18

Open daily

free

About Battery Rocks

Battery Rocks is a worthwhile natural stop near Alverton, valued for open views, sea air and the kind of landscape that gives Cornwall much of its identity. It rewards slow exploration, whether that means a clifftop walk, a pause at a viewpoint or simply taking in the changing weather and light.
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