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Land's End to me as a
child used to conjure up all sort of
imaginary things as to what was at the
lands end. Now I know its just a tacky
theme park and talking telescopes all
over the place ??????????
The name Land's End
has a particular resonance because it is
so often used in outlining the length of
Britain when races, walks and charitable
events take place between Land's End and
the Scottish village John o' Groats (the
most north-easterly settlement in
mainland Britain). The phrase Land's End
to John o' Groats is frequently heard
both as a literal journey and as a
metaphor for great or all-encompassing
distance.
Land's End (Cornish name: Penn a Wlas)
is a headland on Cornwall's Penwith
Peninsula, located near Penzance and St
Ives in Cornwall, England. It is the
most westerly tip of the English
mainland. Visible from Land's End is the
Longships Lighthouse. The Longships, a
few miles out, is a serpentine and
quartz island. Offshore, midway between
Land's End and the Isles of Scilly, is
the supposed location of the mythical
lost land of Lyonesse, referred to in
Arthurian literature.
That apart the tacky so called theme
park, the car parking charges, and the
overall commercialism of the place has
spoilt what in my humble opinion could
be one of our country's most wonderful
location's to visit. I went there only to
get some pictures of the sunset
which can be brilliant there. |
