Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site, Plymouth, South Devon
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
UNESCO World Heritage Sites are internationally important natural, cultural, historical and scientific sites. They are rare and, as such, important. The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site is split into sections. One section runs into South Devon which is why we include it here. If you're interested in culture, history and science then we'd recommend exploring the Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock section of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site.
UK UNESCO World Heritage Sites
As mentioned above, UNESCO World Heritage Sites are rare. There are a relatively small number of these sites in the UK. We list them below and then provide more detailed information on the Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock section of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cultural UK UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (2000). Located north of Cardiff on the edge of Brecon Beacons National Park.
Blenheim Palace (1987). Located just north west of Oxford.
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (1988). Located in Kent to the west and south of London.
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (1986). Located in North Wales around Snowdonia National Park.
City of Bath (1987). Located in Somerset.
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (2006). Located across Cornwall and West Devon.
Derwent Valley Mills (2001). Located on the edge of Peak District National Park.
Durham Castle and Cathedral (1986). Located in County Durham in North East England.
Frontiers of the Roman Empire (1987,2005,2008). Runs across the north of England from the North Sea in the east to Solway Firth/Irish Sea in the west.
Gorham's Cave Complex (2016). Located on the eastern side of the Rock of Gibraltar.
Heart of Neolithic Orkney (1999). Located on the Orkney Islands in the Northern Isles of Scotland.
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda (2000). Located in Bermuda, a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Ironbridge Gorge (1986). Located near Telford in Shropshire.
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (2004). Located in Liverpool.
Maritime Greenwich (1997). Located on the banks of the River Thames in London.
New Lanark (2001). Located south east of Glasgow and south west of Edinburgh in Lanarkshire.
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (1995). Located in Edinburgh.
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (1987). Located in central London.
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (2009). Located near Llangollen in the north east section of Wales.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2003). Located in west London.
Saltaire (2001). Located by Bradford in West Yorkshire.
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (1986). Located in Wiltshire.
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (1986). Located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire.
The English Lake District (2017). Located in North West England.
The Forth Bridge (2015). Spans the Firth of Forth in the east section of Scotland.
Tower of London (1988). Located in central London.
Natural UK UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Dorset and East Devon Coast (2001). Runs along the Dorset and East Devon coastline in South West England.
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast (1986). Located in Northern Ireland.
Gough and Inaccessible Islands (1995,2004). Located in the South Atlantic.
Henderson Island (1988). Located in the eastern South Pacific.
Mixed UK UNESCO World Heritage Sites
St Kilda (1986,2004, 2005). Located west of the Herbrides off the north west coast of Scotland.
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape is one of a small number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK. It's split into sections. Running north east/south west, these are:
Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock. Located on the Devon/Cornwall border in the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty just north of Plymouth/South Devon.
Caradon Mining District. Located on the east side of Bodmin Moor.
The Luxulyan Valley and Charlestown. Located near St Austell.
St Agnes Mining District. Located on the North Cornwall coast around St Agnes.
Gwennap Mining District. Located west and south of Truro.
Camborne and Redruth Mining District with Wheal Peevor and Portreath Harbour. Located around Camborne and Redruth.
Wendron Mining District. Located south of Camborne and Redruth.
Tregonning and Gwinear Mining District with Trewavas. Located in West Cornwall between the Penwith Peninsula/Land's End Peninsula and The Lizard Peninsula.
St Just Mining District. Located on the Penwith Peninsula/Land's End Peninsula in West Cornwall.
Places to visit and things to see in The Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock
The Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock section is packed with places to visit and things to see. These include:
Tavistock. Major gateway town to the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Dartmoor National Park.
Tavistock Canal. Canal running from Tavistock to Morwellham Quay via a tunnel.
Tamar Trails Centre Superb outdoor activities centre. The site of Devon Great Consols which was once the largest copper mine in the world.
Morwellham Quay. Major Westcountry visitor attraction.
Calstock. Beautiful village on the banks of the River Tamar.
The National Trust's Cotehele. Located just outside the boundary of the Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock.
Kit Hill. Landmark providing immense views of the Westcountry.
The Bere Peninsula. Area of The Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock. Particularly beautiful in spring.
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