Asparagus Island

#3554 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Asparagus Island is a small tidal island on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, within the parish of Mullion, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It lies within Kynance Cove, a popular tourist site on the western side of The Lizard peninsula and is named after the rare wild asparagus found there. ()

Coordinates: 49°58'26"N, 5°13'59"W

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Asparagus Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lizard Lighthouse, St Corentine's Church, Church of Saint Winwaloe, St Grada and Holy Cross Church.

1.7 miSE
18th-century landmark with a museum
Lizard Lighthouse, Lizard
43 min walk • The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel.
5 miN
Church
St Corentine's Church, Mullion
129 min walk • St Corentine's Church, Cury is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Cury, Cornwall, England, UK.
4.8 miN
Church, Beach, Outdoor activities
Church of Saint Winwaloe
122 min walk • The Church of Saint Winwaloe is the Grade I listed parish church of Gunwalloe in Cornwall, England.
1.9 miNE
Church
St Grada and Holy Cross Church, Lizard
50 min walk • St Grada & Holy Cross Church, Grade is the Church of England parish church of Grade with Ruan, Cornwall. The church is a Grade I listed building, having been added to the listed buildings register on 10 July 1957.
5.6 miNE
Archaeological site
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station
143 min walk • Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station is a large radiocommunication site located on Goonhilly Downs near Helston on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England.
~690 ftE
Beach
Kynance Cove, Lizard
4 min walk • Kynance Cove is a cove on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England. It is situated on the Lizard peninsula approximately two miles north of Lizard Point.
3 miNW
Area
Mullion Island, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
78 min walk • Mullion Island is an uninhabited island on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is approximately half a mile offshore from Mullion Cove, 1 mile in circumference and the highest point is 118 feet above sea level.
2.5 miE
Village, Harbor, Hotel
Cadgwith, Lizard
65 min walk • Cadgwith is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the Lizard Peninsula between The Lizard and Coverack. It is in the civil parish of Grade Ruan.
3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Poltesco, Lizard
76 min walk • Poltesco is a hamlet and valley in the parish of Grade-Ruan, on the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, UK. The lower part of the valley is owned by the National Trust and was once the site of a stone industry that exported carved ornaments to the rest of Britain and Europe.
1.8 miE
Church
St Wynwallow's Church, Lizard
46 min walk • St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack, is the parish church of Landewednack parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the most southerly church in mainland Britain and is situated approximately ten miles south of Helston.
3.9 miNE
Beach
Kennack Sands
99 min walk • Kennack Sands is a beach and sand-dune system on the east coast of the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK.

Asparagus Island

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Asparagus Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)