The Manacles

#2813 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Manacles are a set of treacherous rocks off The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall. The rocks are rich in marine wildlife and they are a popular spot for diving due to the many shipwrecks. Traditionally pronounced mean-a'klz, the name derives from the Cornish meyn eglos, the top of St Keverne church spire being visible from the area. ()

Coordinates: 50°2'41"N, 5°2'46"W

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The Manacles – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Trebah, Glendurgan Gardens, Trenarth Bridge, Kennack Sands.

5.4 miNW
Garden, Botanical garden
Trebah, Lizard
138 min walk • Trebah is a 26-acre sub-tropical garden situated in Cornwall, England, UK, near Glendurgan Garden and above the Helford River. Part of the parish of Mawnan, the gardens are set within an area of the same name, which includes the small settlements of Trebah Wartha and Trebah Woolas.
5.3 miNW
Subtropical garden in 3 valleys by river
Glendurgan Gardens, Falmouth
136 min walk • Glendurgan Garden is a National Trust garden situated above the hamlet of Durgan on the Helford River and near Mawnan Smith, in the civil parish of Mawnan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
6.2 miNW
Bridge
Trenarth Bridge, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
159 min walk • Trenarth Bridge is at the head of the centre head of Port Navas Creek and is between Mawnan Smith and Porth Navas.
5.8 miSW
Beach
Kennack Sands
148 min walk • Kennack Sands is a beach and sand-dune system on the east coast of the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK.
5.9 miN
Beach
Maenporth
152 min walk • Maenporth is a cove and beach in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately two miles south-southwest of Falmouth on the estuary of the River Fal.
4.4 miW
Bridge
Tregidden, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
111 min walk • Tregidden is a hamlet south of Manaccan in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. A little further south is Tregidden Farm. Tregidden is located in the parish of St Martin-in-Meneage and also partly in the parish of Manaccan.
4.6 miNW
Church
St Mawnan and St Stephen's Church, Falmouth
119 min walk • St Mawnan and St Stephen's Church, Mawnan is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Mawnan, Cornwall, England, UK.