| Despite Cornwall's reputation as a summertime | | | | Upholding its reputation as a shopping destination, the |
| destination, year on year the county has become a | | | | city boasts a number of late night shopping nights, as |
| prime destination for those eager to get away on a | | | | well as Christmas food and gift markets featuring the |
| short break this Christmas. In terms of | | | | best ni local produce and craft throughout the |
| accommodation visitors are spoiled for choice as the | | | | season. |
| region is well known for its self-catering cottages and | | | | Eden |
| the diversity of Cornwall hotels. Of course, when the | | | | In order to maintain visitor numbers throughout the |
| festive season does roll around, there are also a | | | | winter months, over the last few years The Eden |
| great number of events seek out too. | | | | Project has erected a wintry and wondrous ice rink |
| Penzance | | | | throughout the festive season. As well as still being |
| Almost as far west as you can get, Penzance | | | | able to visit the biomes and the sights, visitors can |
| benefits from a uniquely provincial location, but in | | | | ride the rink, and enjoy a mulled wine in between. |
| Cornish terms is quite highly populated. Consequently, | | | | The Eden Project is located near St. Blazey and the |
| the town pays host to a popular and well established | | | | larger town of St. Austell. |
| Christmas event: The Montol Festival. 'Montol' simply | | | | Mousehole |
| means 'winter solstice' and takes place between the | | | | Perhaps the jewel in the crown of Cornish Christmas |
| 14th and the 22nd of December. The festival sees | | | | events occurs in the picturesque village of Mousehole |
| street parades such as the River of Fire, carol singing, | | | | in south Cornwall. The village is famed for its |
| a masked carnival, and the tradition of lighting the | | | | Illuminations that light up the harbour, and December |
| 'Mock'. | | | | 19th sees these turned off in honour of the Penlee |
| Truro | | | | Lifeboat Disaster of 1981 in which eight people died. |
| Cornwall's capital also sees its fair share of parades | | | | December 23rd sees the celebration of Tom |
| and traditional events at Christmas. One of the most | | | | Bawcock's Eve which sees the consumption of Star |
| significant is the City of Lights Procession, a parade | | | | Gazy Pie, a party and a lantern procession. |
| of hundreds of paper lanterns through the city. | | | | |