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George vi post box at Playing Place General view
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George vi post box at Playing Place General view
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George vi post box at Playing Place Detail
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Field at Playing Place. This field has been identified as the site of the plain-an-gwarry that gave the village of Playing Place its name. Playing place being the English translation from the Cornish/Kernewek plain-an-gwarry. A plain-an-gwarry was a large circular amphitheatre surrounded by stone faced earth banks or dry stone walls about 2 metres high. They were used for many purposes similar to a community centre of today. The use that they mostly associated with is the performance of miracle plays that were popular in mediaeval times. It has been suggested that the recently discovered sixteenth century Cornish language manuscript Beunans Ke (The Life of St Kea) was written to be performed here. There are two plain-an-gwarries in Cornwall that have survived almost complete. One here 69285 and one here 164401
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Footpath at Playing Place. See 1058923 for plaque information
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The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Estate

The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Estate

4 out of 5
Pentewan Road St Austell England
The price is ₩120,552 per night from Feb 1 to Feb 2
₩120,552
₩144,663 total
Feb 1 - Feb 2
includes taxes & fees
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8.8/10 Excellent! (1,000 reviews)
Great facilities, really

Reviewed on Jan 19, 2026

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Greenbank Hotel

Greenbank Hotel

4 out of 5
Harbour side Falmouth England
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9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,003 reviews)
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Tregenna Castle Resort

Tregenna Castle Resort

3 out of 5
Tregenna Castle Estate St Ives England
The price is ₩129,090 per night from Feb 24 to Feb 25
₩129,090
₩154,908 total
Feb 24 - Feb 25
includes taxes & fees
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8.4/10 Very Good! (1,000 reviews)
Very nice stay, we both enjoyed

Reviewed on Jan 12, 2026

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SeaSpace

SeaSpace

4.5 out of 5
Watergate Rd Newquay England
Book a stay at this luxury aparthotel in Newquay. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Popular attractions Whipsiderry Beach and Porth Beach ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (97 reviews)
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Pinetum Garden Cottages

Pinetum Garden Cottages

3 out of 5
Holmbush Rd St Austell England
Stay at this vacation home in St Austell. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Popular attractions Eden Project and Pinetum Park and Pine ...
10/10 Exceptional! (5 reviews)
The lodge was immaculate, the area was lovely and quite , I will be staying again when I’m in the area. I would give more stars if I could!

Reviewed on Dec 12, 2025

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The Beach House & Porth Sands Apartments

The Beach House & Porth Sands Apartments

4 out of 5
The Beach House, Porth Beach Road Newquay England
Book a stay at this beach apartment in Newquay. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a beach locale. Popular attractions Porth Beach and Whipsiderry Beach are ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (22 reviews)
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Just returned home after a lovely week’s break at this property. Great location just off the beach at Porth. On arrival, we followed instructions to access building using key codes. No problems getting in. We had been allocated a dog friendly apartment at the back of building on ground floor. Sadly, ...

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