Cornwall and Devon


This area is covered by the photo-location guidebook, Photographing Cornwall and Devon by Adam Burton. The book features over 70 viewpoint locations and 300 photographs. Below the map there are sample viewpoint locations from that guidebook. If you know a great photography spot in this area, that is not already covered in the book, you can share it here by clicking on this link.

Featured Viewpoints

Land’s End

Boasting some of the most dramatic cliffs in England, Land’s End is much more than just a famous signpost and an under-whelming theme park. Once you get past the commercial buildings the coastal landscape is absolutely exquisite and offers a wealth of viewpoints 
for seascape photography.

Watersmeet

Watersmeet is one of Exmoor National Park’s most well-known beauty spots. An excellent network of footpaths follows two rivers, Hoar Oak Water and the East Lyn, through many miles of steep wooded valleys near the North Devon coast. The two rivers converge at Watersmeet and then meander the remaining...

Belstone Common

Belstone Common connects a series of rugged granite outcrops in the north of Dartmoor and offers an excellent starting point for exploring the northern moor. From the highest point there are spectacular views in all directions. Belstone makes an ideal location for those wishing to find an accessible tor...

Porth Nanven

Unless you are a local or a photographer you will probably never have heard of Porth Nanven. This tiny cove on the West Cornish coast seems to have hidden itself from the mass of holidaymakers that descend on Cornwall each summer. Perhaps the absence of a large sandy beach...