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Celebrations and Furry Dance on or around 8 May each year, unless the 8th falls on a Sunday or Monday, in which case Flora Day is the Saturday before. The Furry Dance is a celebration of the passing of winter and the arrival of spring. There are several dances during the day and the Hal-an-Tow pageant in the morning. The midday dance is the best known: the men wear top hats and tails while the women dance in their finest frocks.
The Furry Dance is a celebration of the passing of winter and the arrival of spring, and one of the oldest British customs still practised today. Traditionally held on 8 May, it is held in Helston, Cornwall, where dancers wear lily of the valley, the town's symbolic flower. The name probably derives from Cornish fer meaning "fair, feast" referencing the celebration on 8 May of the Apparition of the Archangel Michael at Monte Gargano, Italy, Helston's patron saint.
Churchyard contains the grave of Henry Trengrouse and some pirates’ graves.
Site of former Henliston Castle.
Boats and cycles can be hired in summer; has a Lakeside Café.
Managed by the National Trust. No swimming or boating is allowed in the lake.
The largest natural fresh water lake in Cornwall, one of several lakes claimed to be the abode of the Lady of the Lake from the King Arthur legends. No swimming or boating is allowed in the lake.
A natural sand bar (composed of shingle) that blocks the mouth of the River Cober. Geologists believe it has its origins in the last ice age. It is a site of Special Scientific Interest due to its unique geomorphology, and rare flora and fauna. Do not swim in the sea here, there are strong tides and currents. More than a few people have died swimming here