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The Olympic Torch is coming to Cornwall

British and Cornish history will be made at dawn on Saturday 19 May 2012 as the Olympic torch lands on the beach in Sennen Cove.

Be one of the first to witness this once in a lifetime event by renting a cottage in West Cornwall!

Out of the morning mist on Saturday 19 May 2012, Cornish and British history will be made as the boat carrying the Olympic flame will approach the beach at Sennen Cove. It will then be transferred to Land's  End from where it will begin its historic journey around the UK before arriving in London for the start of the games on 27th July 2012 .

The route announced by LOCOG on the 7th November will see the Olympic Torch carried through 20 towns and villages in Cornwall on 19 May.  Starting in Land’s End, it will then travel though Sennen, Newlyn, Penzance, Marazion, Rosudgeon, Ashton, Breage, Helston, Falmouth, Truro, Newquay, St Stephen, St Austell, Stenalees, Bugle, Lanivet, Bodmin, Liskeard and Saltash before crossing into Devon on the Tamar Bridge at the end of the day.  Along the route iconic landmarks, such as St Michael’s Mount and The Eden Project, have been chosen by LOCOG as a focus for photo opportunities for the world’s media.

See the Olympic Torch Relay route animation here

West Cornwall Cottage Holidays have over 130 properties in and around the Land's End peninsula and therefore by booking one of our properties during this time you are guaranteed to be one of the first people in the UK to witness this once in a lifetime event.

Spreading the light from Greece to Sennen Cove - Cornwall.

A very precise ritual for the lighting of the Flame is followed at every Games. It is lit from the sun's rays at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, in a traditional ceremony among the ruins of the home of the Ancient Games. After a short relay around Greece, the Flame is handed over to the new Host City at another ceremony in the Panathenaiko stadium in Athens.

The Flame is then delivered to the Host Country, where it is transferred from one Torchbearer to another, spreading the message of peace, unity and friendship. It ends its journey as the last Torchbearer lights the cauldron at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in the Olympic Stadium, marking the official start of the Games.The Flame is extinguished on the final day of the Games, at the Closing Ceremony.

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