Short answer: Parking at Land's End is free for the first 20 minutes, then £7.50 for the full day, and you can't pre-book. The four paid attractions cost £7.50 to £9.50 each for adults, or £21.50 for all four. The 110-acre coastal area and paths are open all year. Dogs can't go into indoor attractions. It is nine miles from Penzance.
Land's End is the far south-west tip of mainland England, near Sennen. It is partly a clifftop walk and partly a paid attraction complex, so what you spend depends on what you want. It is rated 4.2 from 29,471 Google reviews. Here is what costs money, what doesn't, and who it suits.
Land's End publishes its parking charges, and they vary by season. The current ones on its Plan Your Visit page:
There is no pre-booking. You buy the ticket on the day, and there is no cheaper hourly option, which catches people out. Land's End says the fees fund conservation of the coastline. Registered Cornish residents can get a Locals Pass for free parking, registered once with photo ID at the Visitor Centre or Hotel Reception.
The Land's End Car Park is rated 3.0 from 408 Google reviews, and the complaints are mostly about price and the lack of a short-stay option. Land's End is nine miles from Penzance, and First Group buses 1, 1a and 1b run from there, though Land's End warns services are irregular. See our Penzance guide for staying nearby.
Partly. The Land's End pages we read do not state an entry charge for the headland, and say the 110-acre coastal area and paths are open all year. Several Google reviewers say there is no entry fee to the site itself, only parking and the attractions. We could not confirm that on the official site, so call 01736 871501 if you need to be sure.
Photos at the Land's End signpost are a separate matter. Reviewers mention paying for a personalised photo at the signpost, but we could not read an official price, so check on arrival.
There are four paid attractions, bought on the day with no pre-booking. Under-3s go free, and Land's End says multi-ticket discounts are available on site.
Two bundles save money. The Lyonesse Experience covers all four for £21.50 adult and £16.50 child. The Longships Experience covers the three without the golf for £16.50 adult and £11.50 child. Buying all four separately would cost £32 for an adult, so the bundle is worth it if you will do them all.
The Visitor Centre, the four family attractions, the signpost experience and the shops open daily from 10am. Closing times vary by season and we could not read them, so check before you go. Catering outlets are open daily with varying hours. The hotel, bar and restaurant is open but running a slightly reduced service during kitchen upgrades. Land's End says all site facilities are subject to weather, and the cliff paths are exposed.
Dogs are not permitted in the indoor attractions, so this is mainly an outdoor visit with a dog. Assistance dogs are welcome and there is water for them around the site. We did not find a rule on dogs on the coastal paths, so keep them on a lead near the cliffs and livestock. The wider coast path is covered in our Sennen Cove guide.
Mostly, with caveats. Land's End says the site suits prams and pushchairs, but warns of uneven, undulating ground. The main route has tarmac, dusty cliff paths and some cobbles, and suits manual and motorised wheelchairs. Two manual wheelchairs can be borrowed free with a refundable £30 deposit. The golf adventure is not accessible to wheelchairs and not suitable for pushchairs, though staff will look after strollers at the main entrance. Walks to the First and Last House and Greeb Farm both finish uphill. Accessible toilets are under the main entrance, by the golf entrance and in the Cornish Pantry.
It depends what you want. The cliffs and the coast path are the real draw, and you can walk them for the price of parking. The paid attractions are family entertainment, closer to a small theme park than a heritage site, so they suit children better than adults travelling alone. Our honest view: if you come only for the view and the signpost, the £7.50 day parking feels steep, so combine it with a coastal walk and lunch. For something less commercial nearby, try Sennen Cove or the Minack Theatre. Our coasteering guide covers the active side of this coast, and our Minack visitor guide makes a good second stop.
The first 20 minutes are free. A full day (4am to midnight) is £7.50, evening parking from 4pm is £4.50 and motorbikes are £3. You can't pre-book.
The official pages we read do not state an entry charge for the coastal area, which is open all year. Parking and the attractions are paid. Call 01736 871501 to confirm.
Single attractions are £7.50 to £9.50 for adults and £6.50 to £8.50 for children. All four together are £21.50 adult and £16.50 child. Under-3s are free.
Not into the indoor attractions. Assistance dogs are welcome and water is available around the site.
About nine miles by road. First Group buses 1, 1a and 1b run from Penzance, but Land's End says they are irregular.
The main route suits manual and motorised wheelchairs but has undulations and cobbles. Two manual wheelchairs can be borrowed free with a £30 refundable deposit. The golf adventure is not accessible.
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