Land's End

Land's End (Cornish Penn an Wlas [KK], Pen an Wlas [UCR]), located near Penzance, Cornwall, is a locality and headland of the same name. The tip of the headland is the westernmost point of England on the main island of Great Britain. It separates the English Channel to the east of it from the Celtic Sea to the west. About 40 kilometres to the south-east, on The Lizard peninsula, is Lizard Point, the southernmost point in Britain. The Isles of Scilly, located about 45 kilometres southwest of Land's End, are the westernmost point in England. In clear weather, they can be seen from the cliff above the Atlantic Ocean, which is about 60 metres high. Furthermore, the Longship Lighthouse (1795, or successor built in 1893), which stands on an island formed of quartzite and serpentinite, is visible from here about two kilometres to the south.

Land's End, because of its geographical location, is often the starting point for walks (on the South West Coast Path), cycle rides, trips and rallies across Britain, for example in classic cars. Its counterparts are John o' Groats, (supposedly) the most northerly point on the main island of Britain, and Lowestoft, the most easterly point on the main island of Britain. Great distances are often described in Britain with the metaphor "from Land's End to John o' Groats".

Nearby are Pendeen Lighthouse and to the north of it Cape Cornwall. At this cape the Bristol Channel and the Irish Sea start to the north and the English Channel to the south. In former times that headland was considered as the westernmost point of England, until exact measurements showed that Land's End is the westernmost point.

Legend has it that the sunken land of Lyonesse was located between Land's End and the Isles of Scilly.

Land's End is now privately owned. There is a tourist-oriented theme park with a hotel, shops and among other things some ships like the fishing cutter Confide (PZ-741) and the RNLI sea rescue cruiser RNLB James & Catherine Macfarlane, which can be visited. In the immediate vicinity is Land's End Airport.

In front of and in the cliffs there is a ship graveyard due to the exposed location. The wreck of the freighter RMS Mülheim, which ran aground in 2003 and has its home port in Duisburg, lies a few hundred metres north of the point. Many other sunken ships lie untouched under the water's surface in the immediate vicinity and attract divers, such as the Black Swan Project.