Lands End, Cornwall, England Dec. 10, 2024

Lands End, Cornwall, England

Windswept cliffs, rugged beauty and dramatic ocean views—welcome to Land"s End in Cornwall, England. Since ancient Greek times, when it was known as "Belerion" or "Place of the Sun" or in Arthurian legends about the lost land of Lyonesse, Land"s End has always been a place of fascination. Land"s End is the most south-westerly point on mainland Britain. It is famous for being the starting point or end of charity races which run the length of the island of Great Britain from Land"s End to John O"Groats at Britain"s north-easterly tip.

© Josef FitzGerald-Patrick/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

When just a pinch of salt won’t do
Dec. 10, 2023Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
Dec. 10, 2025Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

More Desktop Wallpapers:

A blue-tiful island
Dec. 16, 2025Handmade gnomes at a Christmas market
Aug. 20, 2024Sunrise at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
Dec. 16, 2024Salzburg, Austria
Apr. 28, 2025Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Nov. 14, 2024Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
Nov. 20, 2023World Childrens Day
Is anybody home?
Jan. 15, 2024Northern Lights
Oct. 31, 2025Happy Halloween!
Nov. 2, 2025Maple and bamboo forests in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
Sep. 18, 2023Milky Way over Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park
Sep. 10, 2025Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
The oldest way to fly
Sep. 4, 2024Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
Bridging the gap two ways
Sep. 27, 2024Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
Santa slalom
Aug. 22, 2025Rolling hills of the Palouse, Washington, United States
Staying in the loop
Feb. 26, 2025Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
The Big Apple with a foggy topping
Happy Canada Day!
On a dark and stormy night...
Nov. 1, 2023Kenny Lake, Lake Superior Provincial Park
Feb. 14, 2024Valentines Day
Apr. 5, 2025Gaztelugatxe islet at sunset, Basque Country, Spain
Sep. 4, 2025The 50th Toronto International Film Festival
Oct. 8, 2023World Octopus Day
Owl be seeing you ... somewhere!