News from Upton Towans
A stretch of beach overlooking a lighthouse which inspired one of Virginia Woolf's most famous novels fetched £80,000 at auction yesterday. The 76-acre Upton Towans beach in Gwithian, Cornwall, affords views of the lighthouse at nearby Godrevy Island.
The author spent many holidays as a child at Upton Towans beach in Gwithian in Cornwall. From the St Ives guest house where she stayed Woolf could see Godrevy Island which is believed to be inspiration for her book. Auctioneers expect bids for the ...
Upton Towans beach in Gwithian and the lighthouse on nearby Godrevy Island are widely thought to have inspired the Virginia Woolf novel To the Lighthouse. As a child, the author spent many holidays in a St Ives guest house from which she could see the ...
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