Cape Cornwall is a small headland a mile west of St Just, reached by a short walk from the car park above Priest's Cove. A disused mine chimney stack stands at the top, a remnant of the Cape Cornwall Mine that worked here until the late 19th century. The views from the stack take in both the Atlantic to the north and the beginning of the Channel to the south — on a clear day the Isles of Scilly are visible.
The cove below, Priest's Cove, is a working place: local fishermen launch their boats from the beach, hauling them up on a track between the boulders. There is no cafe, no visitor centre, and no gift shop. The coast path in both directions from Cape Cornwall offers spectacular cliff scenery, passing through an industrial heritage landscape of engine houses, mine shafts, and waste tips that give the far west of Cornwall its distinctive character.