Helston is the gateway to the Lizard Peninsula and home to the famous Helston Furry Dance, a major folk event of the West Country. Helston prospered from the 19th-century tin and copper trading, as reflected in its handsome houses and streets in the oldest part of the town. The splendid Folk Museum captures that spirit of the past. Helston is the ideal base for exploring the Lizard Peninsula and the Helford River.