The only tourist infrastructure at present is a car park (owned by the National Trust), public toilets, and a refreshments counter during the summer.

The Brisons, two offshore rocks, are located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Cape Cornwall.

They mark the starting line of the annual swimming race ending at Priest Cove.

On the landward side of the Cape is the remains of the medieval St Helen's Oratory, which replaced a 6th-century church.

In 1987, the mine site was purchased by the H. J. Heinz Company of the United States (and British plants) and donated to the nation.