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About Drift

Drift lies in far west Cornwall, a few kilometres inland from the Atlantic coast amid the rolling countryside of Penwith. The A30 provides the main connection westward from Penzance toward Land's End, whilst the A394 brings visitors from Helston and Falmouth. Electric vehicle charging is well-covered with roughly 20 fast chargers nearby, mainly in Penzance. The settlement's name derives from an old Cornish word meaning "ford," marking a historic stream crossing for Land's End travellers.

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Drift is in England, at 50.102, -5.583 - about 13 km south-west of Georgia.

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The closest airport to Drift is Land's End Airport, 9 km (about 8 min by car). Other airports nearby: Cornwall Airport Newquay, St. Mary's Airport.

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