About Us
From Carbis Bay, in the heart of the mining district
Who We Are
Bal and Beyond started with a simple idea: Cornwall's mining heritage deserves better than a dusty information board. We're based in Carbis Bay — on the edge of the West Penwith mining district, with shafts under our feet and engine houses visible from the hill behind the house. This isn't abstract history to us. It's the landscape we live in.
We run guided tours across West Penwith with a small team of local guides who know the landscape, the history, and the stories that don't make it into the guidebooks. We also make short films — published on YouTube, used in local schools — that bring the human stories of Cornish mining to life.
The Team
Tom Harding
Founder, Filmmaker & Guide
25+ years in video production. Based in Carbis Bay. Tom founded Bal and Beyond to share the mining heritage that surrounds him every day — through tours, films, and audio trails.
Heritage Guide
Lead Heritage Guide
Our lead guide brings deep knowledge of West Penwith's mining landscape and the communities that shaped it.
Want to guide for Bal and Beyond? Get in touch.
"The mines shaped Cornwall. The miners shaped the world. We think that story deserves to be told properly — on screen, on foot, and in the landscape itself."