The best things to see on your doorstep
Beach
Incredible cove and surrounding beaches so close to home. Stoney. No lifeguards.
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Prussia Cove
South West Coast PathIncredible cove and surrounding beaches so close to home. Stoney. No lifeguards.
Lovely little village with a great enclosed, flat beach. Ideal for small children and bodyboarding.
2 fantastic places to eat during the day -the Cabin and the Peppercorn and the Victoria Inn has a reputation for good food
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Perranuthnoe
Lovely little village with a great enclosed, flat beach. Ideal for small children and bodyboarding.
2 fantastic places to eat during the day -the Cabin and the Peppercorn and the Victoria Inn has a reputation for good food
Praa Sands
Long sandy beach. Lifeguards, cafe.
Long sandy beach. Close to village with cafes, galleries and shops. Philps Pasty shop - best local pasties. St Michael’s Mount.
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Marazion
Long sandy beach. Close to village with cafes, galleries and shops. Philps Pasty shop - best local pasties. St Michael’s Mount.
Art
Fantastic gardens with a diversity of planting, sculptures an art gallery and a great cafe - a great day out.
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Jardines de Esculturas de Tremenheere
Fantastic gardens with a diversity of planting, sculptures an art gallery and a great cafe - a great day out.
The Exchange
Princes StreetNewlyn Art Gallery
New RoadGreat building, location and space to see international art
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Tate St. Ives
Great building, location and space to see international art
Food scene
fabulous new seafood restaurant next to the fish market in Newlyn
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Argoe
fabulous new seafood restaurant next to the fish market in Newlyn
Tapas style seafood bar on the bridge in Newlyn
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Mackerel Sky Seafood Bar
New RoadTapas style seafood bar on the bridge in Newlyn
One of Ben Tunnicliffe's eateries, a traditional pub in Newlyn with a great menu (see also Falmouth Packet on the Helston PZ road close to our house)
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The Tolcarne Inn
9 Tolcarne TerraceOne of Ben Tunnicliffe's eateries, a traditional pub in Newlyn with a great menu (see also Falmouth Packet on the Helston PZ road close to our house)
The Peppercorn Cafe
in Perranuthnoe. Great food.
The Cabin
fabulous location - amazing cakes, Perranuthnoe
Things to do
Fantastic Art Deco lido with geothermal pool
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Piscina Jubilee Penzance
Battery RoadFantastic Art Deco lido with geothermal pool
A unique outdoor theatre built intothe rocks near Porthcurno.
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Teatro Minack
A unique outdoor theatre built intothe rocks near Porthcurno.
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Paseo Marítimo de Penzance
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Sightseeing
A must see! National Trust run. During Covid times you have to book. Walk over at low tide or get the boat at high tide. Leave from Marazion from different spots depending on tide.
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Monte de San Miguel
A must see! National Trust run. During Covid times you have to book. Walk over at low tide or get the boat at high tide. Leave from Marazion from different spots depending on tide.
Picturesque fishing village - please don't try and drive through there - park up and walk.
One house that is still standing famously survived the morading spanish in 1595.
People flock to Mousehole to see the famous Mousehole Christmas lights every year.
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Mousehole
Picturesque fishing village - please don't try and drive through there - park up and walk.
One house that is still standing famously survived the morading spanish in 1595.
People flock to Mousehole to see the famous Mousehole Christmas lights every year.
Towns
Penzance
Pretty harbour town with a good choice of restaurants and cafe.
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Porthleven
Pretty harbour town with a good choice of restaurants and cafe.
One of the UKs biggest working ports with a large wholesale fish market. Great independent shops - butchers, greengrocer, cheese shop. You can’t go to Newlyn without having a Jelberts ice cream. The Newlyn Art Gallery is great
Theres some great places to eat including Argoe (https://www.argoenewlyn.co.uk), the Tolcarne and Mackeral Sky.
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Newlyn
One of the UKs biggest working ports with a large wholesale fish market. Great independent shops - butchers, greengrocer, cheese shop. You can’t go to Newlyn without having a Jelberts ice cream. The Newlyn Art Gallery is great
Theres some great places to eat including Argoe (https://www.argoenewlyn.co.uk), the Tolcarne and Mackeral Sky.
Consejos sobre la ciudad
Cómo moverse
St Erth Park & Ride
for St Ives as parking can be difficult there.
Fabulous scenic route along coast past Carbis Bay to St Ives.