Guidebook for West Cornwall
Food and Entertainment
There are lots of lovely local cafes and eateries around Penzance and West Cornwall. I am concentrating on the direct area around Penzance but you can venture further. Hayle and of course St Ives are great visits, if you go to St Ives take the train from the Park & Ride at St Erth, it's a lovely journey and saves the hassle of parking in St Ives. Enjoy!
Great home cooking for lunches and they sell loose tea and coffee so you can get anything you could wish for.
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Mr Billy's
14 Market PlGreat home cooking for lunches and they sell loose tea and coffee so you can get anything you could wish for.
For fine dining on locally caught fish with a dedicated chef who produces only the very best cuisine.
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The Shore Restaurant
13-14 Alverton StFor fine dining on locally caught fish with a dedicated chef who produces only the very best cuisine.
Beautifully decorated, quirky and friendly with a lunchtime menu, good coffee and great cakes. Also have a cute little outside garden.
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The Front Room
83 Market Jew StBeautifully decorated, quirky and friendly with a lunchtime menu, good coffee and great cakes. Also have a cute little outside garden.
Small and very special seafood eatery in Newlyn. No bookings so just turn up and hope to get in!
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Mackerel Sky Seafood Bar
New RoadSmall and very special seafood eatery in Newlyn. No bookings so just turn up and hope to get in!
Fabulous fine dining in a sweet little restaurant with a lovely back garden, great for anytime from breakfast to
evening dinner.
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2 Fore St
2 Fore StreetFabulous fine dining in a sweet little restaurant with a lovely back garden, great for anytime from breakfast to
evening dinner.
Lovely bistro just around the corner from the historic harbour, in the old barbican building. Great seafood fresh from Newlyn, gastro style!
Barbican Bistro
Lovely bistro just around the corner from the historic harbour, in the old barbican building. Great seafood fresh from Newlyn, gastro style!
Drinks & Nightlife
Modern bar with lots of Gins! Music in the later evenings if you want somewhere to dance.
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Vault
17-18 Market PlaceModern bar with lots of Gins! Music in the later evenings if you want somewhere to dance.
Small and groovy backstreet bar with a great musical vibe. You can get small plates of food, cocktails and beer, with a lively local crowd.
The Crumb
Small and groovy backstreet bar with a great musical vibe. You can get small plates of food, cocktails and beer, with a lively local crowd.
Entertainment & Activities
Recently refurbished this offers a great movie experience. With upstairs bar and dining, US style burgers, nachos etc. (they make their own tortilla chips which are brilliant!).
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Savoy Penzance Cinema, Bar & Kitchen
16 CausewayheadRecently refurbished this offers a great movie experience. With upstairs bar and dining, US style burgers, nachos etc. (they make their own tortilla chips which are brilliant!).
Beautiful outdoor seawater lido, with a lovely open air cafe serving lunches. Enjoy a beer or glass of wine in the sun while watching the activities at the pool and admiring Mounts Bay. Or spend the day in the sun and dipping in the pool. Great for keeping kids entertained too.
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Jubilee Pool Penzance
Battery RoadBeautiful outdoor seawater lido, with a lovely open air cafe serving lunches. Enjoy a beer or glass of wine in the sun while watching the activities at the pool and admiring Mounts Bay. Or spend the day in the sun and dipping in the pool. Great for keeping kids entertained too.
Sightseeing
Our own unique fairy tale castle on a tiny island. Take a boat or walk over when the tide is out, to visit beautiful castle grounds and amazing views from the top. Or just go for the fun of beating the tide!
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Saint Michael's Mount
Our own unique fairy tale castle on a tiny island. Take a boat or walk over when the tide is out, to visit beautiful castle grounds and amazing views from the top. Or just go for the fun of beating the tide!
Walk along the coast road to Mousehole, taking in Newly Harbour and local small shops. For more adventurous continue walking up Raginnis Hill and over the cliff path to Lamorna. This will take you most of a day and is not for the faint hearted, but it is beautiful and a wonderful day out.
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Mousehole
Walk along the coast road to Mousehole, taking in Newly Harbour and local small shops. For more adventurous continue walking up Raginnis Hill and over the cliff path to Lamorna. This will take you most of a day and is not for the faint hearted, but it is beautiful and a wonderful day out.
Great to explore the mining heritage of the local area. You can go underground, there are amazing sea views and walks and a good cafe too. Brilliant for the kids, activities and education.
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Geevor Tin Mine
Great to explore the mining heritage of the local area. You can go underground, there are amazing sea views and walks and a good cafe too. Brilliant for the kids, activities and education.
Parks & Nature
Sennen is a long soft sandy beach with great surf and lifeguards and cafes and a fish and chip shop. Spend whole days there with the kids, learn to surf, body board or just play in the waves.
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Sennen Cove
Sennen is a long soft sandy beach with great surf and lifeguards and cafes and a fish and chip shop. Spend whole days there with the kids, learn to surf, body board or just play in the waves.
Penzance to Lamorna coastal path. Amazing scenery, cliffs, woods, sea views, this will be an all day trek if you go from Penzance, or you can get a bus to Mousehole and start from Raginnis Hill. The walk will take around 1.5-3hours depending on how slow you take it. Take a picnic lunch and stop to admire the views. A great day out. BUT beware taking a car down, the car park is notorious for heavy handed charging and fines for turning around!
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Lamorna Cove
Lamorna CovePenzance to Lamorna coastal path. Amazing scenery, cliffs, woods, sea views, this will be an all day trek if you go from Penzance, or you can get a bus to Mousehole and start from Raginnis Hill. The walk will take around 1.5-3hours depending on how slow you take it. Take a picnic lunch and stop to admire the views. A great day out. BUT beware taking a car down, the car park is notorious for heavy handed charging and fines for turning around!
Arts & Culture
Two places to visit to experience modern and traditional art.
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Newlyn Art Gallery
New RoadTwo places to visit to experience modern and traditional art.
They run short courses and art based activities. Also workshops for local artists.
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Newlyn School of Art Cornwall
Chywoone HillThey run short courses and art based activities. Also workshops for local artists.
Wonderful outdoor theatre perched on the cliff above Porthcurno Beach. A must visit! You can go see a show or just go in the daytime and have a look at it. You can also walk around the cliff path from the Minack carpark to Porth Chapel beach, a little hidden gem.
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The Minack Theatre
Wonderful outdoor theatre perched on the cliff above Porthcurno Beach. A must visit! You can go see a show or just go in the daytime and have a look at it. You can also walk around the cliff path from the Minack carpark to Porth Chapel beach, a little hidden gem.
Shopping
Penzance has a wealth of independent shops selling locally made artefacts and unique goods. Spend a day wandering Causewayhead, Chapel St and Market Jew St., stop for coffee, lunch in a choice of many cafes and pubs, or grab a Pasty and sit in the sun in Morrab Gardens or Penlee Park or on the Promenade. Watch out for the naughty Seagulls though!
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Penzance
Penzance has a wealth of independent shops selling locally made artefacts and unique goods. Spend a day wandering Causewayhead, Chapel St and Market Jew St., stop for coffee, lunch in a choice of many cafes and pubs, or grab a Pasty and sit in the sun in Morrab Gardens or Penlee Park or on the Promenade. Watch out for the naughty Seagulls though!
Fabulous little specialist cheese and charcuterie shop, also sells olives, chocolate, biscuits, bread and much more. 10 mins stroll across Newlyn Green, (also has a play park for kids on the green).
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Newlyn Cheese and Charcuterie
1 New RdFabulous little specialist cheese and charcuterie shop, also sells olives, chocolate, biscuits, bread and much more. 10 mins stroll across Newlyn Green, (also has a play park for kids on the green).
You can find flowers, fruit & Veg, Cheese, Wine, home made Pasties and sandwhiches, Jelberts ice Cream, wonderful place for local shopping.
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Newlyn
You can find flowers, fruit & Veg, Cheese, Wine, home made Pasties and sandwhiches, Jelberts ice Cream, wonderful place for local shopping.