Guidebook for Penzance
Food Scene
Newlyn
Great fish restaurants, cafes and shops here. Quirky and up and coming
Archie Browns
Old Brewery YardGreat health food shop
Independent winery with tours, cafe and shop selling lots of local delicacies. Good for foodie gifts!
32 locals recommend
Polgoon Vineyard
Rosehill MeadowIndependent winery with tours, cafe and shop selling lots of local delicacies. Good for foodie gifts!
Harvey Brothers Butchers
1 Chapel StProper local butcher
Arts & Culture
Home of Newlyn School of Art paintings and local history. Pleasant cafe.
89 locals recommend
Penlee House Gallery & Museum
Morrab RoadHome of Newlyn School of Art paintings and local history. Pleasant cafe.
Saint Michael's Mount
It's everywhere you look!
Famous for the Tate Gallery and Barbara Hepworth Museum this town is a honeypot for tourists.
610 locals recommend
St Ives
Famous for the Tate Gallery and Barbara Hepworth Museum this town is a honeypot for tourists.
Shopping
You'll find nearly everything you could want here! Chapel Street is great, an old street with interesting buildings, such as Egyptian House. Lots of independent shops, pubs and restaurants, e.g. Turk's Head, Admiral Benbow, Cornish Barn.
Local independent wine shop selling lots of old favourites as well as local wines, gin and beer
Mounts Bay Wine Co
19A Bread StLocal independent wine shop selling lots of old favourites as well as local wines, gin and beer
Beautiful shop in Chapel Street, with great clothes, bags and jewellery and friendly staff. Make their own locally themed T shirts on site.
Now have new gallery and gift shop too.
9 locals recommend
Fishboy PZ
10 Chapel StBeautiful shop in Chapel Street, with great clothes, bags and jewellery and friendly staff. Make their own locally themed T shirts on site.
Now have new gallery and gift shop too.
Essentials
The Co-operative Food
6 Queens SquareAll basics are here in this super convenient mini mart
Getting Around
The place for rail, car hire and bus station too. Tourist information Centre at entrance
34 locals recommend
Europcar Penzance Railway Station
Albert StreetThe place for rail, car hire and bus station too. Tourist information Centre at entrance
Lovely coast walk from the Jubilee Pool to Newlyn. Stop for fish and chips, a pint or an ice cream along the way
19 locals recommend
Penzance Promenade
South West Coast PathLovely coast walk from the Jubilee Pool to Newlyn. Stop for fish and chips, a pint or an ice cream along the way
Parks & Nature
Cute little cove on the South West Coast Path, where you sometimes see seals - one of many picturesque inlets! Lovely hike along to Land's End. Never actually been to the cafe, but can't just list Porthgwarra for some reason. If you like it please let me know!
37 locals recommend
Porthgwarra Cove Cafe
Cute little cove on the South West Coast Path, where you sometimes see seals - one of many picturesque inlets! Lovely hike along to Land's End. Never actually been to the cafe, but can't just list Porthgwarra for some reason. If you like it please let me know!
Unique modern garden overlooking Mount's Bay. Great cafe, shop and gallery too.
215 locals recommend
Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens
Unique modern garden overlooking Mount's Bay. Great cafe, shop and gallery too.
Entertainment & Activities
Newlyn Filmhouse
23-31 The CoombeLovely independent cinema. Good cafe too open to all.