Guidebook for Penzance
Food Scene
The Pirate Inn is a 2 minute walk away. It's a lovely local pub run by friendly staff, and has a very pretty beer garden. They serve good food lunch times and evening and often have gatherings of local folk musicians and singers. Tel: 01736 366094
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The Pirate Inn
Alverton RoadThe Pirate Inn is a 2 minute walk away. It's a lovely local pub run by friendly staff, and has a very pretty beer garden. They serve good food lunch times and evening and often have gatherings of local folk musicians and singers. Tel: 01736 366094
A fantastic vegetarian/vegan café above the health food shop off Bread Street. Great food, especially breakfasts, huge choice of smoothies, coffee's and teas etc. Tel: 01736 362828
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Archie Browns
Old Brewery YardA fantastic vegetarian/vegan café above the health food shop off Bread Street. Great food, especially breakfasts, huge choice of smoothies, coffee's and teas etc. Tel: 01736 362828
This is a lovely place to visit. There's a great sculpture garden plus a café that does great lunches and dinner but also great coffee and cakes. Vegetarian options available. Exhibitions and special events often on. A really nice location with lovely views to St Michaels Mount. 01736 448089
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Jardins de sculptures de Tremenheere
This is a lovely place to visit. There's a great sculpture garden plus a café that does great lunches and dinner but also great coffee and cakes. Vegetarian options available. Exhibitions and special events often on. A really nice location with lovely views to St Michaels Mount. 01736 448089
The Bay (Penzance Hotel) is definitely a bit special, no bargains here but very good food and service in beautiful surroundings, very clean and sparkly with wine to suit. They also serve a marvellous afternoon tea which (in the warmer weather) you can have on the terrace with lovely views. 01736 363117
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The Bay Restaurant
Britons HillThe Bay (Penzance Hotel) is definitely a bit special, no bargains here but very good food and service in beautiful surroundings, very clean and sparkly with wine to suit. They also serve a marvellous afternoon tea which (in the warmer weather) you can have on the terrace with lovely views. 01736 363117
Not just a restaurant but a really great bar and beer garden(with outside bar (in summer) and table tennis!)
A bit of a limited menu if your veggie but still definitely worth a visit. Best to book for lunch. 01736 368686
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Artist Residence Clubhouse
20 Chapel StNot just a restaurant but a really great bar and beer garden(with outside bar (in summer) and table tennis!)
A bit of a limited menu if your veggie but still definitely worth a visit. Best to book for lunch. 01736 368686
A great little café that does a lovely range of lovely food, including vegetarian/vegan dishes (best vegan curry!) Good cakes, teas etc too!
39 habitants recommandent
The Honey Pot
5 Parade StA great little café that does a lovely range of lovely food, including vegetarian/vegan dishes (best vegan curry!) Good cakes, teas etc too!
A lovely restaurant , well worth a visit. No alcohol license so take a bottle if required.
Tel: 01736 874642
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Little India
52 Market Jew StA lovely restaurant , well worth a visit. No alcohol license so take a bottle if required.
Tel: 01736 874642
Drinks & Nightlife
You actually can't beat Wetherspoons (The Tremenhere to the right of Lloyds Bank) for value for money. 2 meals plus 2 drinks approximately £15!! The food is pretty good (the best veggie burgers anywhere!) and a great 'value for money' breakfast. The place needs a little bit of a revamp so don't expect the Ritz! Lovely helpful staff though.
Wetherspoon
Berkeley ValeYou actually can't beat Wetherspoons (The Tremenhere to the right of Lloyds Bank) for value for money. 2 meals plus 2 drinks approximately £15!! The food is pretty good (the best veggie burgers anywhere!) and a great 'value for money' breakfast. The place needs a little bit of a revamp so don't expect the Ritz! Lovely helpful staff though.
Admiral Benbows is really worth a visit! A lovely, relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
One of the oldest drinking houses in Penzance, the Admiral Benbow has been in existence since the 17th Century. Popular too with the famous, its visitors have included Gregory Peck, the Rolling Stones and recently the lead singer from Madness
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Admiral Benbow
46 Chapel StAdmiral Benbows is really worth a visit! A lovely, relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
One of the oldest drinking houses in Penzance, the Admiral Benbow has been in existence since the 17th Century. Popular too with the famous, its visitors have included Gregory Peck, the Rolling Stones and recently the lead singer from Madness
A great place for a quiet drink or meal, some great live music can be heard here too. The Union is a famous hotel in Chapel Street, here's a bit of history.
The Union Hotel is the oldest hotel in Penzance dating back to the 17th Century. Renowned for it's standards of accommodation and food The hotel has featured in many of the important events of the United Kingdom's history.
Union Hotel
Chapel StreetA great place for a quiet drink or meal, some great live music can be heard here too. The Union is a famous hotel in Chapel Street, here's a bit of history.
The Union Hotel is the oldest hotel in Penzance dating back to the 17th Century. Renowned for it's standards of accommodation and food The hotel has featured in many of the important events of the United Kingdom's history.
The Vault is a trendy bar, great for lunch or evening drinks. Often there's a DJ or live music and they have a great beer garden.
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Vault
17-18 Market PlaceThe Vault is a trendy bar, great for lunch or evening drinks. Often there's a DJ or live music and they have a great beer garden.
Arts & Culture
The Exhange is brilliant, always a fascinating (and unusual) exhibition on and often workshops which anyone can attend. Also a really lovely friendly café with a limited but really nice menu. Best salads and tortilla's in town! Mostly vegetarian and vegan. Friday nights are supper nights and really worth while, a lovely casual evening with a set 3 course supper at £15 a head (includes glass of wine). Evening is usually themed, ie: sushi supper, Eastern, Moroccan, Italian, French etc etc. But always, always a great night! ps. Best staff anywhere. Tel: 01736 363715
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The Exchange
Princes StreetThe Exhange is brilliant, always a fascinating (and unusual) exhibition on and often workshops which anyone can attend. Also a really lovely friendly café with a limited but really nice menu. Best salads and tortilla's in town! Mostly vegetarian and vegan. Friday nights are supper nights and really worth while, a lovely casual evening with a set 3 course supper at £15 a head (includes glass of wine). Evening is usually themed, ie: sushi supper, Eastern, Moroccan, Italian, French etc etc. But always, always a great night! ps. Best staff anywhere. Tel: 01736 363715
Lovely art gallery on the sea front at Newlyn, worth a visit. Great little café too.
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Newlyn Art Gallery station
Lovely art gallery on the sea front at Newlyn, worth a visit. Great little café too.
Art gallery and museum in Penlee Gardens. Always a great exhibition of Penzance through the years and a really nice café with a terrace for the warm weather. Just next door to the museum is the remembrance garden which is also really worth a visit. A very tranquil place for a picnic or just a ponder.
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Penlee House Gallery & Museum
Morrab RoadArt gallery and museum in Penlee Gardens. Always a great exhibition of Penzance through the years and a really nice café with a terrace for the warm weather. Just next door to the museum is the remembrance garden which is also really worth a visit. A very tranquil place for a picnic or just a ponder.
Even if you don't see a show, the Minack is definitely worth a visit. It's the most amazing place with an amazing history and the views are spectacular. Nice café on site but you do have to pay a small entrance fee to go inside, but once in you can walk around the theatre too. Booking in advance is often essential. Tel: 01736 810181
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Théâtre Minack
Even if you don't see a show, the Minack is definitely worth a visit. It's the most amazing place with an amazing history and the views are spectacular. Nice café on site but you do have to pay a small entrance fee to go inside, but once in you can walk around the theatre too. Booking in advance is often essential. Tel: 01736 810181
Jubilee pool is a 1930's art deco pool well worth visiting. Open for swimming from May to September.
Work is in progress to create a heated portion of the pool, after completion the pool and cafe will be open all year round.
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Piscine Jubilee Penzance
Battery RoadJubilee pool is a 1930's art deco pool well worth visiting. Open for swimming from May to September.
Work is in progress to create a heated portion of the pool, after completion the pool and cafe will be open all year round.
Parks & Nature
A lovely peaceful tropical gardens (free entry) with a bandstand and pond. Lovely place to take a picnic on a nice day. Short walk from Penzance town centre
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Morrab Gardens
Morrab RoadA lovely peaceful tropical gardens (free entry) with a bandstand and pond. Lovely place to take a picnic on a nice day. Short walk from Penzance town centre
A beautiful tropical gardens about 1.5 miles from our place. If you're visiting in April/May then Trewidden is a must for the best display of magnolia trees anywhere!! There's a little café there too.
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Trewidden Garden
A beautiful tropical gardens about 1.5 miles from our place. If you're visiting in April/May then Trewidden is a must for the best display of magnolia trees anywhere!! There's a little café there too.
The gardens are absolutely stunning. Owned by the National Trust, Trengwainton is beautiful to visit any time of year. It's situated near the village of Heamoor, 2 miles from us. It's a nice walk, drive or catch the bus. There is a café on site too.
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Trengwainton Garden
The gardens are absolutely stunning. Owned by the National Trust, Trengwainton is beautiful to visit any time of year. It's situated near the village of Heamoor, 2 miles from us. It's a nice walk, drive or catch the bus. There is a café on site too.
NB. Closed on Saturdays.
Owned by the National Trust St Michaels Mount is well worth the visit. The castle is excellent and the surrounding gardens are beautiful. Check tide time if you want to walk across on the causeway, or take the boat. St Michaels Mount is situated opposite the Charter town of Marazion which has some lovely shops, pubs and cafes. To get to Marazion take the number 2 bus from Penzance Bus station, or, walk via the coastal path from behind the bus station. It's about 3 miles and takes approx 1 hour
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Mont Saint-Michel
NB. Closed on Saturdays.
Owned by the National Trust St Michaels Mount is well worth the visit. The castle is excellent and the surrounding gardens are beautiful. Check tide time if you want to walk across on the causeway, or take the boat. St Michaels Mount is situated opposite the Charter town of Marazion which has some lovely shops, pubs and cafes. To get to Marazion take the number 2 bus from Penzance Bus station, or, walk via the coastal path from behind the bus station. It's about 3 miles and takes approx 1 hour
Shopping
Chapel street is home to some very quaint and specialist shops. It's a famous street in Penzance with some lovely buildings. Look out for the Egyption building and The Chocolate Box.
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Chapel Street
Chapel StreetChapel street is home to some very quaint and specialist shops. It's a famous street in Penzance with some lovely buildings. Look out for the Egyption building and The Chocolate Box.
Entertainment & Activities
A lovely small arty theatre that's definitely worth a visit. Need to book ahead. 01736 332222
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Newlyn Filmhouse
23-31 The CoombeA lovely small arty theatre that's definitely worth a visit. Need to book ahead. 01736 332222
Savoy Penzance Cinema, Bar & Kitchen
16 CausewayheadA fantastic, safe beach, perfect for swimming, body/surf boarding, picnics, bbqs. Parking and café nearby
43 habitants recommandent
Perranuthnoe
A fantastic, safe beach, perfect for swimming, body/surf boarding, picnics, bbqs. Parking and café nearby
A fantastic beach, perfect for swimming, body/surf boarding, picnics, bbqs. Parking and café nearby. n.b beach can shelve into sea at certain tides. Currents can be very strong. Not ideal for kids (in my opinion)
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Porthcurno
A fantastic beach, perfect for swimming, body/surf boarding, picnics, bbqs. Parking and café nearby. n.b beach can shelve into sea at certain tides. Currents can be very strong. Not ideal for kids (in my opinion)
Probably our favourite beach (well used to be) It is pretty tricky getting down on to it these days, you do need to be sure footed and fairly fit for the climb down and back. Tides can be high and currents strong. It is a beautiful beach though. I wouldn't recommend this beach for families.
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Porthchapel Beach
South West Coast PathProbably our favourite beach (well used to be) It is pretty tricky getting down on to it these days, you do need to be sure footed and fairly fit for the climb down and back. Tides can be high and currents strong. It is a beautiful beach though. I wouldn't recommend this beach for families.
Marazion beach is ultra safe for swimming, a long level beach with cafes, parking, shops all near by.
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Marazion Beach
South West Coast PathMarazion beach is ultra safe for swimming, a long level beach with cafes, parking, shops all near by.
A long and sandy beach, great swimming, surfing, body boarding. Restaurant on the beach too.
246 habitants recommandent
Sennen Cove
A long and sandy beach, great swimming, surfing, body boarding. Restaurant on the beach too.
Getting Around
Penzance Tourist Information Centre
01736 362207
Europcar Penzance Railway Station
Albert Street 03713 845975
Bus Station (Bay)
Nippy Cabs Taxi Penzance
Penwith Street 01736 366666