Charlotte's Guidebook
Swimming
This seawater lido is fantastic, recently renovated with the addition of a hot pool (this needs to be booked well in advance). It's a brilliant suntrap, so perfect for sunbathing. The cafe has great food, but we love the cheesy chips after a swim! The cafe has also held regular food/takeaway evenings. Just a short walk away from the cottage.
165 locals recommend
Jubilee Pool Penzance
Battery RoadThis seawater lido is fantastic, recently renovated with the addition of a hot pool (this needs to be booked well in advance). It's a brilliant suntrap, so perfect for sunbathing. The cafe has great food, but we love the cheesy chips after a swim! The cafe has also held regular food/takeaway evenings. Just a short walk away from the cottage.
Sightseeing
Newly renovated and the best place for scooting, skating, biking, roller skating and a stroll. A lovely spot, on the doorstep!
19 locals recommend
Penzance Promenade
South West Coast PathNewly renovated and the best place for scooting, skating, biking, roller skating and a stroll. A lovely spot, on the doorstep!
Saint Michael's Mount
National Trust property but paid parking. Great views.
Mousehole
This is such a great walk, along the coast path from Penzance.
A brilliant trip out. A chance to go into a Cornish tin mine and a super interesting museum as well.
133 locals recommend
Geevor Tin Mine
A brilliant trip out. A chance to go into a Cornish tin mine and a super interesting museum as well.
PK Porthcurno
Brilliant museum about the telegraph. Good for children too.
Theatre
An amazing outdoor theatre, sometimes dolphins, and even whales come to enjoy the performances! Take lots of layers because the evening performances get cold! If you have children there is excellent storytelling in the mornings, they can book up fast in the holidays so check the website.
545 locals recommend
The Minack Theatre
An amazing outdoor theatre, sometimes dolphins, and even whales come to enjoy the performances! Take lots of layers because the evening performances get cold! If you have children there is excellent storytelling in the mornings, they can book up fast in the holidays so check the website.
A lovely little outdoor theatre, five minutes walk from the cottage. Lots of different plays and musicals and sometimes outdoor cinema.
26 locals recommend
Penlee Park Open Air Theatre
Morrab RoadA lovely little outdoor theatre, five minutes walk from the cottage. Lots of different plays and musicals and sometimes outdoor cinema.
The Acorn
Parade StreetArt
A lovely gallery, showing Cornish art as well as a local history exhibition upstairs. They have children' activities as well. A nice cafe too, really nice to grab a picnic and take children to play in the park.
89 locals recommend
Penlee House Gallery & Museum
Morrab RoadA lovely gallery, showing Cornish art as well as a local history exhibition upstairs. They have children' activities as well. A nice cafe too, really nice to grab a picnic and take children to play in the park.
10 minutes walk up the hill for modern Art and a lovely gallery shop and cafe. Touring exhibitions, we loved seeing Greyson Perry here.
42 locals recommend
The Exchange
Princes Street10 minutes walk up the hill for modern Art and a lovely gallery shop and cafe. Touring exhibitions, we loved seeing Greyson Perry here.
A short walk along the Prom to Newlyn for modern art. Stunning views across the bay from the cafe.
59 locals recommend
Newlyn Art Gallery
New RoadA short walk along the Prom to Newlyn for modern art. Stunning views across the bay from the cafe.
An amazing gallery, with a superb view out to Portmeor beach. It's lovely to take a trip to St.Ives on the train from Penzance, it's a beautiful journey along the coast. If you do not like crowds the summer holidays is not a good time to visit.
453 locals recommend
Tate St. Ives
An amazing gallery, with a superb view out to Portmeor beach. It's lovely to take a trip to St.Ives on the train from Penzance, it's a beautiful journey along the coast. If you do not like crowds the summer holidays is not a good time to visit.
Food scene
The best fish and chips in Penzance! With the added bonus of being 30 seconds from the cottage, perfect after a day on the beach or after just arriving.
26 locals recommend
Frasers Fish & Chips
Western Promenade RoadThe best fish and chips in Penzance! With the added bonus of being 30 seconds from the cottage, perfect after a day on the beach or after just arriving.
Amazing seafood restaurant, selling innovative dishes. Perfect for a treat.
46 locals recommend
The Shore Restaurant
13-14 Alverton StAmazing seafood restaurant, selling innovative dishes. Perfect for a treat.
Lovely food! A great takeaway for a picnic in Morrab Gardens or Penlee Park.
39 locals recommend
The Honey Pot
5 Parade StLovely food! A great takeaway for a picnic in Morrab Gardens or Penlee Park.
Great wood-fired pizza to takeaway in town, worth preordering to avoid disappointment.
11 locals recommend
Totti
41 Market Jew StreetGreat wood-fired pizza to takeaway in town, worth preordering to avoid disappointment.
The best health food shop ever! Lots of great products and complementary medicine as well as vegetarian and vegan food. Currently only offering takeaway due to Covid.
36 locals recommend
Archie Browns
Old Brewery YardThe best health food shop ever! Lots of great products and complementary medicine as well as vegetarian and vegan food. Currently only offering takeaway due to Covid.
Baker Tom's Bread
1 CausewayheadGreat bread and treats!
Little India
52 Market Jew StOur favourite Indian restaurant m, take away and eat in.
Sea Palace chinese restaurant
19 Quay StMy daughters favourite!
Great seafood! A tiny amount of seating both inside and outside has been doing takeaway during Covid. The Katsu curry is awesome!
154 locals recommend
Mackerel Sky Seafood Bar
New RoadGreat seafood! A tiny amount of seating both inside and outside has been doing takeaway during Covid. The Katsu curry is awesome!
This is a unique Cornish experience! Serving lots of deep-fried food in a Medieval atmosphere, children love it! Don't forget to tell them if it's your birthday when you order dessert.
36 locals recommend
Newlyn Meadery Ltd
The CoombeThis is a unique Cornish experience! Serving lots of deep-fried food in a Medieval atmosphere, children love it! Don't forget to tell them if it's your birthday when you order dessert.
Brilliant Sunday lunches, walkable along the coast path from Penzance, perfect in the winter.
44 locals recommend
The Mexico Inn
4 RiversideBrilliant Sunday lunches, walkable along the coast path from Penzance, perfect in the winter.
Super hotel with a lovely restaurant and garden. Great for lunch or a cocktail after walking to Mousehole from Penzance. There are regular buses if you don't fancy walking back again!
76 locals recommend
The Old Coastguard
The ParadeSuper hotel with a lovely restaurant and garden. Great for lunch or a cocktail after walking to Mousehole from Penzance. There are regular buses if you don't fancy walking back again!
Hole Foods
North CliffLovely little Deli if you fancy a picnic on the harbour beach.
Godolphin Arms
West EndAlverne Restaurant & Lounge
30 Alverton StRecently taken over. Lovely fish dishes, a short walk along the prom from the cottage.
6 locals recommend
The Navy Inn
Queen StreetRecently taken over. Lovely fish dishes, a short walk along the prom from the cottage.
Mermaid Alley
45 New StGreat sandwiches and pasties, great place to stop enroute to the beach for a picnic.
6 locals recommend
Auntie Mays
3 The CoombeGreat sandwiches and pasties, great place to stop enroute to the beach for a picnic.
Nice food, brilliant cocktails and a lovely courtyard garden.
69 locals recommend
Artist Residence Clubhouse
20 Chapel StNice food, brilliant cocktails and a lovely courtyard garden.
Argoe
New seafood restaurant in newlyn. Haven’t been but heard good things!
A Cornish classic! Only vanilla but it’s the best. A Penzance/newlyn institution.
35 locals recommend
Jelbert's
9 New RdA Cornish classic! Only vanilla but it’s the best. A Penzance/newlyn institution.
Sukothai
47 Queen StLovely Thai food.
Barbican Bistro
Recently opened and have heard great things.
Excellent gin bar, which serves its own gin, delicious food and has a little deli shop as well. Great setting.
35 Queen St, Penzance TR18 4BH, UK
Excellent gin bar, which serves its own gin, delicious food and has a little deli shop as well. Great setting.
Film
Recently done up, a lovely little cinema in town. Perfect for a rainy day.
32 locals recommend
Savoy Penzance Cinema, Bar & Kitchen
16 CausewayheadRecently done up, a lovely little cinema in town. Perfect for a rainy day.
This is a brilliant little cinema, with lots of art house films but also some blockbusters and children's films. Lovely food and drinks as well.
109 locals recommend
Newlyn Filmhouse
23-31 The CoombeThis is a brilliant little cinema, with lots of art house films but also some blockbusters and children's films. Lovely food and drinks as well.
Gardens
Amazing views, beautiful planting, this is such a tranquil place. 10 minutes drive from the cottage. A lovely shop, gallery and plants sales as well.
215 locals recommend
Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens
Amazing views, beautiful planting, this is such a tranquil place. 10 minutes drive from the cottage. A lovely shop, gallery and plants sales as well.
Beautiful Godolphin, lovely garden and woodland walk. Take a picnic and relax under the shade of a big tree. There is a mud kitchen and a barefoot trail, which my children love. The house is occasionally open, as it is a holiday let most of the time. Home of the original Poldark.
41 locals recommend
Godolphin House & Gardens
Beautiful Godolphin, lovely garden and woodland walk. Take a picnic and relax under the shade of a big tree. There is a mud kitchen and a barefoot trail, which my children love. The house is occasionally open, as it is a holiday let most of the time. Home of the original Poldark.
National trust, tranquil gardens, particularly the walled gardens. Lovely cafe.
23 locals recommend
Trengwainton Garden
National trust, tranquil gardens, particularly the walled gardens. Lovely cafe.
1 minutes walk from the cottage, particularly beautiful in the spring.
38 locals recommend
Morrab Gardens
Morrab Road1 minutes walk from the cottage, particularly beautiful in the spring.
Lovely park, 5 minutes walk from the cottage. Great children's park and dog walking.
10 locals recommend
Penlee Park
Lovely park, 5 minutes walk from the cottage. Great children's park and dog walking.
A lovely little garden, 2 minutes from the cottage. Perfect for a picnic and a snooze in the sun.
38 locals recommend
Morrab Gardens
Morrab RoadA lovely little garden, 2 minutes from the cottage. Perfect for a picnic and a snooze in the sun.