Guidebook for Penzance

Rupert
Guidebook for Penzance

Food Scene

some of my favourites that I keep going back and back to.
Best vegan/vegetarian in town plus an extensive health food section. only open during the day
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Archie Browns
Old Brewery Yard
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Best vegan/vegetarian in town plus an extensive health food section. only open during the day
They only sell their homemade vanilla icecream and clotted cream--------queues round the block in peak season!
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Jelbert's
9 New Rd
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They only sell their homemade vanilla icecream and clotted cream--------queues round the block in peak season!
Fantastic local fish simply cooked. One of the few great restaurants around here that you can't book - great if everything else is full.
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Mackerel Sky Seafood Bar
New Road
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Fantastic local fish simply cooked. One of the few great restaurants around here that you can't book - great if everything else is full.
very fresh and cooked to order. check opening hours before going.
KC'S fish and chips
very fresh and cooked to order. check opening hours before going.
fantastic Sunday lunch and beautifully cooked fish - imaginative puddings. very reasonable
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The Tolcarne Inn
9 Tolcarne Terrace
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fantastic Sunday lunch and beautifully cooked fish - imaginative puddings. very reasonable
For years, one of the best pub restaurants in West Cornwall. A treat for everyone in the area. Fantastic after one of the best walks down here
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The Gurnards Head
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For years, one of the best pub restaurants in West Cornwall. A treat for everyone in the area. Fantastic after one of the best walks down here
As close to a Michelin star restaurant as you can get - don't know why they haven't got one!
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The Shore Restaurant
13-14 Alverton St
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As close to a Michelin star restaurant as you can get - don't know why they haven't got one!
Polgoon Vineyard - Tours are followed by a tasting of 5 award-winning wines. Visitors to Polgoon are invited to have lunch in the Vine House Kitchen which is open throughout summer. The Vineyard Shop stocks local products & is open year round
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Polgoon Vineyard
Rosehill Meadow
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Polgoon Vineyard - Tours are followed by a tasting of 5 award-winning wines. Visitors to Polgoon are invited to have lunch in the Vine House Kitchen which is open throughout summer. The Vineyard Shop stocks local products & is open year round
mixed reviews but I've always found the food very fresh and beautifully cooked - worth taking a gamble.
45 Queen St, Penzance TR18 4BQ, Vereinigtes Königreich
mixed reviews but I've always found the food very fresh and beautifully cooked - worth taking a gamble.

Drinks & Nightlife

everything you expect from a Cornish pub, good food. Great to end or start a walk from or just drinking in the evening with friends.
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The Logan Rock Inn
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everything you expect from a Cornish pub, good food. Great to end or start a walk from or just drinking in the evening with friends.

Parks & Nature

Tropical Gardens with great views and even better garden plants, design and sculpture...........Highly recommend a James Turrell Skyspace experience at dusk.
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Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens
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Tropical Gardens with great views and even better garden plants, design and sculpture...........Highly recommend a James Turrell Skyspace experience at dusk.
Best surfing beech in town
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Sennen Cove
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Best surfing beech in town
beautiful beach, off the tourist track. park by the chapel and wonderful ten minute walk/climb to get there
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Porthchapel Beach
South West Coast Path
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beautiful beach, off the tourist track. park by the chapel and wonderful ten minute walk/climb to get there
best walks, architecture, cliff jumping, wild swimming
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Prussia Cove
South West Coast Path
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best walks, architecture, cliff jumping, wild swimming
spectacular walk to lighthouse and even for just sitting and absorbing nature at its best
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Cape Cornwall
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spectacular walk to lighthouse and even for just sitting and absorbing nature at its best
beautiful long beach with seal sanctuary at the point. wonderful on a cloudy day.
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Godrevy Point
South West Coast Path
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beautiful long beach with seal sanctuary at the point. wonderful on a cloudy day.

Arts & Culture

Part of The Tate Plus that exhibits some of the best contemporary art and artists in the UK....great cafe too.
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The Exchange
Princes Street
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Part of The Tate Plus that exhibits some of the best contemporary art and artists in the UK....great cafe too.
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Newlyn Art Gallery
New Road
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The usual brilliant contemporary shows, historic St. Ives School collection and the Barbara Hepworth Gallery all thrown in.
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Tate St. Ives
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The usual brilliant contemporary shows, historic St. Ives School collection and the Barbara Hepworth Gallery all thrown in.

Shopping

Great small shops with lots of local produce
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Causewayhead
Causewayhead
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Great small shops with lots of local produce
best butcher in town
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Harvey Brothers Butchers
1 Chapel St
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best butcher in town
my favourite for buying fresh fish.
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Trelawney Fish
78 Strand
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my favourite for buying fresh fish.

Entertainment & Activities

Nicely old fashioned with contemorary big box office films and more artistic films shown as part of their film club
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Savoy Penzance Cinema, Bar & Kitchen
16 Causewayhead
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Nicely old fashioned with contemorary big box office films and more artistic films shown as part of their film club
Very new, very comfortable, great bar, great films
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Newlyn Filmhouse
23-31 The Coombe
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Very new, very comfortable, great bar, great films
You don't even need to go inside - Penzance swimming club is at the front (ocean side) of the Jubilee pool is at 11 am every day. Inside is pretty magical too for just working on that tan or organized kids activities (check web site)
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Jubilee Pool Penzance
Battery Road
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You don't even need to go inside - Penzance swimming club is at the front (ocean side) of the Jubilee pool is at 11 am every day. Inside is pretty magical too for just working on that tan or organized kids activities (check web site)