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Australian tree ferns. The walled kitchen garden has been restored and is filled with
contemporary varieties of fruit and vegetables.
West of Heamoor, off the Penzance-Morvah Rd.
&
01736/363148.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk. Admis-
sion £5.90 adults, £2.90 children 11 and under, £15 family ticket. Free to National Trust members. Mid-
Feb-late Oct Sun-Thurs 10:30am-5pm.
Shopping
This area is a great place for arts-and-crafts purchases, with galleries of various sizes
in Penzance, Mousehole, Newlyn, and St. Just in Penwith selling watercolors, draw-
ings, prints, jewelry, and craftworks.
Lamorna Pottery
(
&
01736/810330;
www.
lamornapottery.co.uk), in the village of Lamorna near Penzance, has a good reputa-
tion for glazed ceramic ware.
Entertainment & Nightlife
The main performance venue is the
Minack Theatre
(see review, above). There is
an independent cinema on Causewayhead in Penzance (www.merlincinemas.co.uk).
The
Ship Inn,
South Cliff (
&
01736/731234
;
www.shipmousehole.co.uk), is in the
heart of Mousehole and a great place to soak up the village atmosphere—it serves
food, too.
The Pirate Inn,
Alverton Road (
&
01736/366094;
www.thepirateinn
penzance.com), is a family-friendly pub on the outskirts of Penzance. It has a beer
garden and restaurant and puts on live folk music on Tuesday evenings.
Where to Eat & Stay
Camilla House
This comfortable guesthouse is located near the promenade,
within walking distance of shops and restaurants. A local mariner built this house for
his family in 1836. The small to midsize bedrooms give you the feeling of being “at
home,” and the owners are helpful in providing information on local attractions.
Rooms are individually decorated, and there are good views from the top floor. A deli-
cious English breakfast is served in a charming dining room.
12 Regent Terrace, Penzance, TR18 4DW. www.camillahouse.co.uk.
&
/fax
01736/363771.
8 units. £73-£89
double. Rates include breakfast. MC, V. Free parking. Closed Jan 9-29.
In room:
TV, hair dryer, Wi-Fi (free)
The Coldstreamer Inn
BRITISH This traditional pub just outside Penzance
has gained a reputation for serving great modern British food, with a daily changing
menu that features local fish, meat, and vegetables. Dishes might include wild bream
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Mousehole
A short drive west, along the coast
from Penzance, is the picturesque fish-
ing village of
Mousehole
(pronounced
Mou
-zel) one of the loveliest in Corn-
wall; people come for miles to see its
annual display of Christmas lights
(www.mouseholelights.org.uk). On
December 23, Stargazy Pie, a fish pie in
which the fish heads stick up through
the top—”gazing” at the stars—is eaten
here. Still a working port today, the vil-
lage was almost completely destroyed
by Spanish pirates in the 16th century.
A sign on a house commemorates Dolly
Pentreath 1777, said to be the last
known monoglot speaker of Cornish,
while there is a Wild Bird Sanctuary
(Raginnis Hill) that has been caring for
sick and injured birds since 1928.
