Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Local destinations:
Truro
(£6.20, 38 minutes)
Redruth
(£5.10, 27 minutes)
St Ives
(£3.10, 45 minutes)
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Newlyn
Two miles along the Penzance prom, the salty old harbour of Newlyn has weathered the
storms in the wider fishing industry and clung on as Britain's busiest working port. The
old Cornish staple, the pilchard, has recently received a rebrand as the 'Cornish sardine'
in an effort to boost consumer appeal (it's not entirely sleight of hand: pilchards are in fact
simply juvenile sardines).
It's a briny old town where trawlers and dayboats bob in the harbour, and fishermen's
stores and processing factories still occupy many of the harbour build-ings. Although the
town's last pilchard cannery closed in 2005, ending a tradition stretching back over three
centuries, Newlyn still has many suppliers where you can pick up fish literally straight off
the boats.
Eating
Jelbert's Ices
(New Rd)
This traditional ice-cream maker still does things the old-fashioned way. There's
only one flavour (vanilla), made with Cornish clotted cream and served in old-school
wafer cones.
ICE CREAM
£
Newlyn Cheese & Charcuterie
( 01736-368714;
www.newlyncheese.co.uk
; 1 New Rd; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat Easter-Oct)
Just along from
Jelbert's Ices, this upmarket deli has a good selection of cold cuts and cheeses: try the
Cornish Blue and Garlic Yarg.
DELI
£
Tolcarne Inn
PUB
££