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monument to the 16 men who lost their lives, and every year Mousehole's lights are
dimmed on December 19 as an act of remembrance.
Sleeping
Old Coastguard Hotel
( 01736-731222; www.oldcoastguardhotel.co.uk ; d £110-195; ) Now run by the owners of the
Gurnard's Head, this coastal beauty has a much more relaxed atmosphere than it used to.
Rooms are still classic - restrained colour schemes, stately beds - and the best ones obvi-
ously have a sea view. Seafood takes prominence in the smart sea-view restaurant, and
there's a cliff garden for soaking up the rays. A seaside retreat par excellence.
HOTEL ££
Eating & Drinking
2 Fore St
( 01736-731164; www.2forestreet.co.uk ; 2 Fore St; mains £9.75-15.50; lunch noon-2pm & dinner 6.30-9pm)
Culinary sophistication on the Mousehole seafront. It's young but has already gained
plenty of admirers, including Harden's and the Good Food Guide . Inside, stripped wood,
cool colours and harbour views; outside, a sweet garden shaded by palms and canvas um-
brellas. The menu wears its French influences on its sleeve, as you might expect from a
head chef who trained under Raymond Blanc.
FRENCH ££
The Cornish Range
( 01736-731488; www.cornishrange.co.uk ; 6 Chapel St; mains £11.50-20.95; dinner 5.30-9.30pm) Another
well-respected Mousehole restaurant squeezed inside a former pilchard processing house.
The food is elegant - roast sole with crab, or roast cod with tempura lobster - but it is ex-
pensive and feels claustrophobic when crowded. The restaurant's a short walk past the
Ship Inn.
SEAFOOD £££
Ship Inn
( 01736-731234; www.shipmousehole.co.uk ; South Cliff; mains £8.95-13.95) The old Ship dates (at least
in parts) back to the 1700s and has lashings of period charm, with hefty fireplaces and
leaded glass windows. Food is standard pub grub - steak pie, veggie chilli.
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