Penzance and area: chat, things to do and more
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Paulie Tandoori
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Get on the bus, go to Helston and visit the Blue Anchor, the oldest brew pub in the country 
Ground Elder
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Now even Helston is better than Penzance 
Paulie Tandoori
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Now even Helston is better than Penzance
The Yacht down on the sea front at PZ is a nice pub as well. And only 5 minutes from the open air pool.
Ground Elder
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Oi! Leave Penzance alone 
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There's some great bike rides in the area too:
And an open air pool:
And bands on the promenade:
http://www.urban75.org/photos/stives/stives385.html
And an open air pool:
And bands on the promenade:
http://www.urban75.org/photos/stives/stives385.html
Voley
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I'd agree with this. You've got to get out of Penzance to get the full benefit of West Penwith. I don't think Penzance qualifies as 'awful' just yet, though. Chapel Street's still got bags of character, the boozers are friendly, the people are nice.
Ground Elder
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Living in our pools we soon forget about the sea
Penzance isn't the place it was IMO but it's close to one of my favourite villages ; Mousehole.
Wonderful views from the harbour right across Mount's Bay to the Lizard peninsula and a feeling of peace and seclusion. It's a great place to "chill out."
Really though Cornwall's never going to cut it if you're used to big city excitement. That's not what it's about.
Wonderful views from the harbour right across Mount's Bay to the Lizard peninsula and a feeling of peace and seclusion. It's a great place to "chill out."
Really though Cornwall's never going to cut it if you're used to big city excitement. That's not what it's about.
fractionMan
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Penzance isn't somewhere I'd spend a holiday tbh, but if you don't drive then you're pretty limited by where the trains and buses go.
If you get a train to bodmin then there are frequent buses from there to padstow. Padstow itself is ok, but from there you can go to other, nicer places. Constantine bay and treannon bay spring to mind.
Alternatively you can get the train to newquay and go up the coast a bit from there. Porcothan, bedrutan steps are both nice (my spelling is way off here) Most nice beaches have a pub and a campsite and there's a bus that goes from newquay -> padstow but it's not exactly frequent.
Are you camping?
Paulie Tandoori
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That's why PZ is an alright place to stop in west Cornwall though imo. Lots of buses and trains to all sorts of other places, so you're not stuck there.
Has anyone mentioned Morrab Gardens yet? That's worth a look for some sub-tropical foliage. Spent some interesting summer daze there, listening to Tito playing his acoustic geetar
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I'd really recommend taking a bike/folding bike or hiring one when you're there. The gradients are fairly easy and there's some great sights on the country lanes.
Folding bikes come in especially handy because you can put them on buses/trains/boots of taxis if you get knackered or if the weather suddenly chages.
Geri
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Get on the bus, go to Helston and visit the Blue Anchor, the oldest brew pub in the country
Heh, we are going to do this when we go down to Cornwall in May.
Tobyjug spotting.
BoatieBird
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I'll second that. We spent our honeymoon in Mousehole and it's a really lovely place. Some nice beaches a bit further on if I remember rightly - lamorna cove (or am I making that up?)
Ground Elder
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RIP TitoHas anyone mentioned Morrab Gardens yet? That's worth a look for some sub-tropical foliage. Spent some interesting summer daze there, listening to Tito playing his acoustic geetar
Morrab Gardens has stick insects, kiwi fruit and children smoking bongs
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Now even Helston is better than Penzance
lots of charity shops
Ground Elder
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Penzance 7
Helston 5
That might just tip the balance
Helston 5
That might just tip the balance
Voley
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Thanks for posting that, GE. I'd never seen it before.
madzone
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One of my proudest moments was when my eldest coverd gthe 'L' over on that sign
madzone
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And datura, don't forget the datura
I'm 3 miles from Pz
Two of my friends & all their horses, sheep & dogs have just this week finally relocated to a farm near Newlyn - that must be nearby you?
Paulie Tandoori
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Nah, that should be RIP Tito
i reckon cos he always lived life with a big smile on his face and in his heart. Sad news that he died at a relatively young age but he didn't half pack a lot into those years. He sang vocals for our band once at a gig down the skittle alley at the Blue, I've still got the tape somewhere, mad thrashing dischordant punk rock guitar noise in the background and Tito crooning about "mellow mellow mellow sociiieeeettttyyyyy" on vocals Similar threads
