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St Michael's Mount

This local landmark looks like something straight out of a fairytale; a medieval castle perched on top of a little tidal island, complete with cobbled streets and even its own harbour and gardens. At low tide, 'the Mount' can easily be reached on foot from Marazion town by way of a man-made granite causeway. Wait for high tide to take the lazy option and go by ferry. If you've got time to kill while you wait, you can enjoy the view across Mount's Bay with a pint in hand at The Godolphin Arms near the ferry departure point.

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Minack Theatre

The Cornish theatre with real ‘wow' factor is the Minack. Perched on the cliffs at Porthcurno, the Minack is an open-air theatre-in-the-round – and a triumph of vision over reality.

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Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens

Welcome to one of Cornwall's newest major attractions. A fabulous place positioned in a sheltered valley with woodland and streams creating a backdrop to sub-tropical plants and contemporary art installations. The Lime Tree Cafe offers freshly prepared, homemade meals and is open all day for drinks, snacks and meals.

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Carn Euny Ancient Village

Imagine what life was like as an Iron Age villager. Budding archaeologists will love exploring this ancient, yet well-preserved settlement, which is thought to have thrived from the Iron Age until late Roman times. Carn Euny is probably best-known for its well-preserved fogou (Cornish for 'cave'), an underground passageway over 20 metres long. Fogous are intriguing structures and no one really knows what they were used for. Experts say they may have been used for storage, habitation or rituals, but their true purpose remains a mystery. Dare yourself to enter and make your own mind up. To get there, take the A30 past Penzance towards Land's End, turn right at Drift, then left before Sancreed, park at Brane and follow the footpath. Entry is free.

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Tanglewood

Wildlife abounds at this natural attraction so you won't find any cafes but there are the famous chainsaw carvings. Plus you can bring a disposable BBQ to 'Cornwall's number one picnic garden'.

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Madron Holy Well

Tucked away off the Penzance-Morvah road, this is probably Cornwall's most famous holy well, but it retains an air of tranquillity and mystery. With hundreds of brightly coloured ‘clouties' tied to the branches, you'd be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled upon a grove of Buddhist prayer trees in the Cornish countryside, but this is evidence of Cornwall's Celtic and Pagan heritage. Clouties were traditionally used in healing rituals, the idea being that as the rag decayed, health was restored. People still tie cloth and ribbons to the trees as good luck charms, especially at Samhain (Halloween), Celtic New Year. From the well it's only a short way to the remains of Madron chapel, where posies of wild flowers are often left on the stone altar by the ancient babbling font. Access for prams and wheelchairs has recently been improved, but in wet weather expect some mud.

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Lanyon Quoit

Also known as the 'Giant's Table' thanks to the bones found beneath - somewhat macabre, but there's no evidence of that nowadays. An easy to access and impressive set of stones for a quick fix of cultural heritage in the far west.

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Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

An underground museum telling the story of the first international cable communications.

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Chysauster Ancient Village

Not exactly a house, but here you can see the remains of a village that was inhabited over 2,000 years ago.

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Out of the Blue Gallery

Modern Cornish artists celebrate the ocean.

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Places To Visit near Mousehole

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St Michael's Mount

St Michael's Mount

10 August 2026

This local landmark looks like something straight out of a fairytale; a medieval castle perched on top of a little tidal island, complete with cobbled streets and even its own harbour and gardens. At low tide, 'the Mount' can easily be reached on foot from Marazion town by way of a man-made granite causeway. Wait for high tide to take the lazy option and go by ferry. If you've got time to kill while you wait, you can enjoy the view across Mount's Bay with a pint in hand at The Godolphin Arms near the ferry departure point.

Minack Theatre

Minack Theatre

6 July 2025

The Cornish theatre with real ‘wow' factor is the Minack. Perched on the cliffs at Porthcurno, the Minack is an open-air theatre-in-the-round – and a triumph of vision over reality.

Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens

Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens

25 June 2024

Welcome to one of Cornwall's newest major attractions. A fabulous place positioned in a sheltered valley with woodland and streams creating a backdrop to sub-tropical plants and contemporary art installations. The Lime Tree Cafe offers freshly prepared, homemade meals and is open all day for drinks, snacks and meals.

Carn Euny Ancient Village

Carn Euny Ancient Village

18 September 2017

Imagine what life was like as an Iron Age villager. Budding archaeologists will love exploring this ancient, yet well-preserved settlement, which is thought to have thrived from the Iron Age until late Roman times. Carn Euny is probably best-known for its well-preserved fogou (Cornish for 'cave'), an underground passageway over 20 metres long. Fogous are intriguing structures and no one really knows what they were used for. Experts say they may have been used for storage, habitation or rituals, but their true purpose remains a mystery. Dare yourself to enter and make your own mind up. To get there, take the A30 past Penzance towards Land's End, turn right at Drift, then left before Sancreed, park at Brane and follow the footpath. Entry is free.

Tanglewood

Tanglewood

24 August 2015

Wildlife abounds at this natural attraction so you won't find any cafes but there are the famous chainsaw carvings. Plus you can bring a disposable BBQ to 'Cornwall's number one picnic garden'.

Madron Holy Well

Madron Holy Well

25 October 2014

Tucked away off the Penzance-Morvah road, this is probably Cornwall's most famous holy well, but it retains an air of tranquillity and mystery. With hundreds of brightly coloured ‘clouties' tied to the branches, you'd be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled upon a grove of Buddhist prayer trees in the Cornish countryside, but this is evidence of Cornwall's Celtic and Pagan heritage. Clouties were traditionally used in healing rituals, the idea being that as the rag decayed, health was restored. People still tie cloth and ribbons to the trees as good luck charms, especially at Samhain (Halloween), Celtic New Year. From the well it's only a short way to the remains of Madron chapel, where posies of wild flowers are often left on the stone altar by the ancient babbling font. Access for prams and wheelchairs has recently been improved, but in wet weather expect some mud.

Lanyon Quoit

Lanyon Quoit

25 October 2014

Also known as the 'Giant's Table' thanks to the bones found beneath - somewhat macabre, but there's no evidence of that nowadays. An easy to access and impressive set of stones for a quick fix of cultural heritage in the far west.

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

11 February 2013

An underground museum telling the story of the first international cable communications.

Chysauster Ancient Village

Chysauster Ancient Village

9 October 2012

Not exactly a house, but here you can see the remains of a village that was inhabited over 2,000 years ago.

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