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Mevagissey

Description: Lively working fishing village set around a double harbour packed with trawlers and other vessels. This quaint village ... more

Mevagissey ... is characterised by tightly packed cottages running along narrow streets.

Newest Review: ... road is narrow, very narrow, only wide enough for one car to pass between the jutting walls of cottages at a time. Don't try to drive through the village unless you have to, there is a large car park a few hundred yards from the harbourside on the main road in. Once in the village there are the usual mix of touristy shops selling gifts, ice creams, and local art work. Interesting enough for ... more

... an afternoon's browse but better still to go through to the harbour if you like all things watery. There's the harbour wall to wander along whilst watching the boats potter in and out anda few waterside bars and restaurants to get comfy in. The views ar...more

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Mevagissey: Great for a visit, but don't try to drive through! (264 words)
by - written on 16/05/09 (Useful, 12 readings)
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If you've never been to Cornwall and can only imagine a quaint little fishing village beside an ancient harbour then Mevagissy comes close to what you might visualise. In the centre are a tangle of tiny streets leading from the single road through the village. Be warned this single road is narrow, very narrow, only wide enough for one car to pass between the jutting walls of cottages at a time. Don't try to drive through the village unless you have to, there is a large car park a few hundred yards from the harbourside on the main road in. Once in the village there are the usual mix of touristy shops selling gifts, ice creams, and local art work. Interesting ... Read the complete review

A Real Life Working Fishing Village, not just a Tourist Attr ... (1071 words)
by - written on 17/08/01 (Very useful, 182 readings)
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I recent went to stay with family in Cornwall. Whilst there Shane and I took time out to visit Mevagissey. It is a unique, yet picturesque fishing village first recorded in the 14th Century. This is a working village, but has many tourists visit in the summer months. It is situated on the southern side of Cornwall, about five miles from St. Austell. Fishing continues to be one of the major occupations for the local people. Tourism is second! Mevagissy has a variety of coloured and white washed dwellings, some seemingly suspended from the cliff tops. Much of the coastline surrounding Mevagissey is entrusted to the care of the National Trust and is freely ... Read the complete review

Mevagissey: Step back in time through a time warp. (591 words)
by - written on 10/02/01 (Very useful, 71 readings)
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Visiting Mevagissey is like stepping back through a time warp. Well almost as unfortunately the tat of so called modern commercialism has got a foothold. So there are the souvenir shops selling things that I suppose some people must buy, the inevitable chips with everything and other such delights. However to enjoy Mevagissey you must ignore the 'modern' trappings and try to imagine how things must have been. For this was a small port which was a hive for shipbuilding with many schooners being built. There was also (and still is to some extent) the fishing industry with the colourful boats in the harbour. Envisage this with the cottages and narrow ... Read the complete review