When we decided to spend a few days in Cornwall, we didn't make a conscious decision to stay in Penzance. We wanted a reasonably priced guest house that had parking on site or nearby, and about four months prior to our departure I found four places that fitted the bill. My son's partner picked two of them, one in St Ives and one in Penzance, but when I returned to their websites the St Ives guest house no longer had vacancies. I booked the guest house in Penzance, and as it turned out we were very pleased that we stayed there. Penzance is a town situated on the south coast of Cornwall; it's not as trendy or fashionable as St Ives, retaining something of a ...  Read the complete review

Penzance is a medium sized town in the South West of England. The town is one of the most easterly towns in the UK and lies in the county of Cornwall. This is a coastal town and also a very well known port. Penzance has a population of around twenty two thousand people, however in the summer months the town can get very busy as this is a real hot spot for the tourism industry. Penzance has been attracting visitors from all over the country for many years and will no doubt continue to do so in the future. If you are looking for hotels in the town then there are plenty to choose from. Whether it's large luxury accommodation or just a simple bed and ...  Read the complete review

I first went to Penzance for a visit in 1995. I went with my parents who had recently moved down here and were trying to convince me that living this far south was a good idea (we previously lived in the north east, so this was a pretty extreme move). Penzance definately did not convince me. The train journey from Truro took 45 minutes, when we got there it was raining the heavy misty sort of rain that is referred to a 'mizzle' down here. It was not a nice day. Penzance itself looked grey and grim, all concrete and tarmac. The sea looked cold and uninviting, and the jubilee pool looked like the last place anyone would want to swim. The pool reminded me of a ...  Read the complete review

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As a lover of Cornwall in general, it is rather hard to know why I particularly like Penzance as it certainly isn't a pretty fishing village, nor does it have huge beaches with high surf, but like it I do, for the following reasons. Firstly,Penzance has a unique character from all the other larger towns in Cornwall.It has a colourful harbour which is always full of cargo and travel vessels as well as smaller fishing boats.The harbour itself overlooks St Michael's Mount which can be approached at low tide by foot from Marazion, a small village a mile or two away from Penzance.On a fine day St Michaels Mount stands out beautifully in a clear blue calm sea ...  Read the complete review