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Penzance in General

Description: Penzance (Cornish: Pensans) is a civil parish and port town in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK. Granted ... more

Penzance in General ... various Royal Charters from 1512 onwards and incorporated in 1614, it has a population of 21,168 people and is currently Penwith's principal town. Situated in the shelter of Mount's Bay, the town faces southeast onto the English Channel, is bordered to the west by the fishing port of Newlyn and stretches towards the small town of Marazion in the east. The town's location gives it a temperate climate that makes it warmer than most of the rest of Britain.

Newest Review: ... nestled in the curve of the bay which stretches along from Marazion to Penzance itself. For those of you who surf, if you can see spray on the mount this means that there will be surf on the south coast. In the summer, the sea is a deep welcoming blue/green. In places from the train its hard to tell that there's anything between you and the sea, so it feels like the train is travelling ... more

... along the beach. Penzance has recently undergone a revamp . As soon as you leave the train station this becomes apparent. The old dirty bus stands have gone, and been repla...more

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Penzance in General: Penzance- Its not that bad (1117 words)
by - written on 13/11/03 (Very useful, 174 readings)
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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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Penzance in General: PONDER A WHILE IN PENZANCE (711 words)
by - written on 15/01/01 (Very useful, 43 readings)
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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