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Two days in Penzance

July 28, 2016

Penzance harbour full of pleasure craft backed by the lovley old buildings of the town

I spent two days in Penzance this week and just as the UK revelled in the heat wave I was attending a computer course at dpn, tucked away in the mix of granite buildings and courtyards that form the working hub of the town. But in the lunch hour I spent my time visiting the town and exploring the side streets down the harbour, to pick up the glorious cooling breeze from the sea. I had time to explore the sub tropical Morrab gardens, on the way to the sea front with the iconic Jubilee Pool set on Penzance’s broad promenade. Penzance was expecting a very famous visitor on the first morning in the shape of Prince Charles and so the whole town had its best bib and tucker on ready for the royal visit.


The Farmer’s Market at St John’s Hall

Of course I was blissfully unaware of the royal visit as I tucked the car in the shade of the trees beside the tennis courts. (If you would like to follow the royal visit though, click here for the Western Morning News report)

St john's hall in Penzance with penzance farmers market
St john's hall and market stalls in Penzance
Farmers market in front of St john's Hall in Penzance
Freshly baked bread in Penzance's farmers market

St John’s hall caught my eye, so bright with bunting, with the Penzance Farmers market set out with candy bright stalls, arranged around the forecourt of the dignified old building. The deliciously heady smell of the newly baked bread wafted towards me, as I took a quick snap and bustled on into the town. Here the summer flags fluttered from the lovely old buildings and the streets were already alive with people starting their day.


Market Jew Street above Penzance harbour

A view from the ross bridge over Penzance harbour to St Michael's Mount
A statue of Humphrey Davy presides over Market Jew street in Penzance

The sun was scorching down with a Mediterranean intensity as I walked down to the harbour at lunch time. I left the granite terrace of Market Jew street, so bright with flowers now and  I chose the little cobbled alley just beside the Humphrey Davy statue ( Penzance’s famous son born in 1778, who presides over the stone terrace of Market Jew street and I believe was born in the building that is now Peasgood the chemists.)

Humphrey Davy statue in Market Jew street in Penzance
The bustle of the pavement lined with flowers in Penzance
I spotted a granite trough of succulents
I saw this lovely french style courtyard as I walked to the see in penzance

As I explored I wasn’t disappointed as I spotted some gorgeous succulents for sale outside of a cottage and atmospheric courtyards filled with dappled shade along the way. Finally I reached the Abbey slip and the Ross bridge, that ferries the traffic between the Dry dock and the outer harbour.


Walking around Penzance Harbour

The boats were bobbing in a blue sea and all of the local workers were lining the harbour to eat their lunches. So relaxed with their dangling over the edge, interspersed with sleepy seagulls. The sea breeze gave just enough comfort to the soaring temperatures of the day and I paused to idly watch a boat going out before turning again into the town.

The ross brige ferries cars and pedestrians across the dry dock
Pleasure craft in Penzance harbour
The busy harbour of penznce


The Sub tropical Morrab Gardens

On the second day I walked down through Morrab road, which is one of the broad affluent roads that grew up at the time when Penzance was a prominent tin mining town Morrab Road is now home to The Penzance Art School and of course Penlee House with the Penzance and Newlyn art collection.

The cool shade of the sub tropical morrab gardens

As I entered Morrab gardens from the broad street I found a world of cool shade and winding paths, all carefully tended, which occasionally circling a reflective pool, with a great plant collection along the way. As I explored the labyrinth of paths I realised I was in danger of getting totally lost (not hard in my case!) so popped out of a passing gate and crossed the road to the sea and Penzance’s broad Promenade stretching away towards Newlyn. The promenade is redolent of era of the great seaside holiday heyday with great crackling flags flying overhead and harks back to the time when the railway came to Penzance!


The Art Deco Jubilee Pool and Promenade

The newly restored art deco ubilee Pool on Penzances promenade

The tide was starting to retreat leaving the rocks below as I walked toward the Art Deco Pool with the great flags crackling overhead in the breeze. It had never looked better,  newly reopened yesterday by Prince Charles after a mammoth fundraising task locally to restore it after the terrible storms of a few years ago.

Looking along teh promenade towards teh jubilee pool

Ah but time and tide and time to go back to my course. So this time I picked my way up the old historic Chapel street to hug the shade as I climbed back towards my computer course. There was just time to buy a snack in Archie Browns whole food shop and café before scurrying back to the classroom!.

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About Christine Taylor

Christine has written a weekly blog about life at Ednovean Farm and interesting places to visit in West Cornwall for over ten years now, concentrating on those off the beaten track places that only the locals find.

Charles and Christine Taylor have hosted Luxury Bed and Breakfast at Ednovean Farm Nr Penzance in West Cornwall since 1991 and live there with three cats and five horses, including a Spanish Stallion called Danni.

Ednovean Farm has been awarded AA five star gold for Bed and breakfast and is included in The Michelin Guide and The Alastair Sawday Guide .

The Farmhouse and gardens has been featured in BBC Homes and Antiques, Homes and Gardens. Period Living and 25 Beautiful Homes as well as being used as a film and photo shoot location.

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