village in Cornwall, England, UK
Mousehole (pronounced Mow-zel) (Cornish: Porthenys) is a charming fishing village in West Cornwall, known for its picturesque harbour. Dylan Thomas described Mousehole as "the loveliest village in England."
Get in
editFirst reach Penzance by air, train, coach or car. Then continue:
By car
editStay on A30 to bypass Penzance, turn left onto B3315 through Newlyn then onto Mousehole Lane. Use the car park just before the Old Coastguard Hotel and don't try to scrape through the narrow lanes down to the harbour.
By bus
editFirst Kernow bus M6 runs from Penzance bus & railway station every 30 min via Newlyn, taking 20 min to Mousehole.
By foot
editAbout 3 miles (5 km) walk from Penzance, follow the promenade to Newlyn then a new foot/cycle path hugs the coast.
Get around
editSee
editDo
edit- Mousehole Male Voice Choir, Mousehole, ☏ +44 1736 361371. Mousehole Male Voice Choir rehearse on Mondays 7:30-9:15PM. Visitors are always welcome.
Events
edit- See the Christmas lights around the harbour.
Buy
edit- Mousehole Male Voice Choir, Mousehole, ☏ +44 1736 731479. If you would like to buy one of Mousehole Male Voice Choir's CDs, or the DVD The Magic Of Cornwall, featuring some of the Mousehole Choir's music, call Harry Pender.
Eat
edit- The Old Coast Guard Hotel and Restaurant, The Parade, TR19 6PR, ☏ +44 1736 731222. Open for lunch and dinner serving moderately priced modern British food.
- 1 The Cornish Range, 6 Chapel St, TR19 6SB, ☏ +44 1736 731488. Excellent restaurant serving fresh fish and good meat dishes.
Drink
editUsual selection of good pubs.
Sleep
edit- 1 Old Coastguard Hotel, The Parade, TR19 6PR, ☏ +44 1736 731222. Cosy charming seaside hotel, but it suffered a kitchen fire in 2019. They plan to re-open in Oct 2020. B&B double £160.
- Various B&Bs.
Go next
edit- The villages of Newlyn and Paul are a short walk away.
- Land's End