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Mousehole

Village
TR19St Ives
114Listed Buildings

About Mousehole

Nestled on the shore of Mount’s Bay, Mousehole is a village and working fishing port in Cornwall, England. About 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Penzance and within its civil parish, this harbour-side settlement offers the simple pleasure of sea air and close-knit maritime life. The harbour entrance opens onto wide bay waters, and just offshore lies the small islet of St Clement’s Isle, some 350 metres (380 yd) from the harbour—an ever-present companion on the horizon. Visitors arrive to a place defined by its relationship with the sea: boats coming and going, gulls wheeling overhead, and the steady rhythm of tides shaping daily life. From the shore you can take in views across Mount’s Bay toward the open water, with St Clement’s Isle punctuating the scene. Mousehole’s compact harbour and waterside setting make it an inviting pause for anyone exploring Cornwall’s coast, a place where the maritime landscape is immediate and tangible.
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Postcode

TR19

Constituency

St Ives

Ward

Land's End, Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan, Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor

Coordinates

50.0820°N, 5.5395°W

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Attractions

Mousehole

tourism

Said to be the most beautiful village in England by Dylan Thomas — who may have been biased by the local beer — Mousehole is a compact granite harbour village of extraordinary charm. Fishermen's cottages tumble down to a harbour sheltered by two great arms of stone, and the village lights every December for the Tom Bawcock's Eve festival.

Dog friendly
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0.4 km

Mousehole Harbour Lights is one of those Cornish places that works both as a base and as an attraction in its own right, with enough character to justify a detour near Mousehole. Harbour life, local food, sea air and the surrounding walks usually matter as much as any single sight.

Dog friendly
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0.3 km

St Clement's Isle Viewpoint is a worthwhile natural stop near Mousehole, valued for open views, sea air and the kind of landscape that gives Cornwall much of its identity. It rewards slow exploration, whether that means a clifftop walk, a pause at a viewpoint or simply taking in the changing weather and light.

Dog friendly
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0.5 km

Listed Buildings

Former Penlee Point lifeboat house, slipway, retaining and boundary walls, and memorial garden

0.9 km
Grade II

TREWILL

0.0 km
Grade II

QUAYSIDE

0.0 km
Grade II

MR GARTRELL'S WORKSHOP AND NO 6

0.0 km
Grade II

TARA AND ROSE COTTAGE

0.0 km
Grade II

CORNER COTTAGE AND TOAST

0.0 km
Grade II

EAST COTTAGE

0.0 km
Grade II

9 AND 11, OLD QUAY STREET

0.0 km
Grade II

WESLEY HOUSE

0.0 km
Grade II

REGENT HOUSE

0.3 km
Grade II

HARVEY'S COTTAGE

0.5 km
Grade II

HOUSE ABOUT 50 YARDS SOUTH WEST OF HARVEY'S COTTAGE

0.6 km
Grade II

11-17, CHAPEL STREET

0.0 km
Grade II

QUAY COTTAGE AND SEAGULLS COTTAGE

0.0 km
Grade II

MR GRENFELL'S WORKSHOP

0.0 km
Grade II

6, GURNICK STREET

0.0 km
Grade II

THE STUDIO

0.0 km
Grade II

GARAGE PREMISES ADJOINING NORTH OF SEAGULLS COTTAGE

0.0 km
Grade II

4, WESLEY SQUARE

0.1 km
Grade II

WHARF HOUSE AND STORE UNDER

0.1 km
Grade II

8, KEIGWIN PLACE

0.1 km
Grade II

THE NET LOFT (COTTAGE OCCUPIED BY MR J H OLIVER)

0.1 km
Grade II

THE KELLAN INCLUDING GURNICK COTTAGE AT REAR

0.1 km
Grade II

13, KEIGWIN PLACE

0.1 km
Grade II

WILLIAM FISHER GALLERY

0.1 km
Grade II

BAY VIEW

0.1 km
Grade II

WHARF COTTAGES

0.1 km
Grade II

WHARF COTTAGES

0.1 km
Grade II

CHY AN MOR

0.1 km
Grade II

EVEN KEEL

0.1 km
Grade II

CLEMENTINE

0.1 km
Grade II

GWYLAN HOUSE

0.1 km
Grade II

COTTAGE OCCUPIED BY MRS WAKFER AND COTTAGE ADJOINING TO EAST

0.1 km
Grade II

PHOENIX

0.1 km
Grade II

ST CLEMENT'S HOUSE

0.1 km
Grade II

VINE COTTAGE

0.1 km
Grade II

GOTHIC HOUSE

0.1 km
Grade II

FAIRMAIDS COTTAGE

0.1 km
Grade II

3, GRENFELL STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

HARBOUR STUDIO

0.1 km
Grade II

3, GURNICK STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

1 AND 2, GRENFELL STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

YE OLD MARKET HOUSE

0.1 km
Grade II

COMMANDER ENGLAND LIMITED

0.1 km
Grade II

4 AND 6, FISHERMAN'S SQUARE

0.1 km
Grade II

LAMORNA

0.1 km
Grade II

STELLA MARIS

0.1 km
Grade II

MR CLARY'S COTTAGE

0.1 km
Grade II

PREMISES OCCUPIED BY W QUICK AND SON, PAM'S PANTRY AND FLATS ABOVE

0.1 km
Grade II

1, CHAPEL STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

MILL COTTAGE

0.1 km
Grade II

THE MILL HOUSE

0.1 km
Grade II

1 AND 2, TREMBATH PLACE

0.1 km
Grade II

2, CHERRYGARDEN STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

3-5, CHERRYGARDEN STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

MILL LEAT

0.1 km
Grade II

HARBOUR COTTAGE

0.1 km
Grade II

36 AND 38, GURNICK STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

34, GURNICK STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

1, CHERRYGARDEN STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

GUILLEMOT MOLE COTTAGE

0.1 km
Grade II

THE LOBSTER POT CAFE AND HOUSE

0.1 km
Grade II

7, BROOK STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

BILL AND BIDDY'S CRAFTMAN SHOP

0.1 km
Grade II

40, GURNICK STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

12 AND 14, SOUTH CLIFF

0.1 km
Grade II

PILOTS COTTAGE

0.1 km
Grade II

KENT HOUSE

0.1 km
Grade II

10 Brook Street

0.1 km
Grade II

THY MARGHAS

0.1 km
Grade II

JAMAICA COTTAGES

0.1 km
Grade II

1, TREEN LANE

0.1 km
Grade II

8 Brook Street

0.1 km
Grade II

THE SHIP INN

0.1 km
Grade II

7 AND 9, MILL POOL

0.1 km
Grade II

PENDER

0.1 km
Grade II

4-8 VIVIAN TERRACE, INCLUDING 6 BROOK STREET, VIVIAN PLACE

0.1 km
Grade II

HOWLDREVAL

0.1 km
Grade II

VYVYAN TERRACE

0.2 km
Grade II

Mousehole Cenotaph

0.2 km
Grade II

HARBOUR OFFICE

0.2 km
Grade II

7, Fore Street

0.2 km
Grade II

CLIFF HAVEN

0.2 km
Grade II

HARLEY COTTAGE

0.2 km
Grade II

K6 telephone kiosk

0.2 km
Grade II

6 AND 8, FORE STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

8 AND 10, VIRGIN PLACE

0.2 km
Grade II

GROUP OF STORES FACING NOS 4 TO 8 (EVEN)

0.2 km
Grade II

WESTWARD HO

0.2 km
Grade II

4, 6 AND 8, DUCK STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

CHURLEY'S COTTAGE

0.2 km
Grade II

10, FORE STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

CLIFF HOUSE

0.2 km
Grade II

10, DUCK STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

THE BARBERY STUDIO

0.2 km
Grade II

16-20, DUCK STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

FERN COTTAGE

0.2 km
Grade II

FISHING GEAR STORE NOAH'S ARK STUDIO NORTH STUDIO OWL'S NEST PORTH ENYS FLATS TREGANZA STUDIOS WATEBURY WORTHS STUDIO

0.2 km
Grade II

LOON BENNETT

0.2 km
Grade II

CORNER HOUSE

0.2 km
Grade II

3 AND 4, QUAY STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

1, 2, 4 AND 5, FLORENCE PLACE

0.2 km
Grade II

THE WHEEL HOUSE

0.2 km
Grade II

4, NORTH STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

THE MOUSEHOLE

0.2 km
Grade II

5-7, NORTH STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

1 AND 2, QUAY STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

1 AND 2, CARN TOPNA

0.3 km
Grade II

MOUNT ZION METHODIST CHURCH

0.3 km
Grade II

JOUSTER'S COTTAGE

0.3 km
Grade II

CHURCH OF ST CLEMENT (METHODIST)

0.0 km
Grade II*

KEIGWIN LITTLE KEIGWIN

0.1 km
Grade II*

THE OLD STANDARD

0.1 km
Grade II*

HARBOUR PIERS AND WALLS

0.1 km
Grade II*

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