Here are some planning ideas so that you can make the most of your stay.
In Penzance:
The Promenade: 20 metres from The Summer House
The Jubilee Thermo Pool: 10 minutes walk, along the Promenade.
Independent retail: Chapel Street and Causewayhead - both approximately 10 minutes from The Summer House
Walking: Penzance to Marazion and St Michael's Mount along the seafront (2.7 miles)
Villages and Towns:
Newlyn - 10 minutes seafront walk (1 mile)
Mousehole - 45 minute walk (2.5 miles)
Marazion and St Michael's Mount - 50 to 60 minutes walk (2.5 miles)
Land's End and Sennen Cove (6 miles from Penzance)
St Just (6 miles)
Cape Cornwall (6.5 miles)
The Lizard (24 miles)
St Ives (8 miles)
Porthleven (12 miles)
Experiences:
Ocean boat trips 2-4 hours
Marine Discovery, Penzance
https://marinediscovery.co.uk
Mermaid Pleasure Trips, Penzance
https://cornwallboattrips.com
Beach Horse Riding:
https://tremenheereridingstables.co.uk
Sea Kayaking and Paddle Boarding
https://thehoxtonspecial.com
Surfing Lessons at Sennen
https://sennensurfingcentre.co.uk
Coasteering
https://kernow-coasteering.co.uk
Helicopter to the Isles of Scilly
https://penzancehelicopters.co.uk
Poldark Filming Locations
www.penzancebikehire.co.uk
Art Courses
https://newlynartschool.co.uk
https://www.schoolofpainting.co.uk (St Ives)
https://cornwallpaintingholidays.co.uk
Art and Culture
Penzance is at the centre of art and culture treasures all within walking distance or short car journey
The Exchange
Newlyn Art Gallery
Penlee House Gallery and Museum
Penlee Open air theatre
Newlyn Film House
Art and culture a short journey away
The Minack Open Air Theatre (only 7.5 miles)
Jackson Art Foundation (only 8 miles St Just)
Tate St.Ives (8 miles)
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Gardens (only 8 miles)
Leach Pottery (8 miles)
The Coastal Path
Guided walking tours
https://westcornwallwalks.co.uk
Beaches
Sennen - 9.2 miles, surfing, car parking, toilets, café
Lands End - 10 miles, car parking, toilets, café and restaurant, shops
Lamorna Cove - 5 miles, car parking, toilets and café
Porthcurno - 10 miles, car parking, toilets and café
Godrevy - 7.5 miles, surfing, car park, toilets
Carbis Bay – 8.7 miles, car parking, toilets, café, shops
Praa sands – 8.5 miles. surfing, car park, toilets, café
Porthleven – 12 miles, car park,toilets, café
Kennack Sands Beach – 24 miles, car park, toilets, café, shop
Kyance, Podhu, Kennack are beautiful coves to visit
Ancient & Historical Sites
Chysauster Ancient Village- (4 miles) preserved settlement dating back 2000 years to the Iron age
Lanyon Quoit – (3.8 miles) A Neolithic ancient burial chamber
Men-au-Tol –(5.3) is distinctive for its holed central stone and its Cornish name actually means “stone with a hole” It is thought to date back to Neolithic or Bronze Age period
Men Scryfa – (7 miles) Men Scryfa meaning “stone with writing” bears the name of an early Cornish king probably placed there between 6-8 AD
Carn Euny Ancient Village -(5.7 miles) Occupied from the Iron Age to the late Roman period, Carn Euny contains remains of ancient stone houses that were probably constructed between 2-4AD
The Tin Coast – World Heritage site ( 8 miles)
The Minack open air theatre (7.5 miles)
Porthcurno telecommunications museum (6 miles)
Gardens
Morrab Gardens – (100 metres from The Summer House)
Tregwainton National Trust Garden (on the outskirts of Penzance)
Trewidden Garden (on the outskirts of Penzance)
Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens (2.5 miles from Penzance)
St. Michaels Mount Gardens- (2 miles from Penzance)
Gardens further afield
Bonython (19 miles)
Godolphin (21 miles)
Trebah (26 miles)
Glendurgan (27 miles)
The Promenade: 20 metres from The Summer House
The Jubilee Thermo Pool: 10 minutes walk, along the Promenade.
Independent retail: Chapel Street and Causewayhead - both approximately 10 minutes from The Summer House
Walking: Penzance to Marazion and St Michael's Mount along the seafront (2.7 miles)
Villages and Towns:
Newlyn - 10 minutes seafront walk (1 mile)
Mousehole - 45 minute walk (2.5 miles)
Marazion and St Michael's Mount - 50 to 60 minutes walk (2.5 miles)
Land's End and Sennen Cove (6 miles from Penzance)
St Just (6 miles)
Cape Cornwall (6.5 miles)
The Lizard (24 miles)
St Ives (8 miles)
Porthleven (12 miles)
Experiences:
Ocean boat trips 2-4 hours
Marine Discovery, Penzance
https://marinediscovery.co.uk
Mermaid Pleasure Trips, Penzance
https://cornwallboattrips.com
Beach Horse Riding:
https://tremenheereridingstables.co.uk
Sea Kayaking and Paddle Boarding
https://thehoxtonspecial.com
Surfing Lessons at Sennen
https://sennensurfingcentre.co.uk
Coasteering
https://kernow-coasteering.co.uk
Helicopter to the Isles of Scilly
https://penzancehelicopters.co.uk
Poldark Filming Locations
www.penzancebikehire.co.uk
Art Courses
https://newlynartschool.co.uk
https://www.schoolofpainting.co.uk (St Ives)
https://cornwallpaintingholidays.co.uk
Art and Culture
Penzance is at the centre of art and culture treasures all within walking distance or short car journey
The Exchange
Newlyn Art Gallery
Penlee House Gallery and Museum
Penlee Open air theatre
Newlyn Film House
Art and culture a short journey away
The Minack Open Air Theatre (only 7.5 miles)
Jackson Art Foundation (only 8 miles St Just)
Tate St.Ives (8 miles)
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Gardens (only 8 miles)
Leach Pottery (8 miles)
The Coastal Path
Guided walking tours
https://westcornwallwalks.co.uk
Beaches
Sennen - 9.2 miles, surfing, car parking, toilets, café
Lands End - 10 miles, car parking, toilets, café and restaurant, shops
Lamorna Cove - 5 miles, car parking, toilets and café
Porthcurno - 10 miles, car parking, toilets and café
Godrevy - 7.5 miles, surfing, car park, toilets
Carbis Bay – 8.7 miles, car parking, toilets, café, shops
Praa sands – 8.5 miles. surfing, car park, toilets, café
Porthleven – 12 miles, car park,toilets, café
Kennack Sands Beach – 24 miles, car park, toilets, café, shop
Kyance, Podhu, Kennack are beautiful coves to visit
Ancient & Historical Sites
Chysauster Ancient Village- (4 miles) preserved settlement dating back 2000 years to the Iron age
Lanyon Quoit – (3.8 miles) A Neolithic ancient burial chamber
Men-au-Tol –(5.3) is distinctive for its holed central stone and its Cornish name actually means “stone with a hole” It is thought to date back to Neolithic or Bronze Age period
Men Scryfa – (7 miles) Men Scryfa meaning “stone with writing” bears the name of an early Cornish king probably placed there between 6-8 AD
Carn Euny Ancient Village -(5.7 miles) Occupied from the Iron Age to the late Roman period, Carn Euny contains remains of ancient stone houses that were probably constructed between 2-4AD
The Tin Coast – World Heritage site ( 8 miles)
The Minack open air theatre (7.5 miles)
Porthcurno telecommunications museum (6 miles)
Gardens
Morrab Gardens – (100 metres from The Summer House)
Tregwainton National Trust Garden (on the outskirts of Penzance)
Trewidden Garden (on the outskirts of Penzance)
Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens (2.5 miles from Penzance)
St. Michaels Mount Gardens- (2 miles from Penzance)
Gardens further afield
Bonython (19 miles)
Godolphin (21 miles)
Trebah (26 miles)
Glendurgan (27 miles)