Walk - Lamorna to Marazion

Highlights

• Kemyel Crease Nature Reserve: Monterey pines grow here as well as Monterey cypress trees which have a beautiful lemon scent. The Reserve is rich in fungi and if you are walking in the summer or autumn months, you may see the unusual earth star fungus.
• Point Spaniard: said to be where the Spaniards landed before ransacking Mousehole, Newlyn and Paul in 1595.
• Mousehole: a traditional fishing village described by Dylan Thomas as the prettiest village in England. Mousehole is actually thought to be Llareggub in his play Under Milk Wood. Many artists come here striving to capture the natural beauty of the area in their work and there are some galleries worth exploring. Often battered by winter storms, the villagers of Mousehole were once unable to put out their fishing boats due to the terrific gales. The villagers were close to starving when one man called Tom Bawcock braved the storm and brought back a massive haul of seven different types of fish. His heroic acts are celebrated every 23rd December when all of Mousehole gather to eat ‘Starry Gazy Pie’ (a fish pie with assorted fish heads poking out through the crust).
• Art and fishing in Newlyn: home to one of the largest fishing fleets in the UK, Newlyn is also remembered for its cultural history due to the group of post-impressionist painters who set up in Newlyn and later established a school of painting.
• Penzance: there is much to see here, but if you prefer to stay on the Path and pass straight through you will still be able to get a feel for what Penzance has to offer, especially along the promenade where you will see the Jubilee Pool and Trinity House National Lighthouse Centre. The open-air Art Deco grade II listed Jubilee swimming pool is one of the oldest remaining Art Deco pools in the country. 
• Stunning views of the majestic St Michael’s Mount. Once a Benedictine Priory, a fortress and tin mining port, it can be accessed by a causeway at low tide or by ferry.
• Birds of Marazion Marsh: this important breeding and overwintering site has Cornwall’s largest reedbed and is used by the rare Cetti’s warbler, bitterns, chiffchaffs, starlings and little egrets. The Reserve has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and there are regular guided walks in the summer months.
• The ancient market town of Marazion, with its very active community of painters and potters. There has been a settlement here since 308BC and the town claims to be the oldest in Britain, and could be the settlement known to the Romans as Ictis.

Shorter option

Newlyn (4.1 miles, 6.6 km).

Longer option

Perranuthnoe (an additional 2.3 miles, 3.8 km).

Public transport

Penzance is the last stop on the famous Great Western Railway buidt by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. From here you can catch a bus to Lamorna, Mousehole and Marazion. For timetable information, zoom in on the interactive map and click on the train station and bus stop symbols, visit Traveline or phone 0871 200 22 33.

Parking

Lamorna (Postcode for Sat Navs: TR19 6XQ), Mousehole, Newlyn, Penzance and Marazion. If parking in Lamorna Cove, please ensure that you have enough change for parking, and put enough time on your ticket as we have had several reports of parking tickets being issued for minor overstays in the car park.