32. Leg 8  - SW Coastal Path 32: Lamorna to Penzance

29 August 2019

Having packed up the tent we headed to Penzance where we parked and had a cuppa before taking the bus to Lamorna. This was a shorter walk as we had the long drive home and included a nostalgic visit to Mousehole.

1. The route

2. Julian doing a recky of the slipway for future boat trips!

3. Lamorna, described as sub-tropical!

4. Lamorna from Kemyel Cliff

5. Zawn Organ

6. Mousehole. Mousehole is 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).

The house where 'The Mousehole Cat' was written with 'the cat' in the window!

7. Newlyn - the third largest fishing harbour in Britain and has the house with the smallest window in the UK!

8. Wherrytown Beach - a spot of swimming and a view to The Lizard, our next trip!

 9. End of holiday Cream Tea!