Penzance Railway Station Car Hire

Discover Penzance and its surroundings by car

Penzance is the most western main town in Cornwall. The mild climate means Mediterranean and subtropical plants do well. Park your Europcar car and check out Morrab Gardens which has many rare shrubs and trees that could not be grown outside anywhere else in England.

The Minack Theatre nestles in a gully above Porthcurno Bay. The seating, boxes and stage were initially all cut from the granite cliff. Some concrete seating was added later. Twenty plays are staged in the summer and at other times of the year the theatre with its wonderful views is worth a visit too.

Penzance has always been popular with artists and the Victorian Penlee House shows some of their work as well as being a museum recording several thousand years of Cornish history.

Cornwall has lovely beaches, but the Jubilee Pool is also a great place for a swim. It is an Art Deco masterpiece, a seawater lido set on Battery Rocks.

St. Michael’s Mount is a tidal island with a man-made granite causeway. Only thirty people live there now, but you can tour the castle and its gardens, and eat by the village green. Along the coast you can enjoy the picturesque village of Mousehole with its harbour, granite cottages, small shops, galleries and tea rooms.

Mining has been important in Cornwall’s history and the Geevor Mine is close to Penzance. It could combine well with a trip to St. Ives. The road from St. Ives to Sennen is known as one of the most scenic in Cornwall.

And don’t fail to visit Land’s End, the furthermost tip of Cornwall. There are some great views along the way.

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