Penzance

如何抵達

By plane 1 Cornwall Newquay Airport (NQY IATA) has flights from London (Gatwick & Stanstead), Dublin, Leeds Bradford, Bristol, Manchester and Cardiff. It's about 30 miles (48 km) away from Penzance by A3075 and A30, reckon 45 min by car. Its two disadvantages are (i) most flights are summer only; (ii) public transport is tricky as first you have to get the bus into Newquay (last bus around 6:30PM), then rely on an infrequent bus or branch-line train for connections to Penzance. Exeter Airport (EXT IATA) is further but may be a simpler option. It has more flights year-round, the airport bus runs until 10PM, and mainline trains run hourly from Exeter to Penzance. There are flights to the Isles of Scilly from 2 Land's End Airport(LEQ IATA) at St Just TR19 7RL, 6 miles (10 km) west of Penzance. Flights operate year-round M-Sa and in summer are every 30 min; flight time is just 15 min so day-trips are feasible. The "Skybus" aircraft are small fixed-wing twin-props (e.g. Twin Otter or BNF Islander) so your total baggage limit is only 15 kg, and flights can be grounded by weather that wouldn't bother an Airbus or 737. There's also a helicopter service, using a 10-seater AW169. Adult fare is from £80 each way, day-trip £120 by "Skybus" and from £120 each way, day-trip £220 by helicopter. (For other transport routes, see Isles of Scilly "Get in".) A bus runs hourly between Penzance railway station and the airport to connect with flights: 20 min, £6 each way, book it along with your flight. By car follow A30 then B3306, long-stay parking is available.

By train Direct trains run to Penzance from London Paddington (8 daily, 5 hours), Exeter (8 daily, 2 hours) and Plymouth (15 daily, 2 hours). There are frequent connections to Bristol (4 hours), Birmingham (5 hours) and the north, with one direct service to Sheffield, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow. There is also an overnight sleeper train, The Night Riviera. This runs Sunday to Friday from London Paddington around

當地交通

Walking is the best way to get around town in Penzance. Newlyn, Mousehole and St Michael's Mount are within hiking distance for healthy adults, but use the bus for those places if there are children, luggage, or dodgy knees or hips involved. Take the bus for:

Land's End: bus A1 hourly via Newlyn, Lamorna and Porthcurno, one hour, from 7AM to 6PM. St Ives: bus A2 hourly via Marazion, St Erth and Lelant, 45 min, from 9AM to 10PM. (Bus A3 runs hourly between St Ives and Land's End along the B3306 via St Just, Pendeen and Zennor, but doesn't serve Penzance.) These "A"-buses, operated by First Kernow, are blue open-top double-deckers in summer. For bus travel plus rail, a good deal is the Ride Cornwall Ranger (adult £13) described above. For bus only, buy a Day Rider for £12 (child £6) from the Bus Station or from the driver on boarding - contactless bank cards accepted. Bus drivers also issue Ride Cornwall Rangers, but only for full price, go to the station for concessions.

必看景點

Penzance is a fine example of a Cornish granite working town. It's not touristy like St Ives, so there's space to enjoy its 18th/19th-century architecture, harbour and sea views. Grand buildings grace Chapel Street, Regent Square, Morrab Place, Market Jew Street and Alverton Street; and then there's the wacky Egyptian House on Chapel Street. The harbour area is busy with small fishing vessels and pleasure craft, and passenger and freight ships sail to the Isles of Scilly. The promenade, built in the 1840s, stretches all the way to Newlyn. Along it admire the cool white Art Deco of the Jubilee Pool, and the tumult of waves breaking at Battery Rocks.

1 Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Morrab Rd, TR18 4HE, ☏ +44 1736 363625. Apr-Oct: M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Nov-Mar: M-Sa 10AM-4:30PM. The Newlyn School was an art colony based in nearby Newlyn from the 1880s to the early 20th century. They sought naturalistic scenes of fishing and harbour life, their leaders being Stanhope Forbes and Walter Langley. Penlee House is a Victorian mansion adapted to showcase their work. Though the "School" no longer exists as an art movement, Newlyn continues to inspire art - see that page for classes and its own gallery. Adults £5, concs £4, under 18s free. (updated Jun 2018) 2 Morrab Gardens, TR18 4DA (in the centre of town). Dawn until dusk. A fine example of a sub-tropical public garden, opened in 1889. "Morreb" is Cornish for "besides the sea". Free. (updated Jul 2018) 3 Chysauster Ancient Village, Newmill, Penzance, Cornwall, TR20 8XA (Newmill, 4 miles north of Penzance), ☏ +44 7831 757934. 10AM-5PM. A village was made up of stone-walled homesteads known as 'courtyard houses', found only on the Land's End peninsula and the Isles of Scilly, dating from 100 BC-300 AD. adults £4.60, children £2.80, concessions £4.10. (updated Jun 2017) 4 St Michael's Mount, Marazion (2.5 hour walk east of Penzance). Su-F, closed Sa. An abbey, then fortified home on an island offshore. At low tide, you can walk acro

體驗活動

Jubilee Pool, Battery Rd TR18 4FF (south side of harbour), ☏ +44 1736 369224. Tu-Su 10:00-17:00. Open-air Art Deco lido, refurbished in 2021. The seawater main pool is a degree or two above sea temperature, the geothermally heated pool is separately ticketed. Main pool £4.25, geo £11.75. (updated Apr 2021) Hike town trails. The Penzance, Newlyn and Mousehole town trail maps are available from the Penzance Town Council offices and local outlets. These planned walks are an excellent way to see the unique history of the area. Marine Discovery. Wildlife boat trip for a dolphin-watching and basking shark-watching sea safari tour on a sailing catamaran. 1 Morrab Library, Morrab Pl, TR18 4DA, ☏ +44 1736 364474. Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM. For those interested in all things book-related, Penzance has an excellent private library consisting of more than 60,000 volumes, archives and photographic collections. Think floor-to ceiling book cases, leather chairs, and sea views. A book-lover's paradise. Day membership available at £3. The library is in the Morrab Gardens. (updated Feb 2017) Tennis. Excellent facilities are available at the Penzance Tennis Club. Western Discoveries. Guided walks. Historical and folklore-based tours of Penwith's ancient monuments. Penzance Helicopters, ☏ +44 1736 780828 (M-F 8:30AM-4:30PM). There are helicopter flights from a helipad just off the A30 at Jelbert Way, Penzance, to St Mary's and Tresco in the Isles of Scilly (15 min), permitting day trips to the islands. 20-kg luggage allowance £130 each way. (updated Mar 2021) Rugby Union: Cornish Pirates play in the Championship, England's second tier. Their home ground is Mennaye Field, southwest edge of town.

Events Penzance is home to many ancient folk customs and festivals. They can be a colourful spectacle, with costumed participants processing through the town, often accompanied by musicians.

Golowan Festival. Late June. Week-long festival every year at the end of June. The festival is part

購物

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