Penzance Tourist Attractions
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Penzance (3mi/5km west of St Michael's Mount; pop. 18,500), the largest of the towns on the Cornish Riviera, is a lively resort and shopping center which attracts visitors in the winter months as well as in the summer.
Lanyon Quoit
Northwest of Penzance (4mi/7km) are found several prehistoric monuments and remains, among them Lanyon Quoit, a Neolithic chambered tomb dating from 4000 B.C., and the village at Chysauster where eight houses, built between 100 B.C. and A.D. 250, stand in two rows. Other prehistoric stone relics in the area include Men-an-Tol and Chun Castle.
Penzance District Museum and Art Gallery
The Penzance District Museum and Art Gallery presents the history and art history of the area in permanent displays and exhibitions. The museum contains artefacts dating back to the prehistoric era and brings you up to the 1930s with its interpretive displays. The gallery contains the largest art collection in West Cornwall with works from 1780 to present.
Trinity House National Lighthouse Centre
The National Lighthouse Centre in Penzance was established in 1990. It has an elaborate collection of lighthouse equipment that helps to tell the story of how an organization, Trinity House, has built and maintained lights around the coast of England and Wales for over 400 years.
Cape Cornwall Golf and Country Club
Cape Cornwall Golf and Country Club is an 18-hole, par 70 course that overlooks the only cape in England. Swimming pool, sauna, spa and gym facilities are included in the green fees.
Carn Euny Ancient Village
Carn Euny Ancient Village features the foundations of stone huts and an intriguing curved underground passage, or 'fogou' of an Iron-Age settlement.
Statue of Humphry Davy
A statue on Market Jew Street commemorates the town as the birthplace of Humphrey Davy, one of England's greatest chemists.
