Leeds to Penzance - 5 nights in Summer
Itinerary At A Glance
5 day independent itinerary for Penzance and surrounds, based on driving from Leeds, in August
Highlights include Saltwater & Geo-thermal lido, St Michael’s Mount, dinner at Tolcarne Inn, Museum of Global Communications in Porthcurno and a day trip to the Isles of Scilly
Based on a couple travelling, with a focus on leisurely outdoor and cultural activities, interspersed with time to just relax and soak up the atmosphere
Itinerary Details
WHEN
August
This is high season for Cornwall, with the kids being off school. Be sure to book early for best availability.
LIGHT & WEATHER
Long days, likely warm (not hot)
Sunrise: 05:51am to 6:36am
Sunset: 21:05pm to 20:08pm
16 hours of daylight
TRAVEL MEANS
Car & Road bike
Driving from Yorkshire to Cornwall, with an overnight rest-stop in Bristol on the way down. About 7 hours each way.
Road bike for activities while there.
ACCOMMODATION
This Treehouse on Airbnb
1.5 miles to central Penzance
luxury and modern
well suited for a couple
free parking
outdoor space
Schedule
Day 1
Drive in the morning, collect groceries, arrive and settle in
Day 2
Morning swim: Jubliee Pool Saltwater Lido & Geothermal Pool, 1 hour session, booking advised
Brunch: 45 Queen St (strictly walk-ins only, open from 10am, closed Monday & Tuesday)
Easy Bike ride: Round trip from Penzance to Mousehole
Day 3
Day trip to St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly: Fly from Lands End with Skybus (book early - you are unlikely to grab a seat on the day)
Collect a picnic lunch from Hugh Street Café or Tanglewood Kitchen
Walk the St Marys Island Coastal path: 17km, 3.5h hike
Day 4
Relax: make breakfast, spend the morning chilling out
Visit the Museum of Global Communications in Porthcurno: in 1870, the first international telegraph cable was brought ashore at Porthcurno, connecting Britain to India and later other parts of the British Empire. By the start of World War II, Porthcurno was a critical hub for allied communications with 14 cables coming ashore, carrying some 70% of all communications.
Evening Show: at The Minack theatre - advance booking essential
Day 5
Bike ride: Take in the whole of West Penwith, starting in Penzance, on this 65km road ride
Visit St Michael’s Mount
Day 6
Drive home
Ideas for another visit
Breakfast at Artist Residence
Visit Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens (gardens open daily 10.30am – 5.30pm, though Gallery closed Sunday and Mondy) with lunch at Tremenheere Kitchen
Supper club at Chapel House Penzance
Go to The Eden Project
Visit Nancarrow Farm for one of their famed Feasts or Sunday Lunch with home-reared organic meat
Stay on the Roseland Peninsula
Newlyn Art Gallery & Exchange - this gallery has loads of events, including vintage fairs happen in the Autumn, textile workshops and Newlyn art walking tours happening on just 4 to 6 dates in the spring and summer. These need to be booked well in advance, with
Golowan Festival is a 10-day festival of arts, performances, culture and parades. It’s the UK’s second largest street festival and happens in June.
Penzance Art Festival are both on in June
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