Local Area Information

Marazion is home to the iconic castle of St Michael's Mount, and offers stunning views across Mount's Bay towards the Lizard Peninsula and Land's End. The ancient market town has a fascinating history and claims to be the oldest town in Britain. It's a great place to visit with an abundance of restaurants, traditional pubs, shops, and art galleries.

There's an excellent sandy beach that's ideal for swimming and all kinds of water sports being a popular destination for sailing, windsurfing, kitesurfing. Twice a year thousands of starlings roost in the RSPB Reserve at Marazion Marsh. Their arrival at dusk is a truly spectacular sight.

Marazion is perfect for exploring West Cornwall. The nearby fishing village of Porthleven and the town of St, Ives are a short drive away, or try the many fabulous beaches such as Praa Sands, Prussia Cove, Porthcurno, Lamorna, Porthkidney and Sennen Cove. Don't leave without a seeing a show at the Minack Theatre (but book ahead!).

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

• Close to Penzance, St. Ives, Land's End, Porthleven, Porthcurno, Newlyn, Mousehole, The Minack Theatre
• 400m to a sandy beach (with a coffee shop - The Copper Spoon - en route)
• 500m to Marazion town centre
• 2 min walk to a lovely pub with great food and a great sea view
• 10 minutes to Praa Sands (great beach, cafe and surf school)
• 20 minutes to St. Ives
• 30 minutes to Land's End
• 25 minutes to The Minack Theatre
• 30 minutes to Sennen Cove for surfing
• 45 minute walk on the coast path to Perranuthnoe for The Victoria Inn, The Peppercorn cafe or The Cabin Beach Cafe
• Like history? Godolphin, Porthcurno Telegraph Museum, Levant Mine & Beam Engine, Botallack and Geevor Tin Mine are all within 25 minutes drive
• 60 minutes to The Eden Project
• Direct access to the South West Coast Path
• Many stunning sandy beaches within 10-30 minutes
• Many fantastic restaurants with 5-20 minutes
• Golf and horse riding nearby
• Watersports on Marazion Beach
• Walk to St. Michael's Mount!
• Bird watching at Marazion Marsh
• Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Gulval, nr Penzance

RESTAURANTS

There are many restaurants locally that are worth trying, here are a few of our favourites:

• The Godolphin, Marazion
• The Fire Engine, Marazion
• The Mexico Inn, Longrock
• Mackerel Sky, Newlyn
• The Shore, Penzance
• 2 Fore Street, Mousehole
• The Old Coastguard, Mousehole
• The Victoria Inn, Perranuthnoe
• The Beach Cabin Cafe, Perranuthnoe
• The Peppercorn Cafe, Perranuthnoe
• Kota Kai, Porthleven
• Kota, Porthleven
• The Square at Porthleven
• The Mussel Shoal, Porthleven
• The Packet Inn, Rosudgeon
• The Gurnard's Head, Zennor
• Hub, St. Ives
• Porthminster Beach Café, St. Ives
• Porthminster Kitchen, St. Ives
• The Gurnard's Head, Zennor
• The Ugly Butterfly by Adam Handling, Carbis Bay