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Mousehole

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Mousehole

Lying at the far end of Mount’s Bay just three miles or so from Penzance, Mousehole (pronounced Mouzel) has always been one of my favourite villages in Cornwall. The narrow streets and alleyways converge at the picturesque harbour that was once full of fishing boats, but now, in the summer at least, is full of tourists instead.

Come out of season at a time when southerly gales can do their worst, and you’ll see a totally different Mousehole. The harbour and tiny cottages are built out of local granite which is so characteristic of this part of Cornwall, and so necessary to keep out the elements. Mousehole is where the protection of Mounts Bay gives way to the rugged West Penwith peninsula, and for me, Mousehole in wintertime is the best time of all.

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Originally posted 2021-10-18 13:15:33.

The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster

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The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster

About half a mile or so outside of Mousehole on the road towards Newlyn is Penlee Point, a small promontory, which to me marks the westernmost point of Mounts Bay. Until 1983 it was the home of the Penlee lifeboat, but today the lifeboat station remains as a memorial to a tragic event that happened on the evening of the 19th December 1981.

Mousehole always celebrates Christmas in a big way, and on the Saturday before Christmas, the bar in the Ship Inn was doing a brisk business as usual. The weather outside wasn’t great and although the sea was a bit rough, it wasn’t anything unusual, as pictures on the pub walls will verify.

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Originally posted 2021-11-25 10:52:20.