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Places to Stay in a Harbour Town in Cornwall

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Places to Stay in a Harbour Town in Cornwall

Harbour towns are Cornwall at its best — everything happens around the water, and the evening walk along the quay never gets old. Every stay on this page is in or beside one.

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Lyndale

Lyndale

🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Wherry Town (Excellent water quality)

Penzance, South West England

Sleeps 5

£681 per break

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Old Quay

Old Quay

🏖️ 0.48 miles from Wherry Town (Excellent water quality)

Mousehole and Newlyn, South West England

Sleeps 4

£941 per break

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Hen Joppa

Hen Joppa

🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Wherry Town (Excellent water quality)

Mousehole and Newlyn, South West England

Sleeps 6

£794 per break

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Bosorne

Bosorne

🏖️ 0.28 miles from Wherry Town (Excellent water quality)

Penzance, South West England

Sleeps 3

£433 per break

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Florizel

Florizel

🏖️ 0.31 miles from Gyllyngvase (Excellent water quality)

Falmouth, South West England

Sleeps 2

£741 per break

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Erin Lodge

Erin Lodge

🏖️ 1.19 miles from Gyllyngvase (Excellent water quality)

Falmouth, South West England

Sleeps 6

£581 per break

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Chy-Vean

Chy-Vean

🏖️ 1.76 miles from Penzance (Excellent water quality)

Penzance, South West England

Sleeps 4

£373 per break

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Merizac

Merizac

🏖️ 0.82 miles from Swanpool (Excellent water quality)

Falmouth, South West England

Sleeps 6

£367 per break

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Membly Hall

Membly Hall

✓ Sea front hotel with views across the bay to Pendennis Castle

🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Gyllyngvase (Excellent water quality)

Falmouth

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Daisy Cottage

Daisy Cottage

✓ Set within a peaceful 16-acre landscaped holiday village

🏖️ 0.87 miles from Swanpool (Excellent water quality)

Falmouth, South West England

Sleeps 4

£527 per break

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Water Side

Water Side

🏖️ 1.46 miles from Gyllyngvase (Excellent water quality)

Falmouth, South West England

Sleeps 6

£707 per break

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The harbour towns

The stays below cluster around Falmouth, Penzance — each name links to that town's own guide with its things to do and places to eat. Harbours mean early mornings and fresh fish: look for stays with a chip shop nearby or sea views if either would make the week.

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How close are these stays to the harbour?

Every stay here is within about a mile and a half of a harbour town's centre — close enough that the quay is an evening stroll, not a car journey.

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