One of our local Cornish news sources labelled this as “a nerdy tv show being filmed in Cornwall”. That doesn’t really do Game of Thrones justice. It wasn’t a niche series, with cult fans, and relentless inside jokes – it was number two on Empire’s best tv shows ever list. In fact, never has such an epic and unapologetic fantasy series graced our screens, credited...

Google top foodie destinations in the UK and Cornwall will be high on people’s lists. The rugged tip of the great South West Peninsula, lashed by fertile seas, and home to the lushest pastureland. In the 1970s, celebrated chef Rick Stein helped put Cornwall on the food map, and what followed was a gastronomic revolution. These days Cornwall is synonymous with fantastic food, from homely pub...

Pure light and oceanic air. South West Cornwall is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel. On either side of the peninsula, the sea shifts between deep blues, greys and greens, shot through with silver and foaming white. The landscape is beautiful in its own right, but it also creates a unique subtropical microclimate. The Gulf Stream protects south-westerly Cornwall, making it the...

Cornwall is home to over 300 beaches with some rated the best in the world. Here in West Cornwall we have our fair share of these beautiful sandy coves; many within easy reach of Hotel Penzance. Of course, the cornish coastline is sadly out of bounds for many at the moment. Some of you may have even had your Cornish breaks postponed or cancelled due to coronavirus, and many more of you will...

Perched on the Atlantic coast in the fishing village of Penzance, our hotel enjoys breath-taking views of sweeping sky and ever-changing seascapes. The sea is integral to life here. The cry of gulls and the salty tang of the air encircle our Edwardian townhouse. For those of us who fish the seas or cook the catch, the tides are our clocks. We wanted to bring this pure and elemental existence inside...