Local links also West Cornwall & wider Cornish Links
Kernow a'gas dynergh! - Welcome to Cornwall
~ Have a great time here but please don't feed the seagulls! ;-) ~

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• Local WEATHER FORECAST from BBC | The Weather at Land's End (10 Miles) and local shipping on AIS

• Penzance On Line The prime site for Penzance and beyond to Lands End, providing information on shopping, accommodation, business and commerce and all aspects of life in Penzance. This is the 'official' site for the town sponsored by Penzance Chamber of Commerce and Penzance Town Council.

• Welcome To West Cornwall - official West Cornwall holiday guide by Penwith District Council, with accommodation listings, special interest pages, and What's On information.

• Penzance ~ on about Britain.com ~ also nearby towns/villages.

• Newlyn.info - Information on local organisations, forthcoming events, history, publications and many aspects of the community of our neighbouring fishing port of  Newlyn.
  Support Newlyn Harbour Christmas Lights
  Newlyn Male Choir - A website listing events, news, history and audio downloads

• The Newlyn Trail ~ Downloads and links

• Mousehole - the next coastal village west after Newlyn
  A short history | General and history | Wild Bird Hospital & sanctuary | Christmas Lights & more |Images | Male Voice Choir | Travel Guide | 

• The Cornishman - our local weekly newspaper - see also Western Morning News (daily) - West Briton (weekly)

• Beehive network - Cornwall's online network devoted to the county's community groups.

• Cornwall Connect Lots of varied local links especially accommodation.

• 999 Penzance - The online magazine for Penzance.

• Penwith District Council Our local Authority's own website.

• Penwith College

• Bolitho School, Penzance

• Penzance's excellent "Golowan" festival focuses on celebrating the Feast of St. John & in 2006 extended to over a week of events from 22nd to 29th June 2008. Don't miss "Mazey Day" on Saturday, June 28th with fireworks late on the previous evening and the 'Quay Fair' on Sunday, June 29th. Hope to see you there. Check the site for 2009 dates
  [ The Golowan Community Arts website has festival history and other information ]

• Montol Festival, Penzance  ~ December 12th - December 20th  2008

• Feast of St. John. Patron Saint of Penzance - The reason for the above Golowan festival.

• Find out what's on at our cinema, "The Savoy" and other Cornish cinemas in the same Merlin Cinemas group.

• The Acorn Theatre is the place to go in Penzance, for all kinds of entertainment, including theatre, dance, music, film, art shows, spoken word, etc.

• Just Arts - St. Just in Penwith, the most westerly town of Cornwall, has long been the inspiration for many artists and craftspeople, some of whom are achieving international status. http://www.just-arts.co.uk/ 

• Lafrowda Festival - St. Just - Click link for a full programme and up to date information.

• Our Neighbours, the Town of St. Ives ~ Official website

• Catholic parishes of St. Ives and Hayle - information

• The Digital Peninsula Network - based in Penzance but connecting Cornwall & the World - www.digitalpeninsula.com - a vast resource of local professional web designers, artists, film makers, writers and much more.

• West Penwith Resources - http://west-penwith.org.uk/

• Half a Century of Penzance History (1825–1875)

• Lake’s Parochial History—1868 (Part 1)

• St. Mary the Virgin C of E Church, Chapel Street, Penzance 

• St John the Baptist C of E Church, Penzance

• Penzance - according to Wikipedia. Lots of useful info and links. Twining links etc.

• Penzance Old Cornwall Society

• Marazion online - The official guide to the ancient market town of nearby Marazion - gateway to St. Michael's Mount

• The Minack Theatre website (World famous open air theatre on the cliffs at Porthcurno) - See what's on and book on-line

• Geevor Tin Mine ~ Part of our industrial heritage - Take a guided underground tour or just visit the museum and surface buildings.

• Get a Street Map of our location in Penzance and use same link to explore the wider area and the UK

• Penwith local web directory - A large resource of local links - www.penwith.co.uk/local/directory.htm

• If you were a "grammarsow" you may find old friends on several sites about Humphry Davy Grammar School Penzance - also connections to Penzance Girls Grammar School | See also the Old Penwithians |  also Friends Reunited |Also  4 |Also the New Penwithian |

• Mount's Bay Sailing Club - welcomes visiting sailors - runs National and International dinghy sailing championships

• Penzance Sailing Club - ditto - also has a cruiser fleet

• Penzance Port marine information

• Mounts Bay Lugger Association ~ Help to save and preserve the 1904 West Cornwall sailing lugger "Happy Return" and our important and unique seafaring heritage by becoming a member. www.mbla.co.uk 

• HMS Penzance

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• Cornish Tourist Board

• Cornwall Connect Lots of varied local links especially accommodation http://www.chycor.co.uk/

• BBC - Cornwall & BBC - Radio Cornwall ~ Latest travel conditions ~ Latest Weather conditions ~ What's On in Cornwall ~ Exhibitions | Films | Theatre | Music | 

• "The Hall For Cornwall" Find out what is on in Truro ~ www.hallforcornwall.co.uk/ 

• The Royal Cornwall Show website

• The Eden Project - The living theatre of plants and people - recommended especially if you can't visit in person
  An alternative private Eden site | Another related site

• Cornwall County Council's website and Community Information Database (CWIC) ~ contains approximately 10,000 items of community information covering all areas of Cornwall.

• One Cornwall - New Unitary Authority from 1st April 2009

• Cornish KeyPortal  - the partnership of all Cornish local authorities

• Cornwall College ~ Success for "One and All" ~ A wide range of education and training is given, ranging from tourism to engineering.

• Combined Universities in Cornwall  ~ lists all university level courses available in Cornwall ~ http://www.cuc.ac.uk/ 

• Redruth County Grammar School - Old Boys Reunion Site

• The Falmouth Directory and  The Falmouth WebCam and The Salvation Army in Falmouth

• Falmouth College of Arts

• Carrick District Council Details of Council Services, Councillors, Schedules of Meetings, Contact Numbers and other

• The Western Morning News. Our regional newspaper on-line.

• The Objective One Partnership website for Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly ~ Info and more links.

• CATA - Tourist Attractions in Cornwall

• Destination Cornwall  - Online daily information source for weather, accommodation  and life in Cornwall.