Sunny Summer Days Recalled
Mousehole is a picturesque fishing village on the south coast of Cornwall between Penzance and Land’s End. A hundred years ago Mousehole was a bustling port, crowded with local fishing boats, landing pilchards. Today, Mousehole has retained much of its old world charm. Its narrow streets are filled with small shops, galleries and restaurants. Local cottages built from finely grained Lamorna granite, huddle together around the inner edge of the harbour.
The area is protected from the force of the sea by two sturdy breakwaters. Each year, early in November, timber beams are laid across the narrow harbour entrance, to protect the village from the worst of the winter gales. Even so waves can still be seen breaking over the harbour wall at high tide.
Sunny Summer Days Recalled
Mousehole is a picturesque fishing village on the south coast of Cornwall between Penzance and Land’s End. A hundred years ago Mousehole was a bustling port, crowded with local fishing boats, landing pilchards. Today, Mousehole has retained much of its old world charm. Its narrow streets are filled with small shops, galleries and restaurants. Local cottages built from finely grained Lamorna granite, huddle together around the inner edge of the harbour.
The area is protected from the force of the sea by two sturdy breakwaters. Each year, early in November, timber beams are laid across the narrow harbour entrance, to protect the village from the worst of the winter gales. Even so waves can still be seen breaking over the harbour wall at high tide.