Mevagissey
A lively twin-harbour fishing village on the south coast, with seafood shops and craft stores lining narrow lanes, just 2 km from the Lost Gardens of Heligan.
Mevagissey is a fishing port on the south Cornish coast that still works today. Its inner and outer harbours are full of fishing boats, and the hillsides above are dotted with fishermen's cottages. The lanes are too narrow for most vehicles. The harbour has crab sandwich stands, fish and chip shops and Cornish ice-cream parlours, and a small museum tells the stories of pilchard fishing and smuggling. In summer, a ferry runs to Fowey in about an hour, and you can also go out mackerel fishing. Mevagissey is about 2 km from the Lost Gardens of Heligan, which can be reached on foot or by bike, and is usually visited on the same day.
Opening hours
All day