Lamorna
Secluded cove and former artists' colony near Penzance
Lamorna is a narrow wooded valley running down to a small cove on the south coast between Penzance and Land’s End. The cove has a granite quay built in the 1850s for shipping stone from the quarry above, and a small rocky beach that fills with clear water at high tide. The valley attracted a group of painters in the early 1900s who became known as the Lamorna Group, including Samuel John Lamorna Birch.
The coast path passes along the cliff above the cove, with walks east to Mousehole (2 miles) or west to Tater Du lighthouse and the dramatic granite headlands toward Porthcurno. The Lamorna Wink, a 17th-century pub partway down the valley, is the only commercial establishment. The Merry Maidens stone circle, a well-preserved Bronze Age monument, stands in a field half a mile inland.
Places to Stay in Lamorna
Hand-picked accommodation from cottages to boutique hotels.
