Lizard Village

Lizard village - also referred to as The Lizard - is the most southerly settlement on the British mainland, positioned at the tip of the Lizard about 10 miles south of Helston. The village sits just inland from Lizard Point, where the coast path reaches the peninsula’s southern extremity. The Lizard Lighthouse, first lit in 1752, has a heritage centre in its former engine room, and tours of the lighthouse run under licence from Trinity House. Lizard Point itself has a cafe and wide views over the Atlantic.

The village is well known for serpentine - a greenish-red mottled rock unique to the Lizard - which is worked into ornaments, bowls, and decorative items in workshops in the village. Several workshops still operate on the main street. The village has a post office, a pub, a cafe, and a small supermarket. Kynance Cove, managed by the National Trust, is about 2 miles north-west by road and has one of the most photographed beaches in Cornwall, with turquoise water and sea stacks of serpentine and soapstone.

The coast path from Lizard Point eastward reaches Cadgwith in about 4 miles and Coverack in about 7 miles, passing through Church Cove at Landewednack, which has the most southerly church in Britain. Mullion Cove and Mullion village are about 4 miles north-west. Properties tagged “the-lizard” in the holiday listings refer to this same location - both slugs cover the Lizard village and immediate surroundings.