St Buryan

St Buryan is a hilltop village in the Penwith peninsula, roughly equidistant between Penzance and Land’s End on the B3283. The 15th-century church of St Buriana has a tower that serves as a landmark visible across much of west Cornwall. The village has a pub (the St Buryan Inn), a village shop, and a primary school. Several farm-based holiday lets and converted barns surround the village, making it a rural base for exploring the far west.

The Merry Maidens stone circle, one of the best-preserved in Cornwall with 19 granite stones, stands in a field about a mile south of the village on the B3315. The Pipers, two tall standing stones, are nearby. The coast is about 2 miles in any direction - Lamorna Cove to the southeast, Penberth Cove to the south, and Sennen to the northwest. The Minack Theatre at Porthcurno is 3 miles away.

St Buryan works well as a base for walkers, with the South West Coast Path accessible at multiple points along the surrounding coastline. The village sits on higher ground (about 130 metres above sea level), so properties here tend to have views across the surrounding farmland towards the sea. Penzance, with its supermarkets, station, and harbour, is 6 miles east.