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Sloop Inn
Old Speckled Hen, Doom Bar and Bass ales make this beam-ceilinged boozer a favourite with St Ives' old boys. Settle into a booth seat for the night, or bag a spot on one of the wharfside tables.
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Guildhall
Hosts music and theatre, especially during the St Ives September Festival.
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Old Ale House
The pick of Truro's pubs, and a welcome change if you're getting sick of minimalist décor and designer cocktails. Here it's all burnished wood and beer mats; a selection of daily ales are chalked up behind the bar, and there's often a jazz troupe at weekends.
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Turk's Head
Penzance isn't short of a boozer or two, but the old Turk's Head - purportedly the town's oldest pub - is a personal favourite. Tobacco-stained walls, patchy carpets and a battered bar just add to the atmosphere of a well-used (and much-loved) watering hole.
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Isobar
St Ives's sole club, split into two levels; chrome-edge chill-out bar on the ground floor, hot-and-heavy dance floor upstairs. Funk, house, techno and cheesy disco played throughout the week.
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Quayside
Just along the quay from the Chain Locker, this busy boozer is the place for a sunset pint, with picnic tables beside the harbour and a twin-floored pub selling German lager and local beers.
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Hub
After-dark action is thin on the ground in St Ives; thankfully this funky open-plan café-bar fills the void, with DJs and live music by night, and lattes and hot chocolate by day.
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Poly
The old Falmouth Arts Centre has had a recent revamp as an arthouse cinema, and shows all the brilliant European films and low-budget Brit flicks you never get to see down the Odeon.
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Central
As its name suggests, this rowdy pre-club pub is right in the heart of town, and the outside patio is always overflowing on warm summer nights.
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Princess Pavilion
The town's main venue for live events, with gigs, theatre and tribute bands aplenty, and the annual Cornwall Film Festival (www.cornwallfilmfestival.com) every November.
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Jam
Impossibly funky music emporium-cum-cappuccino bar, with a just-so selection of vinyl and CDs, great coffee and leather sofas to lounge around on. Nice…
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Koola
Underneath Chy, Koola is the choice for connoisseur clubbers, with regular house, latin and drum and bass nights, and a regular slot for local boys Jelly Jazz.
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L2
Truro's biggest nightclub, with five themed nights including the popular Tranz@ction club night on Friday. Things get notoriously rowdy at kicking-out time.
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Kasbah
Shades of Morocco hang heavy over this perennially popular wine bar, which is always stuffed with 30-something boozers and runs a late-licence on weekends.
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Heron
Two miles from the city along the river estuary, this creekside pub serves good beer and excellent grub, with outside benches where you sup your pint.
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Blue South
Sister venue to the Blue Bar on Porthtowan, this beachy bar offers a similarly chilled vibe, with deep sofas, draft beers and a menu of munchie mains.
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Chain Locker
Shiver-me-timbers - a classic old sea-dog of a pub, with the all-important low ceilings, heart-stopping ales and hugger-mugger atmosphere.
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Acorn Arts Centre
An excellent independent arts centre, with regular programs of film, theatre and live music.
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Walkabout
This cavernous Aussie-styled bar is popular for big-screen sports and cocktail nights, plus party, pop and house DJs at weekends.
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Sailor's Arms
Notoriously low-rent pub-club where the main emphasis is on rock-bottom booze. Shy and retiring types should steer clear.
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MI Bar
For something slicker, try this stripped-back bar with pool tables, live bands, big-screen sports and casino nights.
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Barracuda
One of Newquay's biggest nightclubs, hosting everything from karaoke to hen parties and big-name house DJs.
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Vic Bars
Grungy venue that's good for local bands on Friday and Saturday night.
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Red Lion
Old surfer's pub with regular live music and plenty of ales on tap.
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