Artist Residence Penzance

Top choice in Penzance


Hands down Penzance's most entertaining hotel, this converted town house on Chapel St has been renovated with impeccable taste, marrying period architecture with modern boutique style. It's full of detail: Robert's radios, roll-top baths, antique furniture, old tea chests and the odd wall mural or two. The Loft rooms are lovely, particularly the luxurious Lookout.

Several rooms can be configured for kids and families, and pets can be accommodated too. The spacious cottage with sitting room and log-burner is ideal for long stays. The restaurant, the Cornish Barn, is very good too.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Penzance attractions

1. Union Hotel

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A historic pub on Chapel St, the first place in England to hear news of Admiral Lord Nelson's death after the Battle of Trafalgar.

2. Egyptian House

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The Egyptian House looks like a bizarre cross between a Georgian townhouse and an Egyptian sarcophagus and was originally built for a wealthy mineralogist…

3. Chapel Street

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The cream of Penzance's heritage architecture can be seen along Chapel St, which is lined with a wealth of beautifully preserved Georgian buildings.

4. Exchange

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Housed in Penzance's former telecoms building, this gallery hosts regular exhibitions of contemporary art. It's the sister gallery to the Newlyn Art…

5. Statue of Humphry Davy

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This statue honours Penzance's most famous son, chemist and inventor Humphry Davy, who invented the miners' safety lamp and discovered the elements…

6. Penlee House Gallery & Museum

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This small museum is ideal for a primer on the artistic heritage of West Cornwall. It has a fine collection of paintings by artists of the Newlyn School …

7. Newlyn Art Gallery

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On the edge of Newlyn, this historic gallery was founded in 1895 to display the work of the artists of the Newlyn School, but since 2007 the gallery's…

8. Trengwainton

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Two miles north of Penzance near Madron is the walled garden of Trengwainton, which has a subtropical collection of ferns, shrubs, magnolias and…