A charming little village, near to the Lizard Village. It has a sheltered harbour, and a steep street either side with lovely cottages, It has a few fishing boats still catching crab, lobster and small quantities of local fish.

It was a major fishing harbour in times gone by, holding the record for pilchards with 1.3 million caught in a single day back in the 19th century.

In the cove you will find The Cadgwith Cove Inn. On Tuesday nights there is folk singing and Cornish singing on Fridays.

There is an old pilchard cellar still standing on the quay beside the inn. Now The Old Cellars restaurant with its cobbled courtyard in the summer a nice spot to enjoy a snack, it was one of the cove's pilchard cellars.

 

No parking at all down in the village. If you have been there you'll know why. Park near the top of the village, at the car park sign, THE FIRST CAR PARK is the only one.

At the bottom of the car park is a small path It is a very beautiful walk though the centre of the valley with great views. Walk down the lovely wooded path from the car park, with its views across the narrow valley, with many flowers and past the famous small church, about the size of a room. St. Mary's is without doubt the most unpretentious Church.

There are photos of the Church and the village at thelizard.info

There is no wheelchair access on the top of the path because of a small stone ledge and a couple of steps half way down, so please take the road.

If you do have to drive down to the seafront. It is VERY narrow, (no joke), no large vehicles can pass, a car can, (be prepared to reverse a little). After going up the other side of the seafront, you will will have to drive a couple of miles with some very narrow bends to get back to the car park. The walk is quite short.

The Club house is straight over the beach, the dark building shown here with the dark car in front of it on a grey November day. 2002

Below: Jan 2010, Lovely photo, thanks Rachel