Penzance
in Cornwall of England, United Kingdom
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Land's End Airport (6 mi) - Newquay Cornwall Airport (33 mi)
- St. Mary's Airport (36 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (67 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (103 mi)
- Haverfordwest Airport (121 mi)
- Swansea Airport (121 mi)
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Brest Bretagne Airport (126 mi) - Cardiff International Airport (130 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.119 and -5.537 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 7' 6" and W -5° 32' 13"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:02 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:18 am and 8:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Delve into Penzance
Penzance in Cornwall (England) with it's 19,872 habitants is a city located in United Kingdom about 255 mi (or 410 km) south-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Penzance is now 02:02 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports closer to Penzance, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Land's End Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape in a distance of 41 mi (or 66 km), East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: St. Buryan, Germoe, Sennen, Wendron and Redruth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 85% |
| Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 60% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Artist Residence
Hotel Penzance
The Fountain Tavern
The Dolphin Tavern
Penmorvah
The Coldstreamer
Carbis Bay
The Atlantic
Tregenna Castle Hotel
Tregenna Castle Estate
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Penzance after Storm damage 2014
This video is about Penzance after Storm damage 2014 Enjoy. This Video clip is courtesy of Mr Jack Guard. Mousehole Cornwall.
Deafening Storm Noise at Penzance Station
The noise this morning at Penzance Station due to the latest storm was incredible, never heard anything like it there before. No train noise, engines just this enormous sound, the video does...
TOLVER ROAD PENZANCE TR18---1977 QUEENS SILVER JUBILEE STREET PARTY.mpg
The Tolver Road street party was held in the methodist chapel room at the end of Tolver rd.Were you there? If anyone wants the pictures loaded on to a USB drive just call at the house with...
Mazey Day, Golowan Festival, Penzance, Cornwall
For http://www.intocornwall.com Mazey Day, Golowan Festival, Penzance, Cornwall.
Penzance Storm Feb 3rd 2014
February 3rd 2014 - Penzance Storm filmed from the Wharfside centre.
Olympic Torch Relay Penzance 2012
Olympic Torch Relay Penzance 2012 going through Penzance Town. Including Mousehole Male Voice Choir outside St Johns Hall Penzance Enjoy...........D & I.
South West Angels of Terror VS Plymouth City Roller Girls - British Roller Derby Championship
11 04 2015 South West Angels of Terror VS Plymouth City Roller Girls. SWAT vs PCRG. British Roller Derby Championship http://www.britishchamps.com/tables-and-fixtures-regional-south/
London to Cornwall by sleeper train: Night Riviera video guide
For more information & online tickets, see http://www.seat61.com/Cornwall-sleeper.htm A video guide to travelling from London to Cornwall on First Great Western's Night Riviera sleeper train....
14th September 2012 Mugsey Hits Penzance
Well After The Event Of The Last Week With Catherine Mason I Needed A Break So When Down Cornwall With Roy For A Break. We Went Mental Across The Penzance Massive Proper Bunked The ...
PENZANCE THE PROMENADE 04/05.02.2014
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Morrab Gardens
Morrab Gardens are a municipal garden covering three acres (12,000 m²) to the south of Penzance town centre, Cornwall, UK. It is known for its Mediterranean and sub-tropical plants. Morrab House with its walled garden was built in 1841 by brewer Samuel Pidwell. The house is described as "... a large stucco villa in the Georgian manner with columned porch".
Penzance A.F.C
Penzance A.F.C. is a football club based in Penzance, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. They were established in 1888 and were founding members of the South Western League in 1951, and maintained membership of that league until 2007 when they joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League Division One West. In common with many other teams that play in black-and-white stripes, they are nicknamed The Magpies.
Wherrytown
Wherrytown is a small settlement in west Cornwall, United Kingdom, situated between Newlyn and Penzance on the east side of the Laregan River and now considered to be part of Penzance. The village bore the brunt of the Ash Wednesday storm on 7 March 1962 with most of the buildings destroyed along with nearly one mile of the seafront from the Battery Rocks to Tolcarne heavily damaged. The only Wherrytown building to survive was the Mount's Bay Inn, currently an Indian restaurant.
Penwith Hundred
Penwith Hundred was one of ten ancient administrative hundreds of the county of Cornwall, England, UK. The ancient hundred of Penwith was larger than the local government district of Penwith (1974–2009) which took its name. The eastern part became part of Kerrier District. All of the Hundreds of Cornwall belonged, and still belong, to the Duchy of Cornwall apart from Penwith which belonged to the Arundells of Lanherne.
Morrab Library
The Morrab Library is an independent library based in Penzance in Cornwall in the UK. The library situated in Morrab House in Morrab Gardens, and was founded in 1818. Morrab is financed through membership subscriptions and is notable for its large Celtic studies collection and local archives. It is not to be confused with Penzance public library which is in Morrab Road in the town. The Morrab Library is a member of the Association of Independent Libraries, founded in 1989.
Trinity House National Lighthouse Museum
Trinity House National Lighthouse Museum was a museum in Penzance, Cornwall, UK which housed the national collection of Trinity House. In February 2005 Trinity House announced the museum's closure and relocation of the collection. The site of the former museum now forms part of Cornwall Council's plans to re-develop the Penzance harbour area.
Battery Rocks
Battery Rocks are a rocky headland situated to the west of the harbour of Penzance, Cornwall, UK. The rocks take their name from a gun battery that was situated there from 1739, following a petition by Penzance Borough council for protection from French naval attacks.
Lescudjack Hill Fort
Lescudjack Hill fort is the name given to the unexcavated Iron Age settlement located in Penzance, Cornwall. The name might originate from the Cornish words lan (enclosure) and scosek (shielded)- shielded enclosure or, more likely, "nans" (valley) and "cosek" (wooded). It is positioned on the summit of a steep hill in the east of Penzance and consists of a single rampart enclosing an area of 3 acres .
West Cornwall Hospital
West Cornwall Hospital is located in St. Clare street in Penzance.
Penlee House
Penlee House is a museum and art gallery located in the town of Penzance in Cornwall, and is home to a great many paintings by members of the Newlyn School, including many by such luminaries as Stanhope Forbes, Norman Garstin, Walter Langley and Lamorna Birch. Penlee House is currently operated by Penzance Town Council in association with Cornwall Council.
Mennaye Field
Mennaye Field is a sports stadium located in Penzance, Cornwall. The ground was provided by the Borough of Penzance for the Penzance and Newlyn RFC formed on Tuesday, 12 December 1944 with the amalgamation of Penzance RFC and Newlyn RFC. The current tennants are the Cornish Pirates rugby union team, who play in the RFU Championship. The club moved, in 2005, to a temporary stadium at Kenwyn, near Truro and the following year to Camborne Recreation Ground.
Open Shed
Open Shed is a hackspace in Penzance, Cornwall. Founded in 2012 it provides space for people working in the tech community to meet and work, workshops for electronics and light engineering projects, bike kitchen, events space, and an informal café. Run as a social enterprise, many of its members are self-employed.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Penzance.
Newlyn: Harbour and Mounts Bay, Newlyn (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Пензанс, Pennsans, Penzance, Πενζάνς, Pen Sans, PZE, ペンザンス, ပင်န်ဇန့်မြို့, 彭赞斯
