Natural features

Lamorna Cove

United Kingdom Cornwall Penzance

Lamorna Cove
Photo: Fossick OU, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A small, rugged cove of granite boulders at the end of a wooded valley near Mousehole, which drew a colony of artists in the early 20th century. There's a tiny harbour and a café famous for its homemade cakes.


It's on the South West Coast Path. The walk from Mousehole (about 3 km each way) is one of the prettiest stretches of the Cornish coast, and from Lamorna the path continues to Porthcurno. The cove itself is quieter than the sandy beaches nearby.

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