Property News · March 8, 2013

Let's move to Penzance, Cornwall


It has a 30s lido, palm trees and isn’t stupid-bonkers poshWhat’s going for it? I want to move to Penzance. Right now. I’m trying to persuade Mrs D. In the meantime, Penzance is the latest entry in my occasional “Let’s move to…” mini-series Ordinary Yet Extraordinary-Cornwall Without The Hooray Henrys. (I am attempting a one-man revival of the phrase “Hooray Henrys”.) Anyhow, you’re all wondering, why? Because it’s cheering to see palm trees common as muck in a British town. Because it has the most incredible sunrises across the bay to St Michael’s Mount, and sunrises are sexier than sunsets. Because neighbouring Newlyn’s fishing port is too unpicturesque to attract posh money, and this means, a) you’re not fighting hedge funders over the lobsters, and b) the town, with its exquisite streets of stone Georgian and Regency stucco, isn’t stupid-bonkers expensive. Because it has Victorian shopping arcades and the amazing 1930s Jubilee pool on the rocks. Because Jean Shrimpton owns the Abbey hotel. I mean, come on! Because it’s the end of the line, but feels like the beginning.The case against It’s suffering, like much of Cornwall, from long-term economic decline as fishing follows mining into the mire. It’s also miles from anywhere except the Isles of Scilly. Not stupid-bonkers expensive, but pricey for locals. The temperature in the Jubilee pool: turn it up, mate. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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