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Mevagissey Harbour

Mevagissey Harbour

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Mevagissey Harbour

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Location: Mevagissey, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Heligan & Pentewan loop from Mevagissey — Cornwall

10.4km

02:52

170m

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2. Gorran Haven Beach and Harbour – Mevagissey Harbour loop from Gorran Haven

17.0km

04:44

320m

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3. The Lost Gardens of Heligan – Sleeping Lion loop from Mevagissey

9.41km

02:35

160m

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Dan Hobson

July 4, 2019

In the narrow streets of Mevagissey you find myriad shops, workshops, galleries, cafes and pubs, as well as many old buildings made of cob and slate. There are plenty of traditional fish and chip shops to try here, too. The picturesque town was once the centre of Cornwall’s pilchard fishery and, even today, still has a small working harbour with a few dozen fishing boats.

Turnsackerl 🇦🇹

August 20, 2018

Mevagissey (Cornish: Lannvorek) is a large English fishing village on the south coast of County Cornwall. It is located about 6 miles south of St Austell in Mevagissey Bay. At the harbor there is the free accessible aquarium. For the "Teatime" after the exploration tour through the village, we recommend a trip to the Teacup Tearoom.
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Edvard

June 15, 2018

Mevagissey began life as two distinct settlements: the first known as Lamorrick or Lavorrick, was a small religious community in the area around what is now St.Peter’s Church which would have been established perhaps a thousand years ago; then later a fishing hamlet called Porthilly began to cluster around the northern side of the cove (the Cliff Street/Church Street area).
The name Mevagissey, which united the two settlements (the name coming from the two saints Meva and Issey to whom the church was once dedicated ) , was not in common use until the end of the 15th century.

Land communications in Cornwall were largely non-existent until the 15th century, and Mevagissey’s fortunes have always been firmly tied to the sea and fishing in particular. At times in its history it has been one of the top fishing harbours in the South West, such boom years being reflected in spates of house building and improvements to the harbour and village.
The Harbour also seems to be unique in that it is attracting youngsters into the industry, which hopefully will keep the fishing industry alive.

Over the years a lot of projects have been carried out within the Harbour to modernise and support an ever-changing Fishing Industry. New Ice Plants, Cold Stores, Bait Store, Craneage, fork Lift and Storage Lofts have been supplied/ built to try and accommodate every need. All of this would not have been possible if it wasn’t for grant aid from various sources. Mevagissey remains a very busy Fishing Harbour, which adds to its charm.
mevagisseyharbour.co.uk

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1. Heligan & Pentewan loop from Mevagissey — Cornwall

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