Zennor
Charming linear village steeped in myth and legend and nestling on the scenic B3306 coast road only 4 miles west of St Ives. Surrounded by dramatic coastal scenery and ancient fields on one side and high, gaunt moorland on the other. Legend has it that the mermaid of Zennor was so entranced by the singing of a local chorister that she lured him to the sea, never to return. A bench-end in the Normanand later medieval church displays a carving of the mermaid, while the traditional Tinner’s Arms, where D H Lawrence stayed before moving elsewhere in the village to write “Women in Love”, provides an hospitable example of the area’s literary connections. Lawrencedescribed Zennor as “lovelier even than the Mediterranean” but he and his German wife were forced to leave because they were suspected of being unpatriotic. Nearby Zennor quoit is a large Neolithic chamber tomb and there are magnificent coastal walks around Gurnard’s Head. The Folk Museumhas over 5,000 items devoted to life in the area from 3000BC to the 1950s, a listed watermill and book and gift shop, while home-made food and accommodation is available at the Old Chapel next door.
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