Here you will find information on the history of the town, an interactive map to help to find your way in and aroud Newlyn and a list of public services.

Map of Newlyn

Use your mouse to navigate the interactive map below (click on map to drag, use arrows for fast move, use + | - to zoom in and out)

Click here for directions to Newlyn with a large scale map

A brief history of Newlyn

Named as early as the 13^th century, Newlyn as we know it today has evolved from a number of small hamlets. Tolcarne to the north of the Newlyn river; Street an Nowan to the south and Newlyn Town centred on the medieval Old Quay which still survives. A less important settlement than its neighbours, Mousehole and Penzance, until the 18^th century, the village became a centre of the seine fishery and grew in importance as its prosperity increased.

By the mid 19^th century, Newlyn had more drift boats than any other Cornish port necessitating a large harbour. The South Pier was completed in 1885 and the North Pier in 1886, this was extended in 1892. The South Pier carries the Ordnance Survey's Datum point from which all heights in the United Kingdom are measured.

The artists who were to become known as the ‘Newlyn School' discovered the village in the early 1880s, they practised the ‘en plein air' school of painting, depicting realist subjects in their natural setting. The twenty years from 1880 to 1900 established world reputations for many of these artists. In 1895, the Cornish philanthropist John Passmore Edwards built and gave the Newlyn Art Gallery to the town's artists. The four copper plaques on the façade of this building are representative of the work of the Newlyn Industrial Class, a group started by a number of artists to provide employment during times when bad weather brought enforced periods of inactivity. The class specialised in repousse copperwork, much sought after today.

Newlyn still attracts artists and keeps its reputation as one of the most important fishing ports in the United Kingdom. The village maintains a strong sense of identity and has of late been recognised by a growing number of visitors to Cornwall as an attractive holiday venue.

Police Station

Penzance Police Station
Penalverne Drive - Penzance

0800 - 1800hrs 7 days per week

Chemist

Newlyn Pharmacy - 5 The Strand - tel: (01736) 362324

Doctor's Surgery

Newlyn Surgery, The Old Bridge, Newlyn Tel: (01736) 351014

Post Office

Near the Harbour entrance

Nearest Casualty

West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance.
Tel: (01736) 362382

Bus Stops

Opposite the Coop Supermarket (for Mousehole)

On New Road next to the flower shop (for Penzance)

Opposite Aunty May's Pasty Co.The Coombe (for Lands End)

Lower End of Chywoone Hill (for Paul)

Nearest Train Station
Penzance Railway Train Station - Wharf Road - Penzance

Office opening times are 06:10 to 20:10 Monday to Friday, 06:10 to 18:10 Saturday, 08:15 to 17:30 Sunday

Typical journey: 5 hours 20 mins train journey from London Paddington / May be required to change at Reading or Taunton

Taxi

Stone Taxis - 5 The Coombe - tel: (01736) 363400 / 364772

Public Toilets

Near the Harbour entrance

Car Parking

Duke Street Car Park (all day)

Harbour Car Park (all day)

Cash Points

At the Post Office - The Strand

At the Coop Supermarket - 18 The Strand

Newlyn Harbour Port Authorities

Newlyn Harbour Office - Tel (01736) 362523