# The prettiest villages in Cornwall

Fishing harbours and coves on Cornwall's north and south coasts.

- 67 votes · 12 items
- Jul 19, 2024 · Ben W.
- https://even.best/en/l/3638/the-prettiest-villages-in-cornwall

## Top 12

1. **Port Isaac** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — Fishermen's cottages and the Doc Martin filming location.
2. **Mousehole** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Double-breakwater harbour, granite cottages and famous Christmas lights.
3. **Polperro** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Car-free lanes and flower-covered cottages around the harbour.
4. **Fowey** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Medieval and Georgian port on the estuary.
5. **Porthleven** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Granite harbour and Britain's most southerly port.
6. **Mevagissey** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Working fishing harbour with a boat-building past.
7. **Cadgwith** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Thatched cottages and boats on the shingle beach.
8. **St Mawes** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Henry VIII's castle on the River Fal.
9. **Portloe** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Tiny cove on the Roseland Peninsula.
10. **St Ives** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Golden beaches, artists and Tate St Ives.
11. **Mullion Cove** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — National Trust harbour sheltered by cliffs on the Lizard.
12. **Boscastle** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Stone harbour in a narrow valley on the north coast.

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