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Mousehole and its harbour, Cornwall

Mousehole Mousehole is a village and fishing port in western Cornwall. It stands some 2½ miles south of Penzance on the western shore of Mount's Bay. It is thought to take its name from a smugglers' cave, "the mouse hole" nearby. The village is renowned as one of the most picturesque harbours in Britain. It is also believed to be the last part of Cornwall where the Cornish language was spoken as the community language. Dolly Pentreath, the last recorded speaker, was from the village of Paul, Mousehole's church town at the top of the hill, and there is a memorial to her in the village. (Read more)