Best newsagents in Penzance with a huge selection of magazines, including Cornish World…read more Very good service and also sells snacks, sandwiches and drinks.

Excellent independent book shop with a large selection of books on offer.read more

This little book shop is right in the middle of the town centre, on the terrace, opposite WH Smith!…read moreIt is jammed packed full of books, and being a privately owned shop, the staff are much more knowledgeable than a bigger variety such as Smith's, which tends to employ youngsters who will have little idea about how to answer questions other than when can you get a copy in?. The prices are competitive, and the selection wide. Having used it several times, asking for help if you can't find what you are looking for is a must, without feeling obliged to purchase. Just because it is a small outlet, don't think you will see high prices. You won't.

My review encompasses the museum and the restaurant. (There's a "Tate Cafe" entry here on Yelp that…read moreis old, I think that's something else.) St. Ives is super arty, and having a Tate museum in town honors that nicely. But I still get more out of just ducking into the various galleries and studios around the village than I did from my stroll through the Tate. But that's largely because of my taste and my relationship with modern art. I like when art is more playful, art that makes me feel like I'm in on the joke, as opposed to "my lazy paint-roller slappings are important, you wouldn't understand". In that way, this location is a bit less fun than the big one in London. But it's still diverting, and anyone is likely to get at least something out of it. If you have an appetite for modern art and are in St. Ives, you'd likely regret skipping the Tate. I had lunch in the restaurant, "Sea View Restaurant & Bar". It's kind of swanky, with a small menu of pretty expensive entrees including a £27 steak. I got the £24 seafood curry, Langoustine Moqueca. It was really tasty actually, with its slightly spicy curry broth and a variety of seafood chunks. There lot of cool spots to sit and enjoy views while you dine, including a patio. Upbeat staff, very attentive. But wow was that an expensive lunch.

Focusing on 20th century paintings and sculptures of British vintage, Tate St. Ives offers a nice…read moreif limited collection of mostly regional artists, which is not surprising considering that St. Ives has enjoyed the status of an "art colony" since the early years of the last century till the present day. Its most famous artist is probably Barbara Hepworth, who had a studio there (which you can also visit, and you can get a combo ticket for Tate and the Hepworth Museum and save a couple of pounds there), whose rounded wood and stone objects are immediately recognizable; most of them remind me of vaginas somehow. It is a rather smallish gallery (though a bit bigger than when I first visited 8 years ago), and the entrance fee of UKP 9.50 (only for Tate) strikes me as rather hefty considering especially that the London Tate Galleries are both huge and free of charge. The presentation of its limited collection is rather striking though, and the building itself is something to behold. Lots of information on the objects is available, and non-professional photography is allowed - or at least no one stopped me. That's not standard for modern art galleries and should be praised. You will get a very decent overview on art in St. Ives, and if you're an art lover per se it is not to be missed. The location is spectacular (just opposite of St. Ives's main sands), and you will find different kinds of cafés, pubs and restaurants close by. St. Ives is a tourist hotspot, so expect the gallery to get busy during peak hours.

This pottery is located within 'Treasure Park' near Redruth. Confusingly the road signs vary…read morebetween Treasure Park and 'Cornish Goldmine' so it may be a bit tricky to find. The pottery sells lovely handpainted pots but, more to the point, lets you paint your own. You can choose a plate, mug bowl etc and then sit and paint it. They then glaze and fire it and you colelct it 48 hours later. Brilliant fun! The lady who runs the place was really friendly and obviously artistic herself. They coped brilliantly with both my husband (who's very arty) and me (who hasn't picked up a paint brush since school). We got a couple of great plates.

This is now quite a great little shop in the centre of Newquay, where you can get almost anything…read moreyou need. Done the lottery this week this is the place to go, they are quite a lucky shop with many a winner buying his or her ticket there, and what about the advertising in the window, you can pick up fantastic bargains all year round. The staff are helpful and cheerful, always ready to help, great service and the shop has a good supply of everthing you might need, from newspapers and your favourite magazine to "cold" drinks and chocky bars, crisps, ice cream, cigarettes and much much more!. Pop in everyone knows where the "Choc Box" is and so should you when down is Newquay.

A very friendly little newsagents in the thick of town that must have been around longer than I…read morehave! Stocks a good range of papers and magazines and comics for the little ones, as well as the usual sweeties, crisps, drinks and basics like milk. Prices are average but service is provided with a smile. The shop is very useful for local residents as it sports a very helpful notice section on the right flank of the building notice of anything from cars and bikes to furniture, rental property and jobs. Good for people coming to do a summer season and looking for a room in a shared house without the expense of picking up a local paper from inside!

The Penwith Galleries is the exhibition space of the Penwith Society of Arts, set up in 1949 by a…read moregroup of artists that included Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson, with Peter Lanyon and Wilhelmina Barns-Graham among the many prominent artists of the time to be associated with the group. Today the gallery runs seasonal mixed exhibitions and is currently offering the Spring show, perhaps one of the best shows I have seen there. Prominent artists on display include the fine impasto pieces of Margrit Clegg, the zany mixed media sculptures of Alan John and Mark Verry's well-honed wood pieces in an abstract vein. Perhaps the best show in town at the moment.

Worst custermer services I have ever had…read more pop In to ask for change for the parking machine , and was told that they didn't do something but I could buy something , spent £1.20 and didn't take the item as it would have gone to waste. Then the lady (guessing the owner) told me because I paid with a £10 note I had use all her change, (1030 am Saturday morning with 3 banks with in 2 minutes walk of the shop door) , I left and came back to complain as I was very busy . My complaint was not about paying but the way she moaned and how bad her service was, when I tryed to complain she didn't listed and moan at me about banks and charges, and basically shouted at me that i "came in expecting change" ( even tho I came in and asked "if there was any chance of change" and just told me just to leave. I told her I would not be back and that was "no skin off her noise" no wounded her shop is empty on a Saturday morning in a busy town centre.

Love this shop, a must visit for any pagan visiting Penzance, can spend ages looking around. Well…read moreworth the climb up the hill!

A business chain such as Superdrug are a welcome addition to any town and Helston is no exception…read more Situated centrally within the town Superdrug offers cosmetics, dental products, off the shelf pharmaceuticals, cleaning products and hair styling products to name but a few. They have regular offers and specials which is always good for your pocket but what can only deemed healthy competition is that Boots the chemists is located next door. Both have a similar stock line and prices are mostly along these lines. Overall not bad, they do have a lot of products that are reasonably priced, unfortunately a lot of them can be found in the local supermarkets for far less.