Join us for a walk around Mevagissey, Cornwall, England. We explore the quaint narrow streets of this picturesque Cornish fishing village and take a walk around Mevagissey harbour. Mevagissey has an inner and outer harbour and we explore both in this walk. It's easy to see why this historic fishing port is such a popular Cornish fishing village for tourists to visit, and whilst it's main income is probably now from tourism, it still remains a working fishing village. Walking past Mevagissey aquarium, housed in the old R.N.L.I. lifeboat house, we walk out onto Victoria Pier and finish our walk by Victoria Pier Head Lighthouse.
Mevagissey is an attractive fishing village which was once the centre of Cornwall’s pilchard fishery and which still boasts a working harbour, with a few dozen small fishing boats. It has a tradition of boat building dating back to 1745. Many of the old buildings, constructed of cob and slate, bear testimony to a time when the large shoals of pilchards were the livelihood of the whole village. Fishing trips can be taken from the harbour and there is a ferry to the nearby port of Fowey. There is a car park on the quay but the narrow streets can be difficult to negotiate and are often full of pedestrians.
The village nestles in a small valley and faces east to Mevagissey Bay. The inner and outer harbours are busy with a mixture of pleasure vessels and working fishing boats. It has a thriving fishing industry and is the second biggest fishing port in Cornwall. Mevagissey lighthouse was built in 1896 to mark the south breakwater that protects the small harbour.
Mevagissey village centre consists of narrow streets with many places to eat and shops aimed at the tourist trade. The outer areas are built on the steep slopes of the surrounding hillsides and are mostly residential.
Mevagissey's narrow streets are full of gift shops, craft workshops, galleries, cafés and pubs. There are several hotels and many fish restaurants in Mevagissey and, of course, plenty of fish and chip shops! The World of Model Railways Exhibition is an impressive collection. There is an excellent Folk Museum, and an aquarium, in the old lifeboat house, displaying locally caught fish.
At the end of June each year, Mevagissey celebrates Feast Week with local entertainment, a week of family fun, music and dancing in the streets. At the end of the week there is a carnival and a fireworks display. In addition, the town has a wonderful display of Christmas lights. New Year is celebrated by almost everybody wearing fancy dress, as is the tradition in many Cornish towns.
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