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The Area

At its widest point, the Penwith Peninsula is only six miles across. The landscape is characterised by dramatic cliffs, granite outcrops and the scars of the now defunct mining industry.

There are regular buses from St Just to Penzance train station where direct trains link Penwith to London and the rest of the UK.

In the market square there is a bakery, butcher, greengrocers, restaurants, cafes, five pubs, a deli, and the Co-op. There is also a public library, a framers and hardware store.

Assembly lies at the junction of two roads, one running down to the Cot Valley and the sea at Porth Nanven (below), the other to Priests Cove at Cape Cornwall (right).

The Cape was considered to be the most westerly point of England until cartographers affirmed that Land's End is slightly further west.