PenzancePennsans

The questions people ask first about Penzance, one line each. Tap a card for the full answer.

• Cash or card?Currency is the pound sterling (GBP, £).United Kingdom-wide
• SIM or eSIMEE, Vodafone (merged with Three in 2025) and O2 run the networks; prepaid SIMs sell in supermarkets, phone shops and airport vending machines…United Kingdom-wide
• Tap waterTap water is safe everywhere.United Kingdom-wide
• TippingcheckRestaurant with table service: 10–12.5% if no service charge is on the bill; check before adding more.United Kingdom-wide
• Plugs & powerSockets G. US/Canada (A/B): adapter · UK/Ireland (G): fits · Australia/NZ (I): adapter. 230 V: US 120 V-only devices (hair dryers) need a converter; most chargers are dual-voltage.United Kingdom-wide
• SafetyPenzance is a low-crime town and safe to walk by day; at night stick to lit streets around the centre and harbour.

Typical prices for the everyday things, as ranges. Your currency is shown next to the local price.

• Coffee£3–4.50 (≈ US$4–6)
• Sit-down mealPub main course£12–18 (≈ US$16–25)
• BeerPint of beer£4.50–6 (≈ US$6–8)
• SIM or eSIM, a weekeSIM or data SIM, about a week£10–20 (≈ US$14–30)
• Museum or sight ticketPenlee House entryadults £5 (≈ US$7), concessions £4 (≈ US$6), under 18s free
• Budget bedHostel dorm bed, a night, per person£25 (≈ US$35)
• Mid-range bedGuesthouse or hotel double room, a night, per room£130 (≈ US$180)
• High-end bedGuesthouse or hotel double room, a night, per room£220 (≈ US$300)

A day, not counting the bed: Budget £55 (≈ US$75) · Mid £95 (≈ US$130) · High £160 (≈ US$250)

Local prices, with USD next to them (rates 2026-09 (approximate); change it in the header). Ranges are desk estimates: check locally. Every price and the budget calculator →

What the city is known for, how you fly in, and where to find the phrases.

Airports

NQY Cornwall Newquay (About 48 km (30 mi) away by A3075 and A30, roughly 45 min by car; most flights are summer only and public transport to Penzance is slow.) · EXT Exeter (Further but more year-round flights; hourly mainline trains from Exeter to Penzance take about 2 h.) · LEQ Land's End Airport, St Just (About 10 km (6.2 mi) west; Skybus flights to the Isles of Scilly, 15 min, year-round Mon–Sat, baggage limit 15 kg (33 lb).)NQY Cornwall Newquay (About 30 mi (48 km) away by A3075 and A30, roughly 45 min by car; most flights are summer only and public transport to Penzance is slow.) · EXT Exeter (Further but more year-round flights; hourly mainline trains from Exeter to Penzance take about 2 h.) · LEQ Land's End Airport, St Just (About 6.2 mi (10 km) west; Skybus flights to the Isles of Scilly, 15 min, year-round Mon–Sat, baggage limit 33 lb (15 kg).)

High / low, both scales · rd = rain days

Budget

£55–85 (≈ US$75–120) excl. bed

Mid

£85–140 (≈ US$120–190) excl. bed

High

£140 (≈ US$190)+ excl. bed

• Summer and school holidays fill beds and car parks: book ahead.
• The Scillonian ferry to the Isles of Scilly runs mid-March to October only, foot passengers only.
• Land's End itself is a paid visitor attraction; the cliff walking towards Sennen Cove is the better reason to go.
• Weather on the peninsula changes fast: wind and rain even in summer.