City reference · United Kingdom / West Cornwall

Newlyn

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A first look at Newlyn

Newlyn (Cornish: Lulyn) is a fishing village in West Cornwall, a mile or two south of Penzance. The mediaeval quay, beloved of the Newlyn School painters (including Stanhope Forbes, Harold Harvey, Henry Scott Tuke, Lamorna Birch, Norman Garstin, Charles Napier Hemy, Walter Langley), still exists and there are many charming cottages and narrow lanes to explore. Newlyn is…

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