ENGLAND 2024 Mousehole

So, we've been here in Mousehole for three days now and we've been wondering how to introduce you to this wonderful little village.  In many ways, it is so unlike anyplace we've ever been.  It is ancient, quaint, and friendly like many other places in the world, but it puts all those delightful ingredients together in a very unique way.  The specifics can only tell a piece of the story, but we've been impressed by the harbor, the narrow roads, stone homes,  good restaurants, and the dogs! 

This is the view of the harbor at high tide from our front door!

This is looking back at the village of Mousehole from the other side of the harbor.

This is one of the widest roads in the village but even it feels quite small when the bus that brought us here comes in.  A number of the roads are used for two-way traffic but are barely wide enough for one small car.  Somebody has to relent and back up to a wide spot!  Everybody is patient and even the worst tangles get resolved in short order.

The village originally consisted of all wooden structures but in 1595 the Spanish armada attacked the town and burned it all to the ground with the exception of one pub, The Keigwin Arms and that pub is where we ate our first evening meal in Mousehole.  It was delicious!  After the fire, the town was gradually restored and most of the more recent buildings (from the 1600s on) were made of lovely stones.  This photo is that very early pub, now called the Ship's Inn.

As we ate inside the Ship's Inn, we were quickly made aware that most of the restaurants and shops in Mousehole welcome dogs!  Here is one of them and she belongs to this delightful Irish couple here on holiday!  We spent some time chatting about our lives and comparing notes on travel.  Even though the little furry friend was quite young, she was relatively well-behaved until she spotted another of her kind, then she just couldn't contain herself any longer and hurried to make acquaintence.  Dogs are a very common occurance here in Mousehole and we have never seen any of them causing trouble.  The whole place has been a perfect get-away for the both of us!