The weather
Milder than most of Britain, wetter than the brochure, and the sea is warmer here than almost anywhere in the UK.
I walked this village in all of it. The truth is that the weather here is gentler than people expect and wetter than they hope. Bring a coat you do not mind, and do not write the day off because the morning looks poor — it turns fast on this coast.
What to expect
The Gulf Stream brings warmer water up past this coast than reaches almost anywhere else in the UK, the Isles of Scilly excepted, which keeps both the sea and the air milder than the latitude suggests.
The same Atlantic weather brings the rain with it. Days here change quickly, and a poor morning is no guide to the afternoon.
The famous light
Cornwall is often called the only sub-tropical corner of Britain, and whether or not the label holds, the Gulf Stream does keep both land and sea milder here than almost anywhere else in the country. The clean air and the light coming back off the water are why painters have always come down — Barbara Hepworth among them.
Mevagissey often starts the day under a sea mist that burns off by late morning. If it sits, the north coast is only about an hour away and often doing something different — a poor morning on one coast is no guide to the other.
A self-catering cottage in St Austell Bay with sea views, a large garden and parking, close to the beach and the coast path. Book direct with the owner.
Book direct with the ownerMevagissey Harbour — a guide to the village, the bay and the people who worked it.