Germoe is a small rural village and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, tucked between Penzance and Helston. It sits inland from Mount's Bay amid the granite moorland and rolling farmland that characterises the far west of Cornwall, offering quiet lanes, hedged fields and easy access to coastal walks and nearby fishing villages.
The parish has a long history - its church is dedicated to the Irish missionary Saint Germoe and retains medieval fabric - and like much of west Cornwall it bears the marks of the tin and copper mining era, with old engine-house ruins and mining landscapes still visible. Today the local economy is largely agricultural with a boost from tourism and day visitors; it remains a small, close-knit community with the rural rhythms and Cornish cultural touches that attract walkers and people seeking a quieter pace of life.
Postcode districts covering Germoe
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 11 miles
- Falmouth 14 miles
- Truro 17.7 miles
- Camborne 8.1 miles
- Penzance 7.1 miles
- Helston 5.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Praa Sands Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Porthleven, Breage & Germoe Ward 1.4 miles
- Ashton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Rosudgeon Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Perran Downs Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Perranuthnoe Parish 2.2 miles
- Godolphin Cross Built-up area 2.2 miles
- St. Hilary Parish 2.3 miles
- Goldsithney Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Breage Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Long Rock, Marazion & St. Erth Ward 3.5 miles
- Porthleven Built-up area 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Germoe
TR20 9QY, TR20 9AF, TR20 9SJ, TR20 9SR, TR20 9AE, TR20 9AB, TR20 9AA, TR20 9SL, TR20 9AG … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 28.6 miles
- Exeter International Airport 96.9 miles
- St Erth Railway Station 4.8 miles
- Lelant Saltings Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Penzance Bus Station 6.5 miles
Hotels near Germoe Ad
- Coach and Horses INN 0.6 miles
- The Godolphin Hotel 4 miles
- Harbour Inn 4 3.6 miles
- The Dock Inn 3 6.4 miles
- Marazion Hotel 4 4 miles
- The Star Inn 4.2 miles
- The Old Quay House 5.1 miles
- Mounts Bay Caravan Park 5 4.3 miles
- Dolphin Tavern 3 6.5 miles
- Polurrian on the Lizard 4 8.4 miles
Schools in Germoe
- Germoe Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 6.5 miles
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 6.6 miles
- Penwith College College 7 miles
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 8.7 miles
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 9.5 miles
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 10.2 miles
- Boscawen-un Stone Circle Archaeological site 10.4 miles
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 12.3 miles
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 12.6 miles
- Porthchapel Beach Beach 13 miles
- Porthgwarra Beach Beach 13.7 miles
- Sennen Cove Beach 13.8 miles