One of the best beer gardens in Cornwall sits on the ‘world's most beautiful road'

The Sun

09-07-2025

CORNWALL is known for its beautiful scenery as well as beautiful boozers - and one of the best is The Tinners Arms.
Found in the village of Zennor, The Tinners Arms has been picked out as having one of the gardens to enjoy a beer in the sunshine.
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The Tinners Arms has been around for over 700 years and was first built in 1271.
Punters will find it the small village of Zennor and along what has been called the 'world's most beautiful road' by CornwallLive.
This is the stretch of road between St Ives and Land's End, at the very tip of Cornwall.
Along the route, drivers and walkers along the South West Coast Path will get views of the stunning Cornish beaches and rolling countryside.
As for The Tinners Arms, it's been highlighted for it's beautiful beer garden too, which has been called one of the best to have a drink on a summers day.
In the walled garden filled with bright flowers and greenery is lots of picnic tables and even more fantastic views.
For ale drinkers, The Tinners Arms sells "legendary Tinners and Mermaid Ales" and "refreshing Zennor lager".
Other drinks include wine, craft lagers and ciders from local vineyards like Polgoon Penzance or Godrevy Gold from St. Ives.
The popularity of the pub has been confirmed by Tripadvisor where the pub has over 400 'excellent' rated reviews.
One visitor wrote: "A very welcome rest stop after walking the South West Coast Path from St Ives. Friendly service, great location, good beer."
Another added: "Popped in for dinner whilst on a road trip and discovered a hidden gem. Had a couple of drinks and food. Both were outstanding."
Pub With A 'Floating' Beer Garden By The Beach
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One even took a pit stop while going along the beautiful road: "We stopped off on our way around the gorgeous Lands End to St Ives road and are so glad we did and found this wonderful, cosy, really old Cornish pub."
The Tinners Arms has plenty of food too and are known for serving very fresh fish which has come in from Newlyn fishing port, so here's lots of fresh crab and mackerel dishes.
The village of Zennor is famous for its local mermaid legend and even has carvings depicting the myth on the side of St. Senara's Church.
Zennor was also one of the last places where traditional Cornish was spoken.
There's also a floating beer garden in Cornwall, at the Pandora Inn, where picnic tables float on a pontoon that sits out on the Restronguet Creek in Falmouth.
It goes up and down with the tide meaning that in high tide, punters can literally sit on the water.
The 13th century inn even has its own mooring pontoon where people can park their boats.
In 2023, the pub was included among eight other pubs listed by The Times for its unique setting to enjoy a pint.
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