Lizard Guide
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WEATHER<br />
Average Temperature Graph for The <strong>Lizard</strong><br />
Temperature (˚c)<br />
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC<br />
Key - Average High Temp Average Low Temp<br />
Average hours ofsunshine each month<br />
Jan....................60<br />
Feb ...................85<br />
Mar.................131<br />
Apr .................190<br />
CORNISH LANGUAGE<br />
May ................220<br />
Jun..................217<br />
Jul...................204<br />
Aug.................194<br />
Sep.................158<br />
Oct .................111<br />
Nov ...................73<br />
Dec...................55<br />
When you visit any country it’s always good to learn afew words of<br />
the language, and while Cornwall isn’t strictly acountry (although<br />
many Cornish think it is) it does have its own language. So if you do<br />
bump into aCornish speaker impress them by dropping in some of<br />
the words below into the conversation.<br />
ENGLISH CORNISH<br />
Hello<br />
Goodbye<br />
Please<br />
Thankyou<br />
Cornish<br />
Holiday<br />
Happy<br />
Sad<br />
Man<br />
Woman<br />
Dydh da (‘dith da’)<br />
Duw genes (‘do gen-ess’ hard gasinget)<br />
Mar pleg (as written)<br />
Meur ras (Pronounced as in the French ‘fleur’)<br />
Kernewek (as written)<br />
De’gol (‘dih-gol’ hard gasinget’)<br />
Lowen (‘low-en’ ‘low’ as in the English)<br />
Trist (‘tree-st’)<br />
Den (as in the dog breed Great ’Dane’)<br />
Benyn (‘ben-in’)<br />
BUS SERVICES<br />
Bus Services around Helston and The<br />
<strong>Lizard</strong> are mainly operated by First Group<br />
Buses 34/37 Redruth –Helston/Helston –The <strong>Lizard</strong><br />
Every hour Monday toSaturday except public holidays<br />
Runs via Mullion<br />
Service 35 Helston –Falmouth<br />
Via Gweek, Constantine and Mawnan Smith<br />
Seven aday<br />
Reduced service public on bank holidays<br />
Service 36 Helston –Coverack (Via Mawgan and St Keverne)<br />
Monday toSaturday except public holidays<br />
Runs every two hours<br />
Service 38 Helston town service<br />
One an hour<br />
For more details go the First Group website at www.firstgroup.com<br />
TAXIS<br />
<strong>Lizard</strong> Taxis .............................................................. 07813 913980<br />
Meneage Taxis ......................................................... 01326 560530<br />
Telstar .................................................................... 0800 999 2477<br />
Darrens Taxis ........................................................... 07879 770445<br />
CASH MACHINES<br />
Breage Post Office and Stores<br />
Higher Road, Breage TR13 9PJ<br />
Gweek Post Office<br />
Gweek Village, TR12 6TU<br />
Helston Post Office and Londis Store<br />
28-30 Coineagehall Street, Helston<br />
Mawgan Post Office (in store)<br />
Higher Lane, Mawgan TR12 6AN<br />
Mullion Post Office<br />
Nansmelyon Road, Mullion TR12 7DQ<br />
Porthleven Post Office and Premier Stores:<br />
Chapel View,Fore Street, Porthleven TR13 9HQ<br />
Praa Sands Post Office and Shop<br />
Pengersick Lane, Praa Sands, Penzance TR20 9SQ<br />
Ruan Minor Post Office and Spar Store<br />
Ruan Minor,TR12 7JL<br />
St Keverne Post Office<br />
The Square TR12 6NA<br />
RISKINGTHEIR LIVESTOSAVEYOURS<br />
The <strong>Lizard</strong> Post Office<br />
The <strong>Lizard</strong> Village TR12 7NQ<br />
There are also cash points at both Tesco and Sainsbury supermarkets<br />
in Helston as well as anumber of banks in Helston town centre itself.<br />
Discovery Quay,Falmouth 01326 313388 nmmc.co.uk<br />
2 www.visitlizardcornwall.co.uk
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