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Clinging to the wilder edge of the Lizard Peninsula, Mullion is the largest village in this part of Cornwall, sitting about five miles south of Helston. Unlike some of the smaller coastal hamlets that feel seasonal, it functions as a proper working community with a sturdy selection of shops, a boots-on-the-ground hardware store, and a secondary school that serves the wider peninsula. The village itself is set slightly inland, built largely of dark Serpentine stone and granite, sheltering from the prevailing south-westerlies that shape the landscape. Down the hill lies Mullion Cove, where the thick-walled harbour - built in the 1890s with West Country granite - struggles against the Atlantic swells, while nearby Poldhu offers a broader stretch of sand and a bit of telecommunications history as the site of Marconi’s first transatlantic radio signal. It’s a practical place to be based, provided you don't mind the fret rolling in off the sea and the winding, narrow roads that connect you to the rest of the county.