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The Neighbourhood, Penryn, Cornwall

World Class Wine.
Community Prices.

A wine bar in a Victorian sail loft. Good wine, good company, and the warmth of a place where people know your name.

A wine bar in a Victorian sail loft.

Near the head of the Penryn River, in a granite loft built in 1850. By evening, world-class wine at community prices. By morning, a calm place to work.

Low light, good wine, and the quiet hum of a room well loved.

The bar full on a winter evening, friends shoulder to shoulder under warm lamplight with wine, candles and plates being passed around
The wine wall by candlelight, shelves of small-producer bottles glowing warm while a guest rests her chin on her hand
A couple in sun hats sharing a drink at a little table beside the black front door, evening sun across the lane

A quiet table for two.

Reserve your space for £1, then choose a bottle from the shelves and settle in. A small ritual, not a booking form.

Reserve Lovers Corner
The long table in calm daylight, Ernest sitting with a bottle while Marisa sorts the wine shelves behind

A calm place to work.

Monday to Friday, nine until noon. £30, filter coffee included. Laptops welcome, calls left at the door.

Book a Desk
Ernest and Marisa, owners of The Neighbourhood, outside the wine bar on a summer evening
The best kind of bar feels like being invited into someone’s home. The Modern House, on The Neighbourhood

Ernest and Marisa built a wine bar inside their own home, restored slowly, opened generously, and quietly woven into the life of the town.

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Come and find us.

Bohill, Penryn, Cornwall. Near the head of the Penryn River. Walk in when you can; message us for a table on busier nights.

Mornings, Hustle Calmly
Monday to Friday: 9am – 12pm
Evenings, the bar
Wednesday: 5pm – 11pm
Thursday: 5pm – 11pm
Friday: 5pm – Midnight
Saturday: 12pm – Midnight
Sunday: 12pm – 9pm
Find us
Bohill, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 8JG

Come for a glass. Stay for the feeling.