Ulterior Motives
11 MayJune 2026 in Cornwall (… and the ulterior coffee motive)
Penzance closes its town centre to traffic for ten days at midsummer, parades giant sculptures through it on the 27th, and calls the whole thing Golowan.
"They roast in small batches on-site, sometimes that morning. The cortado is silky and strong, and the reason to order first."
45 Arwenack St, Falmouth TR11 3JH, UK
Dark Pony roasts in-house. For a town Falmouth's size, the range and the knowledge to back it up is a genuine surprise.
Pour over and batch brew, staff who treat extraction as the actual job, and rotating beans to take home. Falmouth's most serious coffee stop.
Origin Coffee on the machine and rotating UK specialty roasters on hand brew, inside a food-forward warehouse in Penryn. A considered programme that makes the walk worthwhile.