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Lisa Letcher & Laura Sharman

Peeved tourist who struggled to navigate historic village calls for 'complete redesign'

A disgruntled tourist who struggled to navigate one of the UK's oldest fishing villages said the "whole place needs a redesign."

The Birmingham native seemed wildly unimpressed after visiting the ancient village of Mevagissey, home to one of the most scenic harbours in Cornwall.

After struggling to navigate the winding cobbled streets, they took to Tripadvisor to leave an unsavoury review.

The Brummie penned a 131-word review on why the 700-year-old fishing port needed a complete revamp to accommodate for those who did not like its layout, reports Cornwall Live.

Leaving a measly rating of one out of five, they also moaned about the streets being difficult to access by road or by foot and described the town as "nothing but avoiding cars."

The bitter commentary did not seem to appreciate the history of the site, which has records dating back to the Bronze Age when people travelled by foot, carriage or boat.

Local Cllr James Mustoe joked how he was 'very disappointed' the 16th century port didn't plan for cars hundreds of years later (DCM / Olivier Vergnault)

Instead, it blasted the "ridiculously positioned car parks" and the famous harbour for having "nowhere to sit" and "nowhere to dine outside."

Locals were amused by the mega rant which told tourists "not to bother" visiting the site, which sites within a UNESCO Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

They signed off by saying the whole place needs "a complete redesign" in their August post.

The ancient fishing port of Mevagissey (dcm /olivier vergnault)
The tourist blasted the village for having 'ridiculously positioned car parks' and 'nowhere to dine outside' (Mirrorpix)

It read: "Nothing but avoiding cars as they drive around the streets to ridiculously positioned car parks.

"With two small children and a dog, it was impossible to comfortable walk around the place without having to step out of the way every few minutes because of a car.

"Stressed me out so much we left. Not a visitor friendly place at all. Almost nowhere to sit on the harbour. Plus hardly any dog friendly places to eat.

He also criticised the area's layout calling for a complete redesign (John Husband)

Mevagissey is famous for its double harbour walls, picturesque cottages and fishing boats bobbing up and down on the water.

The village is usually swamped with tourists during the summer and usually does not fail to impress with its historic and intricate design.

Cllr James Mustoe, of Cornwall, appeared to see the funny side of the review and joked at its contents.

The village is famous for its beautiful double port with boats bobbing on the water (Julie Taylor)

He wrote: "Very disappointed indeed that they didn't design the 16th century fishing port to take into account the development of motor cars and the prevalence of tourism hundreds of years later."

Others chimed in with his humorous comments and questioned what the tourist was doing in a historic village in the first place if he was looking for modern roads.

It is said to be 700 years old with records dating back to the Bronze Age (Western Morning News)

One person said: "During the redesign, can they perhaps build the whole harbour about 1m higher to cope with those pesky spring tides?"

Another joked: "Yep better to bulldoze the entire village to keep this Karen happy."

A third quipped: "Why go to Cornwall if you are looking for wide modern roads?

"It’s hardly a secret that Cornwall is quaint, quirky, old and beautiful. Let’s hope they don’t feel the need to ever return."

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