About us
Serving Cornwall and your animals for over a century
Your community vets in Cornwall
Based in Penzance, our trusted practice provides high quality care for local pets, horses and farm animals, 24 hours a day.
We have called our beautiful site at Rosevean House home since 1891, combining decades of experience with a passion for compassionate, forward-thinking veterinary care.
Treating your pets, farm animals and horses like part of our family
We’re especially proud of our longstanding roots within West Cornwall and the local community, built over 130 years.
In that time, we’ve developed relationships with generations of families and their pets, and are committed to continuing to provide a warm, friendly and reliable service for generations to come.
Here for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week
We’ve come a long way since the 1800s! We’re proud to have invested in some of the best veterinary facilities in our area, making us well equipped to support your individual needs.
We run our own 24-hour emergency service, meaning you can always access advice and support from team members you know and trust, day and night.
Our in-house diagnostic equipment and laboratory have also been expanded in recent years, giving us access to modern equipment to aid in the delivery of care for your pets, horses and livestock.
We would love to welcome you to the Rosevean family! Contact our team to learn more or book an appointment.
Who we are
Learn more about the friendly faces that make up the Rosevean team
Our History
1837: The house was built. The date “1837” can still be seen carved into a door lintel at the back of the house today.
1891: Vets John Stephens and Charles Rose are living at Rosevean House.
1893: John Stephens is still in business at Rosevean House, as one of two veterinary practices in Penzance.
1914: John Stephens is residing and practising at Rosevean House, alongside partners Rowland Glave Saunders and Samuel J Motton.
1926: Rowland Glave Saunders returns to Exeter, the city of his birth, where he goes on to become Mayor.
At this time, Samuel Motton is both resident and practising at Rosevean House and although the firm is still registered as Stephens, Saunders and Motton, there is no mention of either Stephens or Motton. This is the only recorded veterinary practice in Penzance.
Post-1945: After World War Two, Mr Motton has three veterinary partners: Mr Neil, Mrs E Parker and Mr Basil Edmunds. Mr Motton dies in 1952 aged 65.
Mr John Hardern later becomes a partner at the practice when Rosevean House is registered in the Trades Directory as Hardern and Neil.
The arrival of Mr Richard Young, followed by Mr Steve Otty results in the formation of Hardern, Neil, Young and Otty.
Following the retirement of Mr Neil, “Hardern, Young and Otty” buys Rosevean House.
Mr Duncan Bruce, an Aberdeen farmer’s son, becomes a partner around the same time that Mr Hardern retires from the practice, leaving the partnership as Young, Otty and Bruce.
2003: Mr Young retires and “Otty and Bruce” continues.
2008: Mr Matthew Berriman and Mr Joseph Ivey join the partnership. The practice is renamed “Rosevean Veterinary Practice”.
2010: Mr David Coombs becomes a partner.
2013: Mr Otty retires.
2019: Duncan Bruce retires and our practice becomes part of VetPartners, a likeminded network of veterinary teams. Our team continues to honour the legacy of those who have helped to shape the direction of our practice.
