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Porthleven


Picturesque Porthleven


Porthleven is a small coastal town lying about two miles southwest of Helston. It is a very picturesque place with a large harbour and a good level walk out to the town clock and beach. It is one of those places that have that something different, once you have visited it, you just keep coming back for more. Not so commercial as St. Ives and not so large as Penzance the town feels 'just right'.

There are excellent walks northwest over Breageside towards Rinsey, Trewavas and Kenneggy or southeast over the Tye Rocks towards Loe Bar and Loe Pool - incidentally the largest freshwater lake in Cornwall. There is a very pleasant and most relaxing inland path that circles Loe Pool and enters the Penrose Estate - A must if you are in the area.

Accommodation

B and Bs

B & Bs

Chydane (4 km)

Halftides (8 km)

Glendower B&B (4 km)

Ennys (9 km)

Ednovean Farm (9 km)

Halzephron Inn (5 km)

Caravan and camping holidays

Caravans and Camping

Kenneggy Cove Holiday Park, Penzance (7 km)

Poldown Caravan and Camping Park, Helston (4 km)

Boscreege Caravan and Camping Park, Helston (6 km)

Cottage holidays

Cottages

Fisherman's Cottage, Porthleven (6 km)

Rose Cottage, Helston (3 km)

Carters Loft, Porthleven (0 km)

The Stable, Helston (2 km)

Swallows Barn, Helston (2 km)

Trescowe: Pendarves, Praa Sands (7 km)

Chy-an-Gwel, Helston (4 km)

Bluebell Cottage, Mullion (9 km)

Angelica, Mullion (9 km)

Candytuft Cottage, Mullion (9 km)

Woodford Cottage, Penzance (8 km)

Coachmans, Praa Sands (6 km)

Windmill, Praa Sands (6 km)

The Mowey Barn, Helston (8 km)

Burnoon Barn, Lizard Peninsula (8 km)

Meadow View, Helston (7 km)

Sycamores, Helston (7 km)

Tregadjack, Lizard Peninsula (8 km)

Eglosderry, Helston (4 km)

Little Content, Helston (4 km)

Trelowarren, Lizard Peninsula (9 km)

Trescowe: Crofty, Praa Sands (7 km)

The Paddock, Marazion (10 km)

Holiday Parks

Holiday Parks

St Piran Lodge, Camborne (9 km)

Swallow Caravan, Penzance (9 km)

Willow Lodge, Penzance (9 km)

Cormorant Caravan 3, Penzance (9 km)

Kestrel Caravan, Penzance (9 km)

Kingfisher Caravan, Penzance (9 km)

Willow Lodge Plus, Penzance (9 km)

Marazion Caravan, Penzance (5 km)

Willow Lodge 3, Penzance (9 km)

Local hotels

Local hotels

Polurrian Hotel (8 km)

Mullion Cove Hotel (9 km)

Helston Premier Inn (7 km)

Nansloe Manor Hotel (3 km)

An Mordros Hotel (0 km)


Local attractions

Beaches

Beaches

Perranuthnoe (9 km)

Prussia Cove (7 km)

Kenneggy Sands (7 km)

Praa Sands (6 km)

Porthcew (4 km)

Porthleven (1 km)

Loe Bar (2 km)

Gunwalloe Fishing Cove (4 km)

Dollar Cove (6 km)

Gunwalloe Church Cove (6 km)

Poldhu Cove (7 km)

Polurrian Cove (8 km)

Mullion Cove (9 km)

Mining history

Mining history

Great Work (6 km)

Wheal Prosper & Wheal Trewavas (4 km)

Wheal Trewavas (3 km)

Great Wheal Vor (5 km)

Poldark Mine (Wheal Roots) (8 km)

Basset & Grylls (10 km)

Wheal Ann United (7 km)

Carleen Mine (4 km)

Wheal Metal (incl. Metal and Flow) (4 km)

Sithney and Carnmeal Mine (4 km)

Great Wheal Fortune (3 km)

Wheal Gurlyn (9 km)

Halamanning (8 km)

Unity Consols (10 km)

Releath Mine (8 km)

Binner Downs (8 km)

Crenver & Wheal Abraham (8 km)

Wheal Godolphin (7 km)

Trevenen Mine (6 km)

Trumpet Consols (6 km)

Garlidna & Ruby (9 km)

Wendron Consols (9 km)

Wheal Vrawz (7 km)

Carbona (8 km)

Wheal Treasury (Wheal Treasure) (9 km)

West Providence Mine (10 km)

Wheal Reeth (Lady Gwendolen) (6 km)

Gwin & Singer United (5 km)

Penberthy Crofts (incl. Wheal Fancy) (9 km)

Ennys Wheal Virgin (9 km)

Wheal Friendship (10 km)

Leeds & St. Aubyn (6 km)

Wheal Neptune (10 km)

Trebarvah (9 km)

Penhale Wheal Vor (5 km)

Wheal Hendra (5 km)

Wheal Prospidnick (6 km)

Wheal Christopher Consols (7 km)

North Lovell (9 km)

West Wheal Lovell (6 km)

East Wheal Lovell (10 km)

Treworlis (5 km)

Crowan and Wendron Consols (Wheal Releath) (8 km)

Local pubs

Pubs

Crown Inn (10 km)

Rodney Inn (6 km)

Harbour Inn (6 km)

Victoria Inn (10 km)

Blue Anchor (3 km)

Crown Inn (5 km)

Halzephron Inn (5 km)

Local walks

Local walks

Perranuthnoe to Cudden Point (9 km)

Cudden Point to Praa Sands (7 km)

Praa Sands to Porthleven (2 km)

Porthleven to Gunwalloe Church Cove (2 km)

Gunwalloe to Mullion Cove (7 km)

Adventure Parks

Adventure parks

The Flambards Experience (4 km)

Farms and animalse

Farms & animals

National Seal Sanctuary (8 km)

Gardens

Gardens

Trevena Cross Nurseries (6 km)

Godolphin House (6 km)

Cornish heritage

Cornwall heritage

Poldark Mine (8 km)

Museumse

Museums

Helston Folk Museum (4 km)

Local pubs

Pubs

The Victoria Inn (10 km)

Cornwall Restaurants

Restaurants

Kota (0 km)

New Yard (9 km)

Blue Haze (0 km)

High Point Restaurant (8 km)

Halzephron Inn (5 km)

The New Yard Retsaurant (9 km)


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