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

Cottages

Fisherman's cottage, sleeps 3-4, Porthleven (6 km)

Rose Cottage, sleeps 4, Breage (3 km)

The Mowey Barn, sleeps 4, Helston (6 km)

Local hotels

Polurrian Hotel (8 km)

Mullion Cove Hotel (9 km)

Local attractions

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)

Nearby gardens

Trevena Cross Nurseries (6 km)

Mining heritage

Great Work (6 km)

Wheal Prosper & Prosper United (4 km)

Wheal Trewavas (3 km)

Great Wheal Vor (5 km)

Pubs

Crown Inn (10 km)

Rodney Inn (6 km)

Harbour Inn (6 km)

Blue Anchor (3 km)

Crown Inn (5 km)

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)