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Torpoint
Torpoint (Cornish: Penntorr) is a town in the far South East of Cornwall, United Kingdom, separated from the City of Plymouth by a stretch of water referred to as the Hamoaze, which itself is the mouth of the River Tamar. It is on the Rame Peninsula and has a population of 8,457 (2001 Census). Torpoint's link to Plymouth (and Devonport) is facilitated by three passenger and vehicle ferries. The current ferries are propelled across the river by pulling themselves on chains. These chains sink to the bottom to allow shipping movements in the river. The ferry journey takes approximately 7 minutes. Torpoint is an eighteenth century planned town. The grid-based design for the town was commissioned by Reginald Pole Carew in the Parish of Antony in 1774. His family continued to have a strong influence in the area, having become the Carew Poles, and still reside at their family seat, Antony House. Due to the presence of Devonport Dockyard, the town grew as Dockyard workers settled there. The establishment of the Royal Navy's main training facility, HMS Raleigh, on the west side of Torpoint, boosted the number of inhabitants. Accommodation![]() B & BsThe Halfway House Inn (4 km) The Sunray (3 km) ![]() CottagesVale View Cottage, sleeps 4, Saltash (10 km) ![]() Golf holidaysWhitsand Bay (2 km) St Mellion International (10 km) China Fleet (10 km) ![]() Holiday ParksCorfu Apartment, sleeps 2 (2 km) Cornish Bungalow 7, sleeps 7 (10 km) Tamar Lodge, sleeps 6 (4 km) Cornish Bungalow 8, sleeps 8 (10 km) Sardinia Apartment, sleeps 6 (2 km) Cornish Bungalow 6, sleeps 6 (10 km) Sicily Apartment, sleeps 4 (2 km) Malta Apartment, sleeps 4 (2 km) ![]() Local hotelsRame Barton (4 km) St Mellion Hotel, Golf & Country Club (10 km) China Fleet Country Club (6 km) Local attractions![]() BeachesFinnygook Beach, Portwrinkle (8 km) Tregantle or Long Sands Beach (6 km) Freathy (5 km) Tregonhawke (5 km) Cawsand (5 km) Kingsand (4 km) ![]() Nearby gardensCotehele House & Gardens (10 km) Mount Edgcumbe House & Country Park (4 km) ![]() PubsEdgcumbe Arms (4 km) Copley Arms (2 km) Who'd Have Thought It Inn (10 km) Eliot Arms (10 km) Carbeile Inn (2 km) Cross Keys Inn (5 km) Rising Sun (4 km) The Notter Bridge Inn (8 km) The Rodney (5 km) ![]() Local walksPortwrinkle to Whitsand Battery (6 km) Whitsand Battery to Rame Head (5 km) Rame Head to Kingsand (6 km) Kingsand to Cremyll (4 km) |
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