Poldhu Village

About Poldhu

Poldhu village

Poldhu is a little coastal hamlet within Mullion parish on the west coast of the Lizard Peninsula.

Poldhu means 'black pool' in Cornish.

Poldhu Cove was chosen by Guglielmo Marconi as the site of a wireless station and it was from here that Marconi sent the first Transatlantic radio message on December 12, 1901 to a temporary receiving station on Signal Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland.

The station's fifty acre (200,000 m²) plot was bought in 1900 and construction work ran from October 1900 to January 1901, to a design by John Ambrose Fleming. The original twenty mast circular aerial was destroyed in a storm on September 17, 1901.

A monument stands on the cliffs near the spot.

Local accommodation

B and Bs

B & Bs

Penmenner House (9 km)

Carmelin (9 km)

Landewednack House (9 km)

Halftides (2 km)

Halzephron Inn (2 km)

Merther Uny Farm (10 km)

Primrose Cottage B&B (10 km)

Chyheira (8 km)

Caravan and camping holidays

Caravans and Camping

Mullion Holiday Park, Mullion (4 km)

Poldown Caravan and Camping Park, Helston (10 km)

Sea Acres Holiday Park, Lizard Peninsula (8 km)

Chy Carne Camping and Touring Park, Lizard Peninsula (8 km)

Henry's Campsite, Lizard Peninsula (9 km)

Namparra Campsite, Lizard Peninsula (7 km)

Cottage holidays

Cottages

Trenance Farm Cottages, Mullion (9 km)

Kynance Cove Cottage, Lizard (8 km)

Wolf Rock Cottage, Lizard (10 km)

Trelowarren, Helston (7 km)

Trenance Farm Cottages, Mullion (2 km)

Poppy, Cadgwith (8 km)

Bishops Quay, Helford, Helford (8 km)

Parc Brawse Cottage, Lizard (9 km)

Nonsuch Cottage, Mullion (2 km)

Chydane, Gunwalloe (2 km)

The Smithy, Gunwalloe (2 km)

Willow, Cadgwith (8 km)

Dummers Loft, Cadgwith (9 km)

Praze Barn, Cadgwith (8 km)

Little Content Farm Cottage, Helston (3 km)

Meadow View, Helston (9 km)

Sycamores, Helston (9 km)

Eglos Derry Farm Cottage, Helston (3 km)

Old Dolphin Cottage, Helston (9 km)

Burnoon Barn, Helston (4 km)

Carters Loft, Porthleven (5 km)

Chy-An-Gwel, Porthleven (10 km)

Col Ros, Porthleven (3 km)

Woodbine Cottage, Porthleven (1 km)

Trerhose, Porthleven (3 km)

Rose Cottage, Porthleven (10 km)

Cherry Tree Cottage, Porthleven (10 km)

Barngoose, Helston (7 km)

Nevada Farm - Curlew Cottage, Porthleven (9 km)

Appletree Cottage, Porthleven (10 km)

Chywood Farm - The Barn, Helston (9 km)

The Cottage at Penvores, Helston (3 km)

The Barn, Porthleven (9 km)

Forget-Me-Not Cottage, Porthleven (4 km)

Wheal Metal Lodge, Helston (9 km)

Chywood Farm - Chywood Barn, Helston (9 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (9 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (9 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (10 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (10 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (10 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (10 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (2 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (3 km)

Porthleven cottage, Porthleven (3 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (8 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (2 km)

Porthleven cottage, Porthleven (9 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (8 km)

Porthleven cottage, Porthleven (3 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (10 km)

Porthleven cottage, Porthleven (4 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (9 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (9 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (9 km)

Porthleven cottage, Porthleven (9 km)

Porthleven cottage, Porthleven (9 km)

Porthleven cottage, Porthleven (9 km)

Holiday Parks

Holiday Parks

Poldown, Helston (10 km)

Breage WF, Helston (5 km)

Breage, Helston (5 km)

Falmouth Caravan, Helston (5 km)

Ashton Caravan, Helston (5 km)

Goonhilly Caravan, Helston (5 km)

St Keverne, Helston (8 km)

Polbream, Helston (8 km)

Lamorna Caravan, Helston (5 km)

Gunwalloe, Helston (8 km)

Kynance, Helston (8 km)

Poldhu, Helston (8 km)

Poltesco WFA, Helston (8 km)

Manaccan, Helston (8 km)

Veryan, Helston (5 km)

Porthleven, Helston (8 km)

Traboe (Extra wide), Helston (5 km)

Gillian (Extra wide), Helston (5 km)

Cadgwith, Helston (8 km)

Penzance, Helston (5 km)

Lapwing, Helston (5 km)

Helston, Helston (5 km)

Marazion, Helston (5 km)

Perran, Helston (5 km)

Budock Caravan, Helston (5 km)

Lanarth, Helston (8 km)

Merlin, Helston (5 km)

Kennack, Helston (8 km)

Polpoer (Extra wide), Helston (8 km)

Porthallow, Helston (5 km)

Poltesco, Helston (8 km)

Local hotels

Local hotels

Polurrian Hotel (2 km)

Housel Bay Hotel & Restaurant (10 km)

Mullion Cove Hotel (3 km)

Nansloe Manor Hotel (6 km)

An Mordros Hotel (6 km)

Harbour Inn (10 km)

The Angel Hotel (7 km)


Nearby attractions

Beaches

Beaches

Porthcew (9 km)

Porthleven (6 km)

Loe Bar (4 km)

Gunwalloe Fishing Cove (2 km)

Dollar Cove (0 km)

Gunwalloe Church Cove (0 km)

Poldhu Cove (1 km)

Polurrian Cove (2 km)

Mullion Cove (3 km)

Kynance Cove (8 km)

Pentreath (8 km)

Polpeor Cove (10 km)

Housel Bay (10 km)

Cadgwith (9 km)

Kennack Sands (8 km)

Mining history

Mining history

Wheal Prosper & Wheal Trewavas (9 km)

Wheal Trewavas (9 km)

Wheal Ann United (10 km)

Wheal Metal (incl. Metal and Flow) (10 km)

Sithney and Carnmeal Mine (10 km)

Great Wheal Fortune (9 km)

Trevenen Mine (9 km)

Trumpet Consols (10 km)

West Wheal Lovell (7 km)

Treworlis (9 km)

Local pubs

Pubs

Rodney Inn (10 km)

Old Inn (9 km)

Harbour Inn (10 km)

Cadgwith Cove Inn (9 km)

Blue Anchor (7 km)

The Top House (9 km)

Halzephron Inn (2 km)

Local walks

Local walks

Praa Sands to Porthleven (8 km)

Porthleven to Gunwalloe Church Cove (4 km)

Gunwalloe to Mullion Cove (1 km)

Mullion Cove to Kynance Cove (5 km)

Kynance to Landewednack Church Cove (9 km)

Landewednack Church Cove to Kennack Sands (9 km)

Kennack Sands to Downas Cove, Treleaver (10 km)

Adventure Parks

Adventure parks

The Flambards Experience (6 km)

Farms and animals

Farms & animals

National Seal Sanctuary (8 km)

Cornwall Cafes

Cafes

Polpeor Cafe (10 km)

The Kynance Beach Cafe (8 km)

Cinemas

Cinemas

Flora Cinema (7 km)

Gardens

Gardens

Trevena Cross Nurseries (10 km)

Museums

Museums

Helston Folk Museum (7 km)

Cornwall Restaurants

Restaurants

Housel Bay Restaurant (10 km)

Kota (6 km)

New Yard Restaurant (7 km)

Blue Haze (6 km)

High Point Restaurant (2 km)

Halzephron Inn (2 km)

The New Yard Restaurant (7 km)

Amélie's at The Smokehouse (6 km)

Housel Bay Hotel & Restaurant (10 km)


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