The local area...
The area I know well and where most of these properties are located, is that peninsula from Pentewan southwards.
The bit I know really well and strongly recommend is Gorran Haven and the lovely beaches and coast either side. The countryside inland is also quiet and unspoilt and the few tiny hamlets here are a good alternative to being right by the beach. In any case, you are never more than 3 miles from the coast here. There are some lovely walks inland too, through woodland and traditionally farmed land.
Gorran Haven has a handful of small shops supplying everything you need for a short stay and probably much more than you need for a great time on the beach. There are two cafes, a restaurant and a pub all serving meals and snacks and the bakery makes its own pasties.
Gorran Haven Beaches
West of Gorran Haven are the beaches of Vault and Hemmick. Both are absolutely beautiful and very suitable for a day equipped with picnic etc. Neither are easily accessible by car. Caerhayes beach, west of Hemmick, has a café/shop hidden amongst sandy dunes and also a carpark. It also has a pleasing castle whose gardens are sometimes open to the public.Portloe is considered by many to be the jewel in the crown of the Roseland peninsula and one of the prettiest villages in Cornwall. It’s steep sided valleys has meant that it has managed to escape development over the years and many buildings differ little from when they were built. Sir John Betjeman said of Portloe "One of the least spoiled and most impressive of Cornish fishing villages".
Properties in Portloe:
Caddydaw,
Farm Cottage,
8 Coastguard Cottages,
9 Coastguard CottagesThe pretty village of St.Mawes looks out over the River Fal towards Falmouth. The old fishing port boasts steep and narrow streets rising from the harbour. Today it is a popular place for retirement and holiday homes and boasts an abundance of smart houses in addition to the traditional cob cottages. In recent years, St Mawes has become a popular tourist destination with good restaurants, attractive shops and a number of galleries. Properties in St Mawes:
Smugglers CottageRock is located across the Camel estuary from the fishing port of Padstow. For somewhere so sandy, Rock might not seem like the most appropriate name. However, it comes from the local quarry where the rocks were used as ballast by sailing ships which had unloaded their cargo across the river. The quarry is now a car park. A village shop stocked with a superb selection of fine wines and cheeses gives a clue to the popularity of the place with wealthy city types and other well to do posh folk, including certain members of the Royal family.
Occasionally referred to as 'Chelsea-on-Sea', Rock is reputed to be the home of more millionaires than anywhere else in Cornwall with exclusive villas and apartments discretely hidden amongst the trees although out of season a calm descends and one can appreciate the towns assets, not least its beautiful beach which stretches along the side of the Camel all the way around to Daymer Bay at low tide. The mile long fine sand beach is fringed with dunes and the water is unusually calm and clear - whatever anybody may tell you there is no surf in Rock!
Properties in Rock:
PadillyCornwall is a wonderful place to know and to grow up in – its magic is apparent when just passing through. I hope you will feel at home here too and that this website helps you to do that.
