Portwrinkle Local Attractions
The South West Coastal Path
"The Bungalow" Portwrinkle is adjacent to the
South West Coastal Path, and we make an ideal stopping place
for walkers. Please book your accommodation in advance if you
are planning to walk the South West Coastal Path to avoid disappointment.
South
West Coastal Path Distance Calculator
Seaton
to Portwrinkle Walk
Eden Project
The internationally famous Eden
Project is just a 45 minute drive from Portwrinkle.
Attractions
HMS
Raleigh we are ideally located if you are visiting friends/family.
Mount Edgcumbe House & Country Park. This is the restored
former Tudor home of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe set in 18C
Earl's Garden. Overlooking Plymouth Sound. Classical garden
houses, statues, exotic Shell Seat. 865 acres Country Park.
Cotehele - Saltash (National Trust). Large mature garden,
daffodil meadow, unusual trees, small acers. Formal terraced
garden with magnolias and climbers. Sheltered valley – pond,
dovecote, 18th Century tower, unusual shrubs, rhododendrons,
azaleas. Woodland walks.
Antony House & Gardens - Torpoint. Overlooking the Lynher
River, grounds, landscaped by Repton include formal courtyard,
terraces, ornamental Japanese pond, fine Summer borders, sculptures
and a knot garden. Houses National collection of Hemerocallis
(610 cultivars).
Polhawn
Fort -Rame Head. Polhawn Fort hosts wedding ceremonies,
and we are ideally located if you are attending a wedding.
Local Beaches
There are two sand and shingle beaches with rock pools in Portwrinkle.
The first beach is called Chalet Beach, and the second beach
is Harbour Beach with a small, but still working, harbour. Car
park, toilets and refreshments nearby. Easy access. Bathing
unsafe on outgoing tides due to strong currents.
Seaton has a large sandy beach. All facilities nearby, including
car parks, toilets, cafes and pub. Seaton Valley Countryside
Park offers walks, picnic and amenity areas. Easy access.
Downderry has a sand and shingle beach with rock pools, swimming,
boating. All facilities nearby. Easy access.
Whitsand Bay has over 3 miles of fine sandy beach backed by
slate cliffs, reached by paths at Freathy, Tregonhawke and Tregantle.
Access at Tregantle is occasionally prohibited when the firing
range is in operation (red flag). Cliff top car park and refreshments
at Freathy. Rip currents can make bathing unsafe at times. The
bay is patrolled by lifeguards based at Tregantle in August,
and Tregonhawke from mid-June to mid-September.
Kingsand and Cawsand are attractive, sheltered sand and shingle
beaches with all facilities nearby, including pubs, cafes and
beach shops. Easy access. Rock pools, cliff walks and boat hire.
Safe bathing, except when winds are from the south east. No
dogs at Cawsand and Kingsand from Easter to October.
Water sports
At Cawsand beach there are canoes, motorboats, windsurfers,
fishing gear, etc. for hire. Whitsand Bay, has a 3 mile stretch
of golden sand, is a favourite with surfers all year round.
The former navy frigate, HMS Scylla, started her new role in life as an artificial reef in Whitsand Bay, South East Cornwall, on 27th March 2004.
Scylla provides a fantastic venue for both diving and marine research. Divers will be able to access her superstructure and all the 4 decks. Highlights will include captain’s cabin, the bridge, galley, mess decks,
living accommodation, operations room and the engine room.
Dive Scylla in Whitsand Bay
Fishing
As well as sea fishing from the shore, cliffs and headlands,
and from the River Lynher estuary at Antony, the peninsula offers
coarse fishing at a freshwater lake near Millbrook. Also, Coarse
and Fly Fishing at Bake Lakes, near Trerulefoot.
Leisure Centre
Whitsand Bay Hotel, at Portwrinkle, has a leisure centre open
to non-residents, with indoor pool, and exercise room. There
is an indoor swimming at Liskeard and Saltash leisure centres.
Tennis courts in Torpoint (temporary membership available) and
Millbrook (open to the public).
Ferries
Cremyll Ferry is a passenger ferry which leaves from Mount
Edgcumbe and takes you over to the Stonehouse area of Plymouth.
A pleasant boat trip which links with the bus service into the
centre of Plymouth.
The three Torpoint car ferries run throughout the day and night.
Leaving every 10 minutes during the day and evening from 6.30am
to 9.30pm and every half hour during the night, leaving Torpoint
on the hour and half hour; and on the quarters from Devonport.
Eating out
Finnygook Inn, Crafthole
The View at Rame Head
St John Inn, St John (Tel: 01752-822280) A characterful, local,
14th century village pub, in an attractive village. Well-kept
Cornish ales. Good pub food.
The Halfway House, Kingsand (Tel: 01752-822279)
The Rising Sun, Kingsand (Tel: 01752-822840)
The Devonport right on the beach in Kingsand
The Galleon Bar at Cawsand Bay Hotel
Eliot Arms, St Germans
The Rod & Line, Tideford (Tel: 851323)
Historic Fishing Villages
Nearby are Looe, Polperro, Kingsand and Cawsand.
Theme Parks
Dobwalls Adventure Park, Liskeard
Morwellam Quay, Tavistock
Flambards, Helston
Plymouth
A short drive away and with theatres, ice rink, cinemas, and
attractions makes a good day out. See the Plymouth Website for
more details.
http://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/
