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a Picturesque Village in the county of Cornwall

About Portloe

The Jewel in the Crown of the Roseland peninsula, Portloe is one of Cornwall's most attractive coastal villages. Escaping development due to the steep valley on which it is built, Portloe is an historic fishing and smugglers village. It once supported a small drift fleet and a seine fishery, and still today fishing continues, and lobster and crab potting. A trully enchanting place to visit, and in the words of Sir John Betjeman (famous poet 1906-1984) "One of the least spoiled and most impressive of Cornish fishing villages"

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The opening to the inner harbour.

Mevagissey (250 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Cornwall

(5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction NE of Portloe)

One of a ribbon of picturesque fishing villages dotting the fabled Cornish coastline. Mevagissey has ancient buildings flanking steep and extremely narrow streets which during.....

St Mawes, Cornwall

St Mawes (61 Pictures) in the county of Cornwall

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction SW of Portloe)

St. Mawes is the stuff picture postcards are made of, the sunlight reflecting on the frothy ocean waves, the warm sea breezes, dreamy thatched cottages overlooking the bay...

Truro, Cornwall

Truro (41 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Cornwall

(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction NW of Portloe)

Truro, today is Cornwall's unofficial capital and adminstrative centre but in the Middle Ages Truro was one of the towns which controlled Cornwall's flourishing tin mining industry...

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Falmouth (97 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction SW of Portloe)

Think of Falmouth and you immediately think of the sparkling sea in a bay alive with busy colourful pleasure and sailing boats all jostling along in bright sunshine. You think.....

Outer Harbour.

Charlestown (121 Pictures) in the county of Cornwall

(9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction NE of Portloe)

This lovely little port hugs the rugged south Cornish coast overlooking picturesque St. Austell Bay...

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A picture of Trewithen Gardens, near Truro, Cornwall

Trewithen Gardens (24 Pictures)

(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction N)

Trewithen is a glorious 18th-century house built by Thomas Edwards and decorated in Rococo style. It forms a backdrop for.....

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(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NE)

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Lost Gardens of Heligan (148 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NE)

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Truro Cathedral (23 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction NW)

A former 16th-century parish church once stood on the site of this sumptuous cathedral, which was designed by John Loughborough.....

St Mawes Castle - the sea view.

St Mawes Castle (12 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction SW)

Built by Henry VIII between 1540-45 due to the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain. Built as one of a pair, their.....

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St Anthony Head (1 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SW)

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Pendennis Castle, Pendennis Point, Falmouth, Cornwall

Pendennis Castle (11 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)

Built at the side of a naturally deep harbour Pendennis Castle forms one of Henry VIII's coastal defences, built to guard against.....


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