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The picturesque Cornish fishing village of Polperro offers a peaceful atmosphere and a warm welcome to visitors. You can visit the vibrant harbour, enjoy a boat trip, or explore the scenic coastal pathways on foot. There are also historic attractions such as the 14th century Crumplehorn Inn and Mill, as well as a museum.
 
 
 
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Polperro Harbour
Of all the little fishing villages of southern Cornwall, Polperro is probably the most photographed – thanks to its superb setting at the mouth of a steep-sided valley. The harbour is still a working port for fishing boats, and...
 
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Polperro Heritage Museum
This museum is housed within the old pilchard factory on the northern side of the harbour. It has a large collection of photographs and other exhibits, particularly related to local folklore and the old fishing and smuggling industries that used...
 
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  I've visited Polperro many times over many years, and I still think it's one of Cornwall's highlights. In fact, I'm not sure it has really changed much in decades. Winding lanes crammed with old fishing cottages still rise up from a very very picturesque harbour, which is still largely unspoilt.

It's probably more suitable for a walking, eating and sightseeing holiday than a beach holiday (there's no beach in the village), but that makes it ideal for a winter break. This is also a...
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Talland Bay
Talland Bay is one of the delightful, hidden treasures of this part of Cornwall. It can be reached either by the coastal footpath from Looe or Polperro, or by one of two narrow lanes that descend steeply from the A387....
 
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Talland Church
Talland Church stands on a superb hillside location overlooking the picturesque bay. It was built on an ancient holy site and is about a mile from Polperro, the nearest real settlement. The present altar marks the site of the Celtic...
 
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Church of St Willow   (Approx 3 Miles)
Daphne du Maurier was married in this church in 1932, and it appears in her first novel, The Loving Spirit, written a few years earlier. The church dates largely from the 14th century, with later additions. Notable features include a...
 
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Hall Chapel   (Approx 4 Miles)
Hall Chapel is one of only a few surviving Medieval chapels in Cornwall. Although it's really a ruin, you can still see the 15th century bell turret and some Medieval stonework. Unfortunately, the oak-cradled roof was blown off in 1976...
 
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Lantic Bay   (Approx 3 Miles)
This is one of the best sandy beaches in SE Cornwall, with fine white sand hidden by high cliffs and sheltered by Pencarrow Head on its eastern side. But it is not the easiest to reach. It is about a...
 
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Lantivet Bay   (Approx 6 Miles)
This bay lies immediately to the east of Pencarrow Head, midway between Polruan and Polperro, and is overlooked by the beautiful parish church at Lansallos. It encloses several separate coves each with its sand or shingle beach, of which none...
 
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Polruan Ferry   (Approx 6 Miles)
Polruan is an unspoilt fishing village just across the water from Fowey. The Polruan foot ferry consists of a small motor boat, which runs between Town Quay in the centre of Fowey to Polruan Quay. In the summer, during the...
 
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Polruan Quay   (Approx 6 Miles)
Overlooking one of the loveliest river valleys in Cornwall, Polruan Quay makes for the perfect lunch stop. Choose from a waterside pub, a harbour café or a picnic on the little beach. Get here by car, by ferry across the...
 
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Pont Pill   (Approx 6 Miles)
Pont Pill is a tidal river that slushes through a secluded forest valley to a tiny port. Once a busy trading route, today the river is only navigable at high tide for about a mile and a half, by small...
 
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Q Memorial   (Approx 5 Miles)
Q was the pseudonym of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Scholar, novelist and, most famously, editor of the Oxford Book of English Verse, he lived in Fowey for more than 50 years. The Q Memorial is a tall granite pillar at Penleath...
 
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River Fowey   (Approx 6 Miles)
The River Fowey, which rises on Bodmin moor, is about 40km long. At Fowey, where there is a natural harbour, the river is navigable for about seven miles inland. In fact, the Fowey River Valley has been designated an Area...
 
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St Ildierna’s Church   (Approx 6 Miles)
High on a hill looking out across beautiful Lantivet Bay in southern Cornwall is the fifteenth Century St Ildierna’s, the parish church of Lansallos. There are fine views across the bay to Pencarrow Head and Dodman’s Point from the...
 
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