Guidebook for Porthtowan
Food Scene
This restaurant and bar serves delicious, hearty food and a lovely atmosphere by the beach. The mussels are especially good.
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Blue Bar
Beach RoadThis restaurant and bar serves delicious, hearty food and a lovely atmosphere by the beach. The mussels are especially good.
After a hearty walk along the coast path the Driftwood Spars will serve you a delicious meal and try their flight (three small glasses) of local beers.
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The Driftwood Spars
Trevaunance RoadAfter a hearty walk along the coast path the Driftwood Spars will serve you a delicious meal and try their flight (three small glasses) of local beers.
Great place to have a coffee and watch the surfers right on the beach at Trevaunance cove St Agnes.
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Schooners
Quay RoadGreat place to have a coffee and watch the surfers right on the beach at Trevaunance cove St Agnes.
Shopping
Etherington's farm shop has amazing meats, cheeses and wines plus other delicacies.
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Etherington Brian Meat Co Ltd
Etherington's farm shop has amazing meats, cheeses and wines plus other delicacies.
Essentials
Tesco Superstore
Wesley StreetThis is your nearest supermarket.
Porthtowan Village Stores
Beach RoadA well stocked local shop for your basic needs including soya milk.
Waitrose station
ParkLarge Waitrose in Truro.
Sainsbury's
Eastern GreenLarge Sainsbury's in Truro
Arts & Culture
St Agnes Museum
Penwinnick RoadSmall and interesting local museum.
Gwennap Pit is an open air amphitheatre, near Redruth, made famous by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Possibly a hollow created by mining activities, it has remarkable acoustic properties.
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Gwennap Pit, TR16 5HH
8-9 Saint Clement StreetGwennap Pit is an open air amphitheatre, near Redruth, made famous by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Possibly a hollow created by mining activities, it has remarkable acoustic properties.
Really good museum with plenty of activities for children.
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Maritime Museum station
Really good museum with plenty of activities for children.
An amazing open air theatre right on the cliff edge, well worth a visit even if you don't see a show there.
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Das Minack-Theater
An amazing open air theatre right on the cliff edge, well worth a visit even if you don't see a show there.
Barbara Hepworth's home, studio and garden is open to the public and many of her brilliant sculptures are on display there.
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Barbara Hepworth Museum und Skulpturengarten
Barnoon HillBarbara Hepworth's home, studio and garden is open to the public and many of her brilliant sculptures are on display there.
Art lovers will enjoy this seaside art gallery with wonderful indoor/outdoor restaurant.
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Tate St. Ives
Art lovers will enjoy this seaside art gallery with wonderful indoor/outdoor restaurant.
Getting Around
Redruth Station
Station RoadTrains to London Paddington and Penzance.
Entertainment & Activities
Plaza cinema
Lemon StreetThe Poly
24 Church StIndependent cinema in the heart of Falmouth.
Regal Redruth Cinema & Theatre
6 Fore StCheap multiplex cinema.
Friendly surf teachers offering lessons and board and wetsuits for hire and for sale.
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Tris Surf Shop
Friendly surf teachers offering lessons and board and wetsuits for hire and for sale.
Coastal Rush
I haven't tried this but I hear its great fun.
Elm Farm Bike Barn
Nearest bike hire shop, run by friendly people.
Well located bike hire to follow trails off road.
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Bike Chain Bissoe Bike Hire
Well located bike hire to follow trails off road.
We have had many happy days exploring the Fal estuary in hired kayaks from Loe Beach. They have a cafe too. They provide waterproof bags for your phones and valuables.
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Loe Beach Watersports
We have had many happy days exploring the Fal estuary in hired kayaks from Loe Beach. They have a cafe too. They provide waterproof bags for your phones and valuables.
Sightseeing
This is one of only three cathedrals in the UK with three spires. Built in the late 19th Century in the Gothic revival style by John Loughborough Pearson.
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Kathedrale von Truro
Saint Mary's StreetThis is one of only three cathedrals in the UK with three spires. Built in the late 19th Century in the Gothic revival style by John Loughborough Pearson.
I have not yet been but would like to go.
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Poldark Mine & The Cornish Heritage Collection
I have not yet been but would like to go.
Geevor Zinnerzmine
I haven't been yet but would like to go.
Pendennis Castle
Castle DriveExplore one of henry Vlll's finest coastal fortresses.