Cornwall · St Austell Bay
Five minutes' walk to a sandy beach, on the South West Coast Path — with the Eden Project, Charlestown, Fowey and Mevagissey all within easy reach.
A small hamlet on the north shore of St Austell Bay, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The setting is rural — fields adjoining the cottage, buzzards overhead, house martins at the bedroom window — and yet civilisation is minutes away in any direction. A short walk through the field brings you to the beach; a few steps further and you're on the coast path, with miles of cliff walking south to Black Head or north toward Charlestown.
A short stroll · a short drive
Through the field, down to a safe sandy beach with a sailing club next door.
Walk south along the cliffs to Black Head, or north toward Charlestown.
Porthpean Golf Club's 18-hole course is a few minutes' walk along the lane.
A Georgian harbour village — square-rigged tall ships, the shipwreck museum, pubs, and Charlie's tea shop with its homemade cakes.
The biomes are a short drive — an easy half-day or full day out.
The Lost Gardens of Heligan — one of the great gardens of Cornwall.
A working fishing village with a double harbour, and fish & chips on the wall.
The estuary town across the bay — bookshops, sailing, restaurants, and the ferry to Polruan.
Find us
Seaside Holiday Cottage (The Old School House), Porthpean, St Austell, Cornwall
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One quiet hamlet, a whole coast within reach. Call us on 07791 524 600, or see the cottage first.
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