Overlooking the beach |
Seasonal Photo's - |
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December and the Christmas lights around the harbour.
Always a welcome site at this time of year.
Dec24 |
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Nearly the middle of November and looking very spring like
on the beach today. Its been a nice few dry and calm days and not seen at
this time of year for a few years now. Normal service resuming next week
of rain, gales and cold.
13nov24 |
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Nearing the end of October and not a bad month for sunshine
with our fair share of wind and rain too.
Above from the 10th and 25th Oct with settled and rough seas.
25oct24 |
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End of September and the left over of the weekends gale. A
day later as we start October and looking more promising.
1oct24 |
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Mid September and a couple of fine sunny days. In the
morning and low tide and beach fairly quiet so far.
18-19sep24 |
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Mid August and our first photo of a not so good Monday. The
beach and a dip not looking very inviting this morning. Looking better in
July and thank you to Mr Tony McIntosh for sharing three of his drone photos when staying here last month. (please
note for any drone flyers. We are in a restricted air space and he
received permission form RNAS Culdrose to fly)
19aug24 |
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A water theme and yesterdays Porthleven RNLI Regatta
fundraising day. Just as it was setting up. The tide came eventually.
Last week in Penrose and a very good display of water lilies on Loe Pool.
Taken in the evening light.
5aug24 |
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1st August and a glorious week continues. Only a couple
minutes from all our properties, the pier. Great views. A Kittiwake have a
break too looking over to the Gar Tul Rock. The local gig coming back in
after a morning workout.
1aug24 |
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The end of July and summer weather continues this week.
Flat calm seas and clear waters on this warm day. The parasol out in Seine
House. Late cancellation vacancy next door in Barc House from the 10th to
17th Aug.
31jul24 |
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June and overlooking the beach in front of Barc & Seine
House. Along the coast path to the 2nd downs and site of the old Wheal
Rose Mine. A bit further on looking over Loe Pool and Bar.
18jun24 |
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May. An evening stroll. Out meeting some of the locals and
down on the beach
1may24 |
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May and Springtime. The local NT estate of Penrose is at
its best with an abundance of spring flowers including Bluebells and a few
rare white ones in the mix.
May24 |
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February 24. Sunny days have been few and far between all
the rain this month.
26feb24 |
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January 24 and cheering up the winter are the fields of
daffodils. Picked in bud there are so many they are starting to bloom now
and brightening the countryside. In a field full of gold there are a few
rare lemon and gold.
27jan24 |
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Welcome
to Porthleven
We are Porthleven business offering a selection of eight of our own individual self-catering
accommodation sleeping up to 7 persons in the beautiful harbour village with 2
miles of beach of Porthleven.
We are ideally positioned along the
coastal Loe Bar Road. Where is this? Have a look at
Contact
Us for our location and village maps. But they are grouped together on or
around the cliff top, overlooking the beach and Mounts Bay.
We have parking for each property in our own off road car park, which is only
a minutes walk from all the
accommodation
Steps to the to the beach are only 40 metres away, which is ideal for swimming
or a stroll on the sands. And it is only a few minutes walk down to the pier
and centre of the village and harbour side, which is surrounded by a variety
of cafes, shops, bakery, restaurants and pubs.
Porthleven is also an excellent holiday base for seeing this part of Cornwall.
To the west, Penzance and Lands End. The east, Falmouth and the Lizard Peninsula. Inland
the attractive cathedral city of Truro.
If you want to leave the car behind, then for walking or cycling, its out of
your front door and onto the coast path or Cornish lanes. Heading either east
or west with spectacular views all around. Look at our
Walking and Cycling
page.
Not sure which to do? Have a
weather check to help decide.
What else is there to do here? If you don't fancy a stroll about the harbour
and shops, shopping trip, a coastal ramble, scenic drive, swimming, sunbathing
and playing on the beach, a fishing or boat trip, a kayak paddle or taking it
too easy. Then look at our
What's on Porthleven or
What's on West guides
for events happening in Porthleven and west Cornwall.
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