Guidebook for Portmellon
Food Scene
Lovely meals of fish and other local produce, simply and well prepared. Very good puddings. Reasonably priced.
28 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Salamander
4-6 Tregoney HillLovely meals of fish and other local produce, simply and well prepared. Very good puddings. Reasonably priced.
Lovely atmosphere and good food, right on the quay. A family run restaurant where husband cooks and catches the fish. Wife is main waitress. They sell Portuguese crockery & ovenware. Funny and friendly.
13 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Alvorada
2 Polkirt HillLovely atmosphere and good food, right on the quay. A family run restaurant where husband cooks and catches the fish. Wife is main waitress. They sell Portuguese crockery & ovenware. Funny and friendly.
Very good local meat & veg. Cornish cheeses, ham, wines etc. Friendly and well stocked. Very convenient.
15 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Lobbs Farm Shop
B3273Very good local meat & veg. Cornish cheeses, ham, wines etc. Friendly and well stocked. Very convenient.
Good pasties, bread etc. Convenient. Has bar and coffee shop.
13 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Cakebreads Bakery
CantonGood pasties, bread etc. Convenient. Has bar and coffee shop.
Their food is excellent (homemade soups, steak sandwiches, etc. etc). Their bread and cakes the best around.
14 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Da Bara Bakery
Lodge WayTheir food is excellent (homemade soups, steak sandwiches, etc. etc). Their bread and cakes the best around.
You can take your mugs of tea/coffee onto the beach with your bacon sandwich. Friendly staff, lovely ice cream
7 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Mermaid Beach Cafe
Church StreetYou can take your mugs of tea/coffee onto the beach with your bacon sandwich. Friendly staff, lovely ice cream
Nice pub that serves food. Seating outside next to the sea. Lovely on a Summer's eve.
7 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Rising Sun Inn
2 Portmellon ParkNice pub that serves food. Seating outside next to the sea. Lovely on a Summer's eve.
Drinks & Nightlife
One of the oldest and least changed pubs in Mevagissy. Excellent food served in bar - fresh local fish. Inexpensive and atmospheric. Especially nice when fire lit in winter and it's rainy outside.
20 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Fountain Inn
One of the oldest and least changed pubs in Mevagissy. Excellent food served in bar - fresh local fish. Inexpensive and atmospheric. Especially nice when fire lit in winter and it's rainy outside.
Parks & Nature
Large and various historic gardens with interest for everyone. They have cafe (lovely lunches using their own veg & local meat). Shop - unusual & quality items as well as souvenirs.
594 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Izicwangciso Zemithi YaseHeligan
B3273Large and various historic gardens with interest for everyone. They have cafe (lovely lunches using their own veg & local meat). Shop - unusual & quality items as well as souvenirs.
It's right next to Dolphin Cottage. When the tide is in you can swim or kayak from the slipway which is fun. When tide out there are rocky pools at the sides and lots of open sand to run about on. Dogs not allowed June-Aug.
13 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Portmellon
It's right next to Dolphin Cottage. When the tide is in you can swim or kayak from the slipway which is fun. When tide out there are rocky pools at the sides and lots of open sand to run about on. Dogs not allowed June-Aug.
A great beach for families - it has a quay (to jump off at high tide), stream (to dam up anytime), beach cafe, soft fine sand, safe bathing. A second beach next to it (Little Perhaver) for having a BBQ. Nice friendly place with other familes in Summer. There's kayak hire on the beach and there are some lovely coves and beaches inaccessible except by water, nearby.
28 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Gorran Haven
A great beach for families - it has a quay (to jump off at high tide), stream (to dam up anytime), beach cafe, soft fine sand, safe bathing. A second beach next to it (Little Perhaver) for having a BBQ. Nice friendly place with other familes in Summer. There's kayak hire on the beach and there are some lovely coves and beaches inaccessible except by water, nearby.
Sightseeing
A world class venture in environmental magic.
1110 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Iprojekthi ye-Eden
A world class venture in environmental magic.
Shopping
Great variety of small shops with everything from cheap toys and junk for children to fine quality clothes. Furniture and souvenirs. The local Green grocer's shop is tiny and full of lovely fresh local produce, plus fridge ull of delecatessen stuff etc. The caravan on the quay sells fish from the boats just in, plus local scallops & mussels. There's a good second hand bookshop.
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Mevagissey
Great variety of small shops with everything from cheap toys and junk for children to fine quality clothes. Furniture and souvenirs. The local Green grocer's shop is tiny and full of lovely fresh local produce, plus fridge ull of delecatessen stuff etc. The caravan on the quay sells fish from the boats just in, plus local scallops & mussels. There's a good second hand bookshop.
Everything Else
Small attractive town with interesting independent shops. Cafes, cathedral.
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Truro
Small attractive town with interesting independent shops. Cafes, cathedral.
Arts & Culture
This small local museum is a whole world of interesting commonplace stuff from times not long past - but now almost unimaginable (until you've been round the museum, that is). Domestic items and fishing gear that have beauty as well as utility. A rare, unmodernised museum created and run by the people who have lived here forever - really inspiring.
8 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Mevagissey Museum
26 Cliff RdThis small local museum is a whole world of interesting commonplace stuff from times not long past - but now almost unimaginable (until you've been round the museum, that is). Domestic items and fishing gear that have beauty as well as utility. A rare, unmodernised museum created and run by the people who have lived here forever - really inspiring.