W. Oliver Allen & Sons

Holiday Accommodation

Loe Bar Road, Porthleven, Cornwall. TR13 9EN

Tel: 01326 562222

email: woallen@porth-leven.com web: www.porth-leven.com

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Little Tamerisk - view west overlooking the beach

Seasonal Photo's - updated 14th November 2009

After a night of gales, rain the Porthleven receiving a general battering, it was quite a surprise to see the sun this afternoon around high tide to wave watch. 14nov09.
Below a sort clip taken from Seine House

Trewavas Mine and Rinsey from Porthleven

We are starting to work on some walk guides for our visitors and as part of one we end up across the harbour from us on the "Breageside". Left - in the distance the old working of Trewavas Mine at Rinsey and foreground the shipwreck memorial cross (another is located across the far side of Loe Bar) Right - looking across the harbour. The foreground is the old lime kiln. St Bartholomew's church and the Methodist Chapel in fore street are also prominent landmarks from here.
8nov09.

Over the weekend the low pressure and north winds have made ideal conditions for surfers here. The surf as it rears up and breaks looks fantastic, like the mane of a mythical white beast. Right - The surf photographers are out looking for that magazine shot.
7-8nov09

Early November and on the harbour side. The cloudy weather and grey granite making it a boot gloomy today. With the stormy seas the baulk gate is down protecting the boats of the inner harbour. To cheer up we head for the beach (below)

porthleven beach and pier and bickford smith institute

Although it is low tide the rough seas mean we can only walk from Sand Hill by the pier to Blue Buoy Steps. But it is pleasant and for a moment get a glimpse of blue skies. Top right photo on the cliffs the building formally the Tye Rock Hotel. In these conditions it reminds us of when it was a location for a Hammer Horror story in the 1980's. It was for the TV series Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense - A distant Scream. Cast including David Carradine & Stephaine Beacham. A clip is on YouTube and the hotel is 5 mins into it. Link to it Here
1Nov09

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Two nearby gardens - Glendurgan and a glimpse of its famous maze and Trengwainton with a nice walled garden that is undergoing a revival of its vegetables. Both not open much longer as they close for the winter.

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Porthleven harbour from Peverell Terrace and on the harbour side

Jul09

Porthleven winter sunset
17feb09

Back to the normal winter weather and looking at the pier and surf again. top left it looks like a clean up set is bearing down on the surfers. Top middle: A few moments later and this fishing boat is heading back to port. Top Right: In a lull it is safely just passing the pier head.
5Feb09

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A cool and dry start to the day and great to see such a vivid sunrise at about 7.40am. By mid morning though the clouds had amassed and it started to rain. but this was a treat while it lasted.
8dec08

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Storm seas from December 2008. See our video below right

We try to vary the pictures on local views and when we can get about. But if there are any requests for the future, please email us.

Website updated: Friday 20th November. 2009

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Welcome to Porthleven

We are a local family business offering a selection of seven of our own individual self-catering accommodation sleeping up to 7 persons in the beautiful harbour village with 3 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 A ccommodation.

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, 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 Cornwall" page.

What else is there to do here? If you don't fancy a stroll about the harbour and shops, a coastal ramble, scenic drive, swimming, sunbathing and playing on the beach on the beach, fishing or boat trip or taking it too easy. Then look at our "What's On?" guides for events happening in Porthleven and west Cornwall.

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Porthleven winter seas

Storm seas from Seine House
Taken Sunday 9th December 2007
at high tide around 4.30pm.

Self Catering holiday accommodation to let all year round in Porthleven Cornwall. A holiday or short break in one of our cottages in the harbour village of Porthleven. Right on the Cornish coast and excellent for walking the south west coast path and breathtaking sea and coastal views. Also conveniently within driving distance of many of the attractions in Cornwall including Lands End, The Lizard and the Eden Project and the many gardens of Cornwall. Or how about visiting the attractive towns of Truro, Penzance and Falmouth.