Menagwins Court Holiday Cottages Guidebook
Sightseeing
Just a few local places to visit during your stay
Gorran Haven is a pleasant sandy beach just in front of the village. It is fairly sheltered, sitting in the lee of the 400ft high Dodman point just to the west. Along with all the facilities of the village close to hand this makes for a great family beach.
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Gorran Haven
Gorran Haven is a pleasant sandy beach just in front of the village. It is fairly sheltered, sitting in the lee of the 400ft high Dodman point just to the west. Along with all the facilities of the village close to hand this makes for a great family beach.
The beautiful gardens are open to the public every year between April and June
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Caerhays Castle
The beautiful gardens are open to the public every year between April and June
You will pass The Lost Gardens of Heligan on your way to the cottages.
Step back in time and lose yourself in Europe’s largest garden restoration; a world of romance, heritage and adventure awaits your discovery.
Explore Victorian Productive Gardens and Pleasure Grounds along winding paths laid out over two centuries ago. Journey across the forgotten world beneath the historic rhododendron boughs of Sikkim, beside Maori-carved tree ferns in New Zealand, to explore our Italian Garden and Alpine inspired Ravine.
In The Jungle experience, intimate pathways edged with sub-tropical plantings have been created through the valley and its watercourses, and a rope bridge now extends across it all; offering a whole new perspective. This exuberant garden hosts a riot of luxuriant foliage, bamboo tunnels, and gigantic rhubarb and bananas, drawing the imagination on a journey far from our temperate shores.
The Giant’s Head, Mud Maid and Grey Lady all wait to be discovered along the Woodland Walk to delightful bird song. This sheltered path comes to life for children and adults alike as the woodland sculptures reveal themselves, emerging gently from the undergrowth, in a beautiful natural landscape.
A unique palette of heritage flavours are incorporated within the daily lunch menu in the Heligan Kitchen. The licensed Heligan Tearoom provides a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere for morning coffee, Cornish cream teas and hearty, home-cooked meals. Whilst the Heligan Shop offers quality items, many of which have been designed, made, written or grown by staff on-site, providing an exclusive memento of a visit to the Lost Gardens.
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I Giardini Perduti di Heligan
B3273You will pass The Lost Gardens of Heligan on your way to the cottages.
Step back in time and lose yourself in Europe’s largest garden restoration; a world of romance, heritage and adventure awaits your discovery.
Explore Victorian Productive Gardens and Pleasure Grounds along winding paths laid out over two centuries ago. Journey across the forgotten world beneath the historic rhododendron boughs of Sikkim, beside Maori-carved tree ferns in New Zealand, to explore our Italian Garden and Alpine inspired Ravine.
In The Jungle experience, intimate pathways edged with sub-tropical plantings have been created through the valley and its watercourses, and a rope bridge now extends across it all; offering a whole new perspective. This exuberant garden hosts a riot of luxuriant foliage, bamboo tunnels, and gigantic rhubarb and bananas, drawing the imagination on a journey far from our temperate shores.
The Giant’s Head, Mud Maid and Grey Lady all wait to be discovered along the Woodland Walk to delightful bird song. This sheltered path comes to life for children and adults alike as the woodland sculptures reveal themselves, emerging gently from the undergrowth, in a beautiful natural landscape.
A unique palette of heritage flavours are incorporated within the daily lunch menu in the Heligan Kitchen. The licensed Heligan Tearoom provides a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere for morning coffee, Cornish cream teas and hearty, home-cooked meals. Whilst the Heligan Shop offers quality items, many of which have been designed, made, written or grown by staff on-site, providing an exclusive memento of a visit to the Lost Gardens.
You can’t stay in the area and not visit Mevagissey - an attractive harbourside village which was once the centre of Cornwall’s pilchard fishery and which still boasts a working harbour, with a few dozen small fishing boats. It has a tradition of boat building dating back to 1745. Many of the old buildings, constructed of cob and slate, bear testimony to a time when the large shoals of pilchards were the livelihood of the whole village. Fishing trips can be taken from the harbour and there is a ferry to the nearby port of Fowey.
In the narrow streets are many gift shops, craft workshops, galleries, cafés and pubs. There are several hotels and many fish restaurants in Mevagissey and, of course, plenty of fish and chip shops! The World of Model Railways Exhibition is an impressive collection. There is an excellent Folk Museum, and an aquarium, in the old lifeboat house, displaying locally caught fish.
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Mevagissey
You can’t stay in the area and not visit Mevagissey - an attractive harbourside village which was once the centre of Cornwall’s pilchard fishery and which still boasts a working harbour, with a few dozen small fishing boats. It has a tradition of boat building dating back to 1745. Many of the old buildings, constructed of cob and slate, bear testimony to a time when the large shoals of pilchards were the livelihood of the whole village. Fishing trips can be taken from the harbour and there is a ferry to the nearby port of Fowey.
In the narrow streets are many gift shops, craft workshops, galleries, cafés and pubs. There are several hotels and many fish restaurants in Mevagissey and, of course, plenty of fish and chip shops! The World of Model Railways Exhibition is an impressive collection. There is an excellent Folk Museum, and an aquarium, in the old lifeboat house, displaying locally caught fish.
A large stretch of near-white sand, Pentewan Sands is located between St Austell and the fishing village of Mevagissey. The beach is actually privately owned by the Pentewan Sands Holiday Park that sits just behind. This isn't really an issue though as the beach is open to the public. In fact what it does mean is the beach is well-maintained and there are plenty of facilities.
The beach here faces east into St Austell Bay meaning it is generally sheltered from the wind and the swell. This makes it a great spot for swimming and all water sports - windsurfing, sea kayaking, water skiing and sailing. Jet skis are banned but canoes and sailing dinghies can be hired from the Holiday Park.
Pentewan is a popular family beach and bathing is safe except in strong easterly winds. However, there is no lifeguard service here, just life-saving equipment. That said, the beach is zoned off into a swimming area with buoys during the summer months.
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Spiaggia di Pentewan
A large stretch of near-white sand, Pentewan Sands is located between St Austell and the fishing village of Mevagissey. The beach is actually privately owned by the Pentewan Sands Holiday Park that sits just behind. This isn't really an issue though as the beach is open to the public. In fact what it does mean is the beach is well-maintained and there are plenty of facilities.
The beach here faces east into St Austell Bay meaning it is generally sheltered from the wind and the swell. This makes it a great spot for swimming and all water sports - windsurfing, sea kayaking, water skiing and sailing. Jet skis are banned but canoes and sailing dinghies can be hired from the Holiday Park.
Pentewan is a popular family beach and bathing is safe except in strong easterly winds. However, there is no lifeguard service here, just life-saving equipment. That said, the beach is zoned off into a swimming area with buoys during the summer months.
It would be difficult to make a list of unmissable things to see and do in Cornwall without including the Eden Project. Pretty much everything that can be said about this unique attraction already has; some have even gone so far as to describe it as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".
The Eden Project can be thought of as two enormous greenhouses set in a landscaped quarry. Within the greenhouses (or biomes as they are known) are two distinct environments; one a tropical rainforest and the other a Mediterranean climate. You can read all about these elsewhere, I'm just going to emphasise what a great day out the Eden Project offers. To be honest the last couple of times we have been the biomes have more of an after thought. It's just a nice place to spend some time, and they put on some great activities.
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Progetto Eden
It would be difficult to make a list of unmissable things to see and do in Cornwall without including the Eden Project. Pretty much everything that can be said about this unique attraction already has; some have even gone so far as to describe it as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".
The Eden Project can be thought of as two enormous greenhouses set in a landscaped quarry. Within the greenhouses (or biomes as they are known) are two distinct environments; one a tropical rainforest and the other a Mediterranean climate. You can read all about these elsewhere, I'm just going to emphasise what a great day out the Eden Project offers. To be honest the last couple of times we have been the biomes have more of an after thought. It's just a nice place to spend some time, and they put on some great activities.
Located on the main road heading out of St Austell towards St Blazey, this 30-acre estate comprises of several gardens within the one, forming the backdrop to a stunning range of over 6000 types of plants, most of which are labelled. Wandering through the original part of the garden large trunks and branches shrubs give a feel of maturity and discovery as you happen across various object d'art. In stark contrast you eventually break through to open park land, lake and mature oaks reminiscent of Capability Brown's English landscape style. Then behind you lies the Japanese garden complete with authentic tea pavilion, but pay attention when you take the bridge over the lake, or there will be a splash!
In addition to Rhododendrons, Magnolias and Camellias so familiar in Cornish gardens there are Mediterranean and Southern-hemisphere plants grown for all year round interest. There are a host of specialist planting areas including herbaceous borders, a fernery, a woodland walk, an arboretum, shrubberies and water gardens. The water features include a large wildlife pond, an ornamental pond with cascades, a lake with an island (home for ducks, black swans and water fowl) and marsh gardens. This is a garden for all seasons and the winter garden is host for a range of plants offering flower, leaf and stem colour in the darker months. Plans are afoot to extend the snowdrop collection into this garden and increase the number of Christmas Roses, as and when maturing shrub provide sufficient shade.
No garden visit is complete without rounding it off with "A nice cup of tea" and this is available in the courtyard tearooms. As a special reminder of your visit the nursery offers a range of rare and interesting plants. All in all this is a garden worthy of a visit at any time of the year.
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Pinetum Gardens
Holmbush RoadLocated on the main road heading out of St Austell towards St Blazey, this 30-acre estate comprises of several gardens within the one, forming the backdrop to a stunning range of over 6000 types of plants, most of which are labelled. Wandering through the original part of the garden large trunks and branches shrubs give a feel of maturity and discovery as you happen across various object d'art. In stark contrast you eventually break through to open park land, lake and mature oaks reminiscent of Capability Brown's English landscape style. Then behind you lies the Japanese garden complete with authentic tea pavilion, but pay attention when you take the bridge over the lake, or there will be a splash!
In addition to Rhododendrons, Magnolias and Camellias so familiar in Cornish gardens there are Mediterranean and Southern-hemisphere plants grown for all year round interest. There are a host of specialist planting areas including herbaceous borders, a fernery, a woodland walk, an arboretum, shrubberies and water gardens. The water features include a large wildlife pond, an ornamental pond with cascades, a lake with an island (home for ducks, black swans and water fowl) and marsh gardens. This is a garden for all seasons and the winter garden is host for a range of plants offering flower, leaf and stem colour in the darker months. Plans are afoot to extend the snowdrop collection into this garden and increase the number of Christmas Roses, as and when maturing shrub provide sufficient shade.
No garden visit is complete without rounding it off with "A nice cup of tea" and this is available in the courtyard tearooms. As a special reminder of your visit the nursery offers a range of rare and interesting plants. All in all this is a garden worthy of a visit at any time of the year.
The pretty village of St.Mawes looks out over the River Fal towards Falmouth. The old fishing port boasts steep and narrow streets rising from the harbour. Today it is a popular place for retirement and holiday homes and boasts an abundance of smart houses in addition to the traditional cob cottages. In recent years, St Mawes has become a popular tourist destination with good restaurants, attractive shops and a number of galleries.
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St Mawes
The pretty village of St.Mawes looks out over the River Fal towards Falmouth. The old fishing port boasts steep and narrow streets rising from the harbour. Today it is a popular place for retirement and holiday homes and boasts an abundance of smart houses in addition to the traditional cob cottages. In recent years, St Mawes has become a popular tourist destination with good restaurants, attractive shops and a number of galleries.
Perfectly preserved coastal fortress built by Henry VIII. In partnership with its twin, Pendennis, it guards the entrance of the Fal Estuary.
Facilities include toilets and a shop which serves drinks and ice creams. There is level access to the castle for wheelchair users, but access to the upper floors is difficult for the disabled. Parking is available close to the entrance. St Mawes Castle is open daily throughout the year, apart from at Christmas and New Year.
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Castello di St Mawes
Castle DrivePerfectly preserved coastal fortress built by Henry VIII. In partnership with its twin, Pendennis, it guards the entrance of the Fal Estuary.
Facilities include toilets and a shop which serves drinks and ice creams. There is level access to the castle for wheelchair users, but access to the upper floors is difficult for the disabled. Parking is available close to the entrance. St Mawes Castle is open daily throughout the year, apart from at Christmas and New Year.
Barely a mile outside of St Austell is the Georgian harbour and village of Charlestown. You will often here that a place has remained unchanged for over a hundred years, but this really is the case with Charlestown. As a result the harbour here has become something of a staple filming location for period dramas.
Coming equipped with its own fleet of sailing ships the little harbour has featured in numerous films and TV series over the decades, including, of course, Poldark. Charlestown actually featured in both the original 1970s series and the recent Poldark TV adaptation.
Overlooking the harbour are a selection of spots to grab some food or a drink. While to either side are some stretches of shingle beach - not the best around but often queit and good for snorkelling.
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Charlestown
Barely a mile outside of St Austell is the Georgian harbour and village of Charlestown. You will often here that a place has remained unchanged for over a hundred years, but this really is the case with Charlestown. As a result the harbour here has become something of a staple filming location for period dramas.
Coming equipped with its own fleet of sailing ships the little harbour has featured in numerous films and TV series over the decades, including, of course, Poldark. Charlestown actually featured in both the original 1970s series and the recent Poldark TV adaptation.
Overlooking the harbour are a selection of spots to grab some food or a drink. While to either side are some stretches of shingle beach - not the best around but often queit and good for snorkelling.
In a valley, just along the coast between Gorran Haven and Mevagissey is the little village of Portmellon. The beach here is flanked by rocks to either side but is itself sandy. At low tide there is a good expanse of flat sand, however, this all but disappears as the tide comes in.
The Paddle Shed offers paddle board and Kayak hire.
Refreshments available from The Shack or The Rising Sun Inn.
Parking available at safe pay and display car park, or limited free parking on the road.
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Portmellon
In a valley, just along the coast between Gorran Haven and Mevagissey is the little village of Portmellon. The beach here is flanked by rocks to either side but is itself sandy. At low tide there is a good expanse of flat sand, however, this all but disappears as the tide comes in.
The Paddle Shed offers paddle board and Kayak hire.
Refreshments available from The Shack or The Rising Sun Inn.
Parking available at safe pay and display car park, or limited free parking on the road.
Fowey is a bustling small port which still has a busy commercial life in addition to providing attractive moorings for leisure boats. Its harbour is flanked by fourteenth century blockhouses, one in Fowey and one on the opposite side of the river in Polruan, from which chains were once suspended to close the harbour mouth. Polruan blockhouse may be visited on foot. There is a good view from there of the remains of Fowey blockhouse.
There are frequent ferries to Polruan, an interesting village with cottages clinging to the hillside. It is worth crossing to see the panoramic views from the top of the hill. In addition, a car ferry crosses the river to Bodinnick. The ferry house here was originally the du Maurier family holiday home and later the home of Angela du Maurier, Daphne’s sister and a lesser known novelist.
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Fowey
Fowey is a bustling small port which still has a busy commercial life in addition to providing attractive moorings for leisure boats. Its harbour is flanked by fourteenth century blockhouses, one in Fowey and one on the opposite side of the river in Polruan, from which chains were once suspended to close the harbour mouth. Polruan blockhouse may be visited on foot. There is a good view from there of the remains of Fowey blockhouse.
There are frequent ferries to Polruan, an interesting village with cottages clinging to the hillside. It is worth crossing to see the panoramic views from the top of the hill. In addition, a car ferry crosses the river to Bodinnick. The ferry house here was originally the du Maurier family holiday home and later the home of Angela du Maurier, Daphne’s sister and a lesser known novelist.
The main layout of the World of Model Railways has more than thirty trains travelling through such varied and detailed landscapes as town, countryside, seaside and even an Alpine feature. The scenery even includes more local features such as the china clay hills, a Cornish tin mine and even the fabled Beast of Bodmin lurking in the shadows. Interactive facilities allow visitors to add light and sound to various parts of the display, bringing models and sites to life.
In the Alpine scene, there are skiers, chair lifts, cable cars and even mountain railway trains, operating as visitors watch. There are lots of tiny details such as a kingfisher perched on a 'No Fishing' sign. Elsewhere there are lots of other things happening: a wedding is taking place; cyclists are racing; people are losing themselves in a maze. When night time comes to the layout, the brightly lit fairground swings into action.
The Junior Junction children’s railway is home to 'Thomas the Tank Engine' characters and a model circus. In the indoor garden railway, visitors can learn how to transform their own gardens to run large scale trains, whilst having a go at driving the trains. In addition, there are static displays showing hundreds of locomotives and other models. The shop stocks a wide range of models for the enthusiast.
Both the shop and exhibition have access for wheelchairs. The site is close to the harbour in Mevagissey. It is open daily from Easter until the end of October each year and the exhibition is also open at weekends and during school holidays in the winter.
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Mevagissey Model Railway
Meadow StThe main layout of the World of Model Railways has more than thirty trains travelling through such varied and detailed landscapes as town, countryside, seaside and even an Alpine feature. The scenery even includes more local features such as the china clay hills, a Cornish tin mine and even the fabled Beast of Bodmin lurking in the shadows. Interactive facilities allow visitors to add light and sound to various parts of the display, bringing models and sites to life.
In the Alpine scene, there are skiers, chair lifts, cable cars and even mountain railway trains, operating as visitors watch. There are lots of tiny details such as a kingfisher perched on a 'No Fishing' sign. Elsewhere there are lots of other things happening: a wedding is taking place; cyclists are racing; people are losing themselves in a maze. When night time comes to the layout, the brightly lit fairground swings into action.
The Junior Junction children’s railway is home to 'Thomas the Tank Engine' characters and a model circus. In the indoor garden railway, visitors can learn how to transform their own gardens to run large scale trains, whilst having a go at driving the trains. In addition, there are static displays showing hundreds of locomotives and other models. The shop stocks a wide range of models for the enthusiast.
Both the shop and exhibition have access for wheelchairs. The site is close to the harbour in Mevagissey. It is open daily from Easter until the end of October each year and the exhibition is also open at weekends and during school holidays in the winter.
The brewery has been brewing beer on the same site for more than 100 years and is Cornwall's oldest independent family brewery.
The Visitor Centre and Shop are open from Monday to Friday and guided tours of the Brewery take place by prior arrangement. The brewery is situated on Trevarthian Road, opposite the St Austell College and there is a large visitors' car park.
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St Austell Brewery Visitor Centre
63 Trevarthian RdThe brewery has been brewing beer on the same site for more than 100 years and is Cornwall's oldest independent family brewery.
The Visitor Centre and Shop are open from Monday to Friday and guided tours of the Brewery take place by prior arrangement. The brewery is situated on Trevarthian Road, opposite the St Austell College and there is a large visitors' car park.
RELAX AND ENJOY A TRIP ONBOARD A BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART GLASS BOTTOM BOAT OPERATING FROM THE PICTURESQUE FISHING VILLAGE OF MEVAGISSEY.
Beneath The Waves Mevagissey
RELAX AND ENJOY A TRIP ONBOARD A BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART GLASS BOTTOM BOAT OPERATING FROM THE PICTURESQUE FISHING VILLAGE OF MEVAGISSEY.
Food scene
Gorran Post Office
The village shop selling all your essentials.
The best fish and chips for miles around in my personal opinion!
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The Haven Fish & Chips
CantonThe best fish and chips for miles around in my personal opinion!
The Village Pub. Tim and Terri full-filled their dream and became Landlord and Lady of The Barley Sheaf in January 2020. With Tim's career as a chef in high established restaurants and Hotels the idea was to open an un-pretentious relaxed pub serving the best quality food and drink for all to enjoy. With a truly amazing vision for the future they see the pub developing and evolving with the help and support of the fantastic team around them.
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The Barley Sheaf at Gorran
The Village Pub. Tim and Terri full-filled their dream and became Landlord and Lady of The Barley Sheaf in January 2020. With Tim's career as a chef in high established restaurants and Hotels the idea was to open an un-pretentious relaxed pub serving the best quality food and drink for all to enjoy. With a truly amazing vision for the future they see the pub developing and evolving with the help and support of the fantastic team around them.
Cakebreads Bakery
CantonThe Crown Inn
Caerhays Beach Restaurant
Kingswood Bar & Restaurant
Lovely restaurant for a special meal
Delicious local produce - much of it from the Lobb families own farm
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Lobbs Farm Shop
B3273Delicious local produce - much of it from the Lobb families own farm
The Shack at Portmellon
Trevithick And Trays Farm Shop And Cafe
Little Bay Cafe
33a W EndThe Fountain Inn
The Sharksfin
The QuayRoovrays
3 Polkirt HillSalamander
4-6 Tregoney HillAlvorada
2 Polkirt HillThe Lighthouse Cafe
11 Market SquareHub Box Pentewan