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The Coast Path at the Gate.

Turn left for the lighthouse, right for the cove. This page is what we tell everyone who asks: the walks, the food, the way here.

Walks from the Door.

To the Lighthouse

3 miles there and back

Left out of the gate and along the cliff tops the whole way, past the old watch hut on Porthgale Head. Seals in the water below more often than not. No road, no stiles, one honest climb.

Down to Pentowan Cove

40 minutes each way

Right out of the gate, down through the valley with the stream. Sand at low tide, a swim if you're brave, and the fish shack on the quay in summer. Steep on the way back, worth it.

The Field Round

An easy hour

Inland past Trevean Farm, where our eggs come from, and back down the lane. Muddy after rain. Boots by the porch, help yourself, put them back roughly clean.

Sea thrift flowering pink along the coast path
Waves breaking below the cliffs near Porthgale Head
The coast path winding along the cliffs above the sea

In the village and nearby

Eating and Drinking.

The Ship

Two minutes down the lane, and it's a good one: fish from the day boats, a fire in winter, dogs everywhere. Book for Sunday lunch, walk in the rest of the week.

The Bakery on Fore Street

Does the pasties people drive here for, and it sells out most summer days. If you want one for the path, say so at breakfast and we'll put a pair aside.

Thatched cottages on a Cornish lane with the sea beyond

Down at the quay and ten minutes away

Further Afield.

The Fish Shack, Pentowan

Opens in the warm months: crab rolls, mackerel off the grill, cash and card. Eat on the harbour wall like everyone else.

Porthenys

Ten minutes by car, three restaurants we'd happily stand behind. Ask us and we'll book whichever suits the mood.

A Cornish harbour view through a stone arch

Getting Here.

By Car

Follow the lane past the chapel and we're the last house before the path. Parking for three cars at the top of the garden, first come, and the lane is kinder than it looks.

By Train

Penzance is the end of the line, then it's 25 minutes to our gate. The bus runs in summer; a taxi is about £30. Tell us your train and we'll have the kettle ready.

Cottages stacked above the harbour wall at Porthgale
Looking down through coastal grasses to waves breaking along the bay

Sound like your kind of place?

Three rooms from £120, coast path at the gate, breakfast included every morning.

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