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The Sun
15-07-2025
- The Sun
Tiny Cornish village that's been called the UK's answer to Greece – and it has a holiday park from £6pppn
THE beautiful Cornish village of Polperro is so beautiful, it's even been compared to a Greek island. With white-washed cottages and in the summertime, a bright turquoise sea, Polperro has been compared to Santorini - and for anyone wanting to visit, it has a very affordable holiday park too. 5 5 Polperro is a tiny fishing village on the coast with a rich history and beautiful beaches. White cottages sit in the hillsides and fishing boats bob in the harbour which paints the image of Greece. In the village there are steep streets to amble down filled with charming houses, shops and galleries. The history of Polperro is smuggling, particularly during the 18th and 19th centuries - and there's even a museum dedicated to it. The best beach near Polperro is generally considered to be Talland Bay - one person even called it the "most beautiful place in Cornwall." It's also where you'll find Polperro Holiday Park, which sits slightly inland - but it's just a six-minute drive to the harbour. The holiday park is surrounded by countryside with views across Talland Bay. Visitors can stay in chalets or caravans, which vary from bronze all the way to gold and platinum. The 'Gold Plus' caravan is the more luxurious with a spacious interior as well as a decking area to enjoy the summer sun. It also comes with super-fast internet and all the modern amenities needed for a holiday. 50 'coolest' places to live in the UK revealed & there's a surprise at the top 5 5 Some of the accommodation is pet-friendly, and all come with a kitted-out kitchen, TV, and entertainment passes (included with direct bookings). At Polperro Holiday Park there's a family bar, a restaurant and an indoor pool which has recently been refurbished. There's a children's play park, crazy golf course, amusement arcade, club house and a paddling pool. As for entertainment there are live stage shows, pottery, Bingo and shows for kids. From the holiday park, you can not only explore Polperro, but also get to the Eden Project and Land's End. The closest large town is Looe, which has seen a huge boost since the airing of BBC's Beyond Paradise. The beaches of Looe as well as Fore Street near the East Looe River are popular locations for filming. The Grade II listed Guildhall doubles as the Shipton Abbott Police Station. The Ten Miles Kitchen, is filmed in The Stables, Port Eliot House & Gardens, a cafe 20 minutes from Looe in the parish of St Germans. Sun Travel found prices from £6.20pppn in a Bronze Chalet that sleeps up to six. The stay was for seven nights in October 2025. Here's another pretty Cornish seaside village with 'secret' crescent-shaped beach and holiday park. And another award-winning UK holiday park with huge outdoor pool and nearby world-famous beach. 5
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Firefighters tackle property blaze in Cornwall
Firefighters are tackling a property blaze in south-east Cornwall after receiving multiple 999 calls. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said appliances had been sent to the property on the A387 near Polperro. Crews have been sent from Polruan, Liskeard and Looe. The service said crews requested an additional appliance which was sent from Lostwithiel as well as a water carrier, breathing apparatus support unit and incident command units. The fire service said assistance was being provided by Devon and Cornwall Police, South Western Ambulance Service and National Grid. More news stories for Cornwall Listen to the latest news for Cornwall The fire service said a station manager was also at the scene. A spokesperson for National Grid said nearby power had been cut off for "safety reasons". Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service Devon and Cornwall Police National Grid
BBC News
07-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Firefighters tackle property blaze in south-east Cornwall
Firefighters are tackling a property blaze in south-east Cornwall after receiving multiple 999 Fire and Rescue Service said appliances had been sent to the property on the A387 near Polperro. Crews have been sent from Polruan, Liskeard and service said crews requested an additional appliance which was sent from Lostwithiel as well as a water carrier, breathing apparatus support unit and incident command fire service said assistance was being provided by Devon and Cornwall Police, South Western Ambulance Service and National Grid. The fire service said a station manager was also at the scene.A spokesperson for National Grid said nearby power had been cut off for "safety reasons".
BBC News
20-06-2025
- BBC News
Tuk-tuk service helping people with mobility issues
Businesses in a village in Cornwall have said a new tuk-tuk shuttle service has helped people with mobility issues enjoy the service, called Tuk You There Dreckly, launched in April and takes people from Polperro car park to Polperro Pennington, who owns The Cottage Bed and Breakfast in Polperro, said it was "really handy", and helped people with less mobility to explore. She added: "This is really helping people to come back to visiting the village who have maybe stayed away because they've been worried about being able to get down and back up again." 'Makes a difference' Ms Pennington said the shuttle stopped outside her bed and breakfast."If you're fully mobile it makes no difference but lots of people aren't," she are three wheeled motorised taxis which are common in You There Dreckly owner Darren Sereika said: "Local people are loving it, kids are loving it, people waving all the time. And all with a smile on their face."He added: "It makes a difference for the entire village. "Hopefully long term it will be a huge impact and bring everything back to such a beautiful busy village that it is."On his busiest day Mr Sereika has clocked up 49km (30 miles) transporting people and can take up to six passengers at a time.A milk float and a horse and cart have been used in the past to take passengers down the hill to the harbour.
BBC News
20-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Lifeline for future of Polperro fishing industry
The fishing industry in a Cornish village has been thrown a lifeline following the closure of Plymouth Fish the Plymouth market operated a collection and auction service for fish landed at Polperro and other small ports in the port's only remaining trawler, the Rebecca V, has since been forced to take its catch to Plymouth for it to be transported by lorry to Brixham market. But Polperro Harbour Trust has now bought its own refrigerated van so that fish landed in the village can instead be taken to a distribution depot in Roche. Peter Hickey, the chairperson of the Polperro Harbour Trust, said the closure of the fish market in Plymouth meant the end of the collection service from the village. "As a result some of our bigger vessels that used to land and had their fish picked up, had to drop off at other ports so we lost them altogether."The purchase of the van gives us the opportunity to get the larger vessels back in the harbour." Mr Hickey said the trust, which is now 130 years old, was established and funded by a small duty charged on fish landed at Polperro."It's our heritage, it's what the village is all about, so the trustees have been working quite hard to keep commercial fishing in the village and help keep it viable," he said. "The fishing industry has been under a lot of pressure for years now with catches going down, and quotas and Brexit and all that. "So it did feel like another nail in the coffin of commercial fishing, which is why we are pleased to turn that around with the purchase of the van."The catches are going up and we're putting more fuel through the fuel facilities in the harbour so everything we hoped for is working," said Mr Hickey. The specialist van has been co-funded by the Marine Management Organisation but the trust said it would need to fundraise to keep it in service. Polperro fisherman Chris Puckey said it would help preserve the village as a proper port. "If we didn't have the van in five, ten years time we'd see all fancy white yachts in here and that's not what people come to see," he said. "There's been hundreds of years fishing from Polperro, so it would be sad to see it go just because we couldn't transport fish"
