Local accommodation options
when visiting us at Porthtowan

We invite you to talk to us first about your needs/options and use this page as a reference!

NB For videos, panaromas, info etc. on Porthtowan, check this neat website:
http://www.thebeachhotel.net/ 

Where is the hotel, etc?

Type its postcode into this site:
http://maps.google.co.uk/ (choosing 'Satellite' and 'Show Labels' is good)
Try ours, it is TR4 8AA 

NB for 'energetic' reasons we strongly recommend you do NOT stay in Portreath!
(next town West down the coast)

Hotels

The only hotel in Porthtowan itself, and with awesome sea view/ beach access, is
The Beach Hotel: a comfortable, Cornish friendly hotel from £25 B&B: http://www.thebeachhotel.net/
(and http://www.ourcornwall.co.uk/porthtowan/hotels/beach-hotel-and-guest-house)

Further afield:

10 mins drive in the countryside and top of the valley down to Chapel Porth:
Lamorna House Hotel Tel: 01872 552670 Address: Goonvrea , St. Agnes Cornwall TR5 0NL 

In St Agnes itself (10 minute drive, lovely town near beach):

See a good list here http://www.hotels.uk.com/stagnes.htm

Plus St. Agnes Hotel (right in centre of town, 5 mins from beach)
Tel: 01872 552307 Churchtown , St. Agnes Cornwall , TR5 0QP

Luxury Hotels:

Driftwood Spars Hotel at St Agnes near the beach (Trevaunance Cove)
http://www.driftwoodspars.com/ from £45/night

Plus, Penventon Hotel for Sheer Luxury Hotel/ Holiday Sanctuary... 10 mins drive inland:
 http://www.penventon.co.uk  from £75/double room/night

 

Bed and Breakfast

A) CLOSEST: 1 minute up the road from us: Mrs Irene Lomax, 9 Beach Road TR4 8AA 
01209 890 655 1 Double, 1 Twin and one single, all ensuite. £25ppn all year

B) But in pole position overlooking the bay is Porthtowan Heights B&B (just above the Beach Hotel!)
It's a luxury place, prices from £36ppn in double room (i.e. £72 per night for one or two of you!)
(just make sure you are not offered "The Mango Room")
see: http://porthtowanheights.net/ 
or: http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/accommodation/St-Agnes/porthtowan+heights.html

C) Up on the hill opposite: Pentowan Farm 15 minute walk
01209 891611 Towan Cross, Truro, TR4 8BZ

D) Here's one tucked at the back of Porthtowan which doesn't have a single occupancy surcharge! from £26 / night incl breakfast and is 5 minutes walk from us:
BUZBY VIEW http://www.chycor.co.uk/bnb/busby/index.htm

E) 3 miles towards Portreath: Elm Farm:
http://home2.btconnect.com/elm-farm/bedandbreakfast.html

F) Backpackers Porthowan (pretty much next door to us, but BASIC!)

Dormitory £20.50 with breakfast
Private Room £25.00 EACH in a double private room (£50 single in double room)
Website: http://www.sicklamelazy.co.uk/,
booking: http://www.hostelbookers.com/booking/index.cfm

In St Agnes (10 minute drive)

Little Trevellas Farm
St. Agnes
TR5 0XX
Tel Number: 01872 552945

Glencarne Guest House
St. Agnes
TR5 0XN
Tel Number: 01872 552658

Liberty House
St. Agnes
TR5 0PX
Tel Number: 01872 553745

 

Camping/ Caravaning 
Caravan / Tent / Camper Van Including 2 people & 1 car ~£11-£12 mid-season (plus~£3 electric hook up)

Nearest (1 mile) http://www.porthtowantouristpark.co.uk/ 

2 miles up the valley: Wheal Rose Caravan & Camping Park
http://www.whealrosecaravanpark.co.uk/

3 miles towards Portreath Elm Farm: Tents only £5/night (£6 two people) (and caravans)
http://home2.btconnect.com/elm-farm/camping.html

4 miles away inland near the A30 St Agnes roundabout
http://www.trevarth.co.uk/

Southview Farm small caravan park
Contact: Mrs G M Landry 01209890396
Caravan Club members only
- half mile to Porthtowan beach
- open March 1st-31st October. £3.50 per night

Self-catering

There are several local possibilities, ideal if you're coming with family / friends for a week or short break. Let us know how many and for how long and we can make some local enquiries for you...

For example:

Luxury Eco Lodges - almost next door to us
http://www.rosehilllodges.com

South Towan Holiday Cottages - on the hill opposite us - lovely views of beach and sunsets:
Tariffs range from £120... pw in the low season to £400. .. per week during the peak summer months.01209 890 379 http://www.stagnes.com/south_towan.pdf

St. Ives View and Beach View - sleeping 4-7

- AWESOME POSTION -Up ABOVE BEACH
Fabulous conservatory overlooking bay/sunsets, parking,

WEB: http://freespace.virgin.net/c.kilpin/

Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 8AN
Contact name: Mrs Christine Kilpin
Phone: +44 (0)1209 891114
E-Mail: c.kilpin@virgin.net

Prices From:
£224 to £644 per week

 

Gryffindor (3 bed/6 people) and Hufflepuff (2 bed/6 people)

Beachside Holiday Cottages - great position by beach

Hufflepuff varies between £270 per week (low season) and £830 per week (high season).

Gryffindor varies between £300 per week (low season) and £980 per week (high season)

01491 642211

http://cornishescapes.com

 

 

These two in the same modern block by the beach (Behind the Blue Bar):

 

Ocean Breeze apartment Sleeps 5 -

Self catering seaside holidays in Porthtowan, Cornwall. Prices from £245 low season - £599 high season

short breaks available

01209 891 527

http://oceanbreezecornwall.co.uk

 

Atlantic View Cornwall Apartment is ideal for
Summer Holidays, Long Weekends, Short Breaks
Mid Week Holidays, or Last Minute dashes.

http://cornwallapartment.co.uk/