Set deep in the Cornish countryside, Hendra Farm is the perfect base for exploring Cornwall
Five minutes from the nearby picturesque fishing port of Looe
With its bustling harbour, Looe offers a busy calendar of events including the Festival of the Sea and the Jazz Festival, both in May. There are regular exhibitions, concerts, a regatta and an annual carnival, as well as numerous local ’foody’ events. There's a range of fishing and boat trips and plenty of shops, restaurants and bars close to the trawler-lined quays. For those visiting out of season, the town's New Year's Eve celebrations with fancy dress, are reckoned to be amongst the best in Britain.
Only a few miles along the coast
Visit the 13th Century fishing village of Polperro. Steeped in smuggling history, with its renowned fish restaurants, it has retained its character and charm and is well worth a visit. There's an annual music festival and other cultural events all set in and around its romantic narrow streets and quaint harbour.
A pleasant twenty minute walk from the village of Pelynt
Pelynt is a well serviced and very friendly village with:
- Two shops, one with a butcher and the other a Post Office
- Restaurant The Dagger
- Traditional country pub The Jubilee Inn
- Two hairdressers
- Garage - filling station & workshop
- There is also a church and a Methodist chapel, both offering regular Sunday services.
- The parish church is the resting place of Trelawny, the Cornish hero of the English Civil War.
Public transport
From Pelynt you can access bus links to Looe, Polperro and beyond - public transport guides can be found in all the cottages. There is also a local taxi service.
Abundant natural beauty
At any time of the year the hills and valleys around Pelynt, Looe and Polperro, are bristling with greenery and wildlife. Seasonally you'll find housemartins, greenfinches, Canada geese and buzzards in the fields and hedgerows. There are sandy bays, cliff tops, estuaries, rivers and tiny inlets to explore and wonderful gardens in abundance, all lying in unspoilt countryside.
Here in the thick of the Cornish countryside
There are plenty of walks to entice you beyond the Farm gate. Close by the Farm is The Smugglers' Way walk - it meanders down to the village of Polperro and is about three miles long. If you're feeling a touch more energetic then try the beautiful section of the Coastal Path from Looe to Polperro and beyond via Talland Bay - why not stop for a pub lunch along the way?
Cornwall's famous gardens and historic houses
Many of these are but a short drive away: Lanhydrock, Cothele, Pencarrow and Antony House at Torpoint. Hendra Farm will also put you a short distance from the world famous Eden Project and other attractions such as the tall ships of Charlestown.
