Cornwall/West Country Region:
Cornwall is such a beautiful place and whether you prefer an active holiday where you can go surfing and enjoy other watersports, or you like to go walking and take in the beautiful sights on the County's many coastal paths, or you just prefer to take things easy and relax on a beach holiday - Portreath in Cornwall is the place for you!
Now even more easily accessible with the new addition to the A30, there is no excuse for avoiding the journey - the benefits will be so worth it! Porthtowan is ideally centrally located to visit so many Cornish attractions. Visit St Ives and the Tate Gallery, the world famous Eden Project, the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, the wonderful Minack Theatre, the Lost Gardens of Heligan and even the Cornish Gold Centre which is just up the road - the options are absolutely endless and a holiday pack will be provided at 'Sea Echoes' for you to peruse and decide which of the many attractions you would like to visit.
Porthtowan/Kingsley Cove area:
Porthtowan is a very popular seaside resort, which has been awarded ‘Blue Flag’ status for its lovely clean beach. Porthtowan village is suited to everyone – families, couples and singles - and it is extremely popular with surfers.
The village offers a variety of pubs to suit those looking for a quieter time (the Unicorn immediately across the green from the property is a family friendly pub which serves very good, simple ‘pub grub’ and the Victory at the top of the hill also offers a friendly atmosphere) and also those who may prefer something a bit livelier (the Blue Bar is located right on the edge of the beach and regularly hosts local bands and acts).
For dining out, as well as the pubs, the Boardroom is a very nice restaurant adjoining the Blue Bar, so again boasts a great location by the beach. A short ½ mile drive out of the village will take you to the Flaming Wok, a very good Chinese restaurant that regularly offers ‘all you can eat’ buffets!
Further info re the locality:
The nearest clubs can be found in Redruth and Camborne, just a 10 minute drive away. The cathedral city of Truro is about 25 minutes away and boasts many lively bars and some great clubs; for an even wilder night-life Newquay is about 30 mins drive away! There is a bus-stop just across the road from the property and Redruth train station is only about 10 minutes away. The nearby village of Portreath is well known for its Mineral Tramroad, which now provides an excellent bicycle trail from the north coast at Portreath along to the south coast at Devoran and this can be joined not too far from the property, just off the Porthtowan-Portreath road, on the junction down from the Flaming Wok (if you need to hire bikes, visit The Bike Barn at Elm Farm on the road to Portreath). Tehidy Country Park, 3 or 4 miles away, is the largest single area of woodland in West Cornwall - some 250 acres! It offers over 9 miles of footpaths and trails and also bridle tracks. Children can feed the swans!
Ski:
Radnor, a 5 minute drive away, has a fun indoor ski machine where instructors will teach you to ski from scratch or you can have lessons to brush up on your technique before your Winter holiday!
Golf:
The nearest golf course is at Radnor Golf & Ski Centre, a 5 minute drive away. There is also a golf course in the other direction at Tehidy, which is about 3 or 4 miles away.
