See and Do near Cartole Cottages
Cartole Cottages are ideally placed to explore all that Cornwall has to offer including its amazing gardens, National Trust properties, wonderful beaches and fantastic scenery.
It is possible to reach most parts of Cornwall within one to two hours but why not leave the car behind and take the train from the mainline station at Liskeard.
There are always plenty of things to do and enjoy including walking, cycling, horse riding, kayaking, swimming or simply taking in the culture.
Below you will find our suggestions on what is on offer in Southeast Cornwall and further afield.
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Coastline & Beaches…
Cornwall is surrounded by coastline so as you would expect there are numerous beaches and stretches of coastline to visit, close to Cartole Cottages you will find a variety of different beaches suited to all your holidaying needs, whether it’s sunbathing on Lantic Bay, South East Cornwall’s best kept secret or rock pooling at Hannafore Beach, watching the Wrass and Pollack whilst Snorkelling at Talland Bay or even at our local beach in Looe, where there truly is something for all the family, you are assured of finding a beach for you.
South West Coast Path & Walking
South West Coast Path Cartole is perfect place to join the South West Coast Path, the award winning path Offers 5.7 miles stunning coastal scenery ...
Read More Polruan & The Lugger Inn
An ancient fishing village with a long history of boat building, Polruan is situated on the Polperro Heritage Coast. This village in South Cornwall has ...
Read More Shipwreck Museum & Charlestown
Quay Road, Charlestown, St Austell, PL25 3NJ. Located above the Historic Port of Charlestown, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the award-winning Shipwreck Treasure Museum shows ...
Read More Lantivet Bay
Lantivet Bay – PL23 1NP In between the bays of Lansallos and Lantic you will discover the secluded bay of Lantivet. Walk along the Southwest ...
Read More Millendreath Beach
Millendreath Beach – PL13 1NY Close to the resort town of Looe is Millendreath Beach. A south facing beach Millendreath lies at the foot of ...
Read More Trebah Garden
Trebah Garden - Mawnan Smith, Nr Falmouth TR11 5JZ Trebah Garden is a uniquely beautiful, wooded 25-acre sub-tropical ravine garden that descends to its own ...
Read More Portwrinkle
Portwrinkle Beach - PL11 3BY. At Portwrinkle there are two beaches immediately accessible from Portwrinkle; to the west of the harbour is the sandy crescent ...
Read More Polkerris Beach
Polkerris Beach - PL24 2TL. Polkerris is a tiny hamlet, west of Fowey, down a winding lane past Kilmarth, the last home of Daphne du ...
Read More Readymoney Cove
Ready Money Cove - PL23 1JH. A small, sheltered, sandy beach, slightly shelving. It is sheltered by cliffs close to the mouth of the River ...
Read More Lansallos Beach
Lansallos Cove - PL13 2PX Our nearest beache only two miles from Cartole and perfect for a family day away from the distractions of Looe. ...
Read More Lantic Bay
Lantic Bay – PL13 2QU Southeast Cornwall's best kept secret, Lantic Bay is a quiet sheltered cove with white sands, feeling more like the Mediterranean, ...
Read More Talland Bay
Talland Bay - PL13 2RY Located midway between Looe and Polperro are the secluded twin coves of Talland Bay. This section of the Cornish coast ...
Read More Hannafore Beach (West Looe)
Hannafore Beach - PL13 2DH A sandy shingle beach with a rocky reef and footpath, uncovered at low tide, with fascinating rock pools to explore. ...
Read More Looe Beach
The beach in East Looe sits directly in front of the old town, sheltered from the west by the famous Banjo Pier and overlooked from ...
Read More Towns & Villages…
Much of Cornwall’s history lies in fishing and there are plenty of quaint fishing villages to visit, traditional fishermen’s cottages, which tumble down the narrow streets to the sea, evoking a sense of times gone by.
Looe, Cornwall’s second largest fishing port and Polperro, a picture postcard fishing village can both be found a mere ten minute car journey away from Cartole.
Equally, Polruan, famous for it’s ship building heritage and Fowey, with its natural harbour, unspoilt narrow streets and quality shops and galleries are both easily accessible from the Cottages and both have plenty to offer visitors.
Pelynt Village
The nearest village to Cartole is the historic village of Pelynt with its links to Bishop Trelawny and ancient barrows and Iron Age settlements. The name ...
Read More Polruan & The Lugger Inn
An ancient fishing village with a long history of boat building, Polruan is situated on the Polperro Heritage Coast. This village in South Cornwall has ...
Read More Children’s Activities…
Cornwall is full of places to take the children to give them a great day out. Whether they are toddlers or teenagers there is something for them all and in many cases mum and dad can join in as well. Be it thrill rides, water activities, adventure parks, indoors or outdoors, its all here.
Sterts Theatre
Upton Cross, Liskeard, PL14 5AX Cornwall's unique tented amphitheatre! Sterts host several touring companies throughout the year where you can experience high-quality live performance, from ...
Read More Shipwreck Museum & Charlestown
Quay Road, Charlestown, St Austell, PL25 3NJ. Located above the Historic Port of Charlestown, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the award-winning Shipwreck Treasure Museum shows ...
Read More Screech Owl Sanctuary
Goss Moor, nr. Indian Queens, Cornwall, UK. TR9 6HP Providing care and rehabilitation for wild sick and injured owls and ensuring their safe release back ...
Read More Bodmin Jail
Immerse yourself in Cornwall's Dark History in our new 'Dark Walk' with state-of-the-art theatrical effects that bring some of the grimmest stories vividly to life. ...
Read More Millendreath Beach
Millendreath Beach – PL13 1NY Close to the resort town of Looe is Millendreath Beach. A south facing beach Millendreath lies at the foot of ...
Read More Camel Trail
The Camel Trail provides access to the beautiful Cornish countryside along a disused railway line between Wenfordbridge, Bodmin, Wadebridge and Padstow. The Camel Trail is ...
Read More Cardinham Woods
Cardinham Woods Bodmin, PL30 4AL Owned by the Forestry Commission, the woods provide varying terrains for riders of all abilities. Set in the Cardinham Water ...
Read More Siblyback Lake
Siblyback Lake Common Moor, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 6ER There is a beautiful 5km round lake circuit, which is perfect for pushchairs, wheelchairs, and bicycles. The ...
Read More Cycling & Bike Hire
Cycling in Cornwall has something for everyone regardless of what bike you ride or your level of fitness. There are limitless opportunities to get away ...
Read More South West Lakes Trust
Siblyback Lake, near Liskeard is surrounded by the striking Bodmin Moor and offers a great day out for the whole family. The lake is surrounded ...
Read More Adrenalin Quarry
Adrenalin Quarry Lower Clicker Rd, Menheniot, Liskeard PL14 3PJ Cornwall adventure activities for all the family, Throwing people off cliffs since 2009. With huge double ...
Read More KidzWorld
Kidzworld Stadium Retail Park, Par Moor Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 3RP All year round – come rain or shine – at Kidzworld in St ...
Read More Crealy Great Adventure Park
Crealy Theme Park Sidmouth Rd, Clyst St Mary, Exeter EX5 1DR Crealy Theme Park & Resort, formerly Crealy Adventure Park & Resort, is Southwest England's ...
Read More Talland Bay
Talland Bay - PL13 2RY Located midway between Looe and Polperro are the secluded twin coves of Talland Bay. This section of the Cornish coast ...
Read More Hannafore Beach (West Looe)
Hannafore Beach - PL13 2DH A sandy shingle beach with a rocky reef and footpath, uncovered at low tide, with fascinating rock pools to explore. ...
Read More Looe Beach
The beach in East Looe sits directly in front of the old town, sheltered from the west by the famous Banjo Pier and overlooked from ...
Read More Places to Eat & Drink
There are so many great places to Eat & Drink nearby…
Polruan & The Lugger Inn
An ancient fishing village with a long history of boat building, Polruan is situated on the Polperro Heritage Coast. This village in South Cornwall has ...
Read More The Plough at Duloe
The Plough at Duloe Nr Looe, Duloe, PL14 4PN The Plough at Duloe use locally sourced ingredients of the highest quality and meals are freshly ...
Read More Golitha Falls & Inkie’s Smoke House Liskeard
Golitha Falls Draynes, St Cleer, Liskeard PL14 6RU The Golitha Falls are a series of spectacular cascades and waterfalls along a section of the river ...
Read More Talland Bay Hotel Restaurant Nr Looe
Talland Bay Hotel Talland Bay Hotel, Porthallow, Cornwall, PL13 2JB The experience is nothing short of a show-stopping culinary adventure. With many different components and ...
Read More The Sardine Factory Restaurant Looe
The Sardine Factory Restaurant Looe Quay Road West, West Looe, PL13 2BX A converted sardine factory on the quayside plays host to this laid-back first ...
Read More Little Barn Restaurant Looe
Little Barn Restaurant Looe THE LITTLE BARN IS CURRENTLY CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Great tree farm, East Looe, PL13 1NX Little Barn sun-soaked terrace welcomes ...
Read More La Bocca Pizza Restaurant & Takeaway Looe
La Bocca Pizza Higher Market Street, East Looe, PL13 1BS Looe's Traditional Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria. Fresh, wood fired pizza hand stretched to order. Takeaway ...
Read More The Old Sail Loft Restaurant Looe
The Old Sail Loft Quay Street, East Looe, PL13 1 AP The Old Sail Loft is one of Looe’s top restaurants, fresh seafood straight from ...
Read More The Coddy Shack Restaurant & Takeaway Looe
THE CODDY SHACK IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The Coddy Shack Great Tree Farm, St Martins, Looe, PL13 1NX It started back in ’66, when ...
Read More Smugglers Cott Restaurant Looe
Smugglers Cott Middle Market Street, Looe, PL13 1AY Built in 1420 and Situated in the heart of East Looe in the famous backstreets 100yds from ...
Read More The Fish Market Restaurant Looe
The Fish Market The Quay, East Looe, PL13 1DX Specialising in the freshest fish and shellfish that Cornwall has to offer and situated directly on ...
Read More The Kitchen Restaurant Polperro
The Kitchen Restaurant The Coombes, Polperro, PL13 2QR Retaining the cosiness of the tearoom it once was, The Kitchen Restaurant is run by husband-and-wife team ...
Read More Michelle’s Restaurant Polperro
Michelle's is a small family run restaurant which specialises in fresh fish & scallops caught by their own boats directly from Polperro harbour. It has ...
Read More Couch’s Great House Polperro
Couch’s Great House Saxon Bridge, Polperro, PL13 2Q2 Couch’s Great House Restaurant is situated in the fishing village of Polperro Cornwall. Opened in 2004 in ...
Read More The Blue Peter Inn Polperro
The Blue Peter Inn Quay Road, Polperro, PL13 2QZ The moto at the Blue is “Enter as strangers, Leave as friends..." And they certainly live ...
Read More The Three pilchards Polperro
The Three pilchards Quay Road, Polperro, PL13 2QZ The Pilchards is a family friendly and dog friendly pub with the emphasis on making sure that ...
Read More Polperro Restaurants
Polperro has everything from a Cornish pasty or cream tea to pub grub or fine dining. The quality is outstanding and here is a sample ...
Read More The King of Prussia Fowey
3 Town Quay Fowey Cornwall PL23 1AQ The King of Prussia is a hotel and restaurant housed in one of Fowey’s most prominent 17-century waterfront ...
Read More Old Quay House Restaurant Fowey
28 Fore Street Fowey Cornwall PL23 1AQ Ask for a window seat or head to the terrific waterside terrace of this romantic hotel restaurant. Dinner ...
Read More North Street Kitchen Fowey
55 North Street, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1DB Excellent Pop-Up seafood restaurant with outside terrace overlooking the river. You might have to queue at this simple, ...
Read More Looe Restaurants
Whether you’re looking for fine dining or a hearty family meal you’re sure to find it in Looe. Below is a selection of restaurants that ...
Read More Havener’s Bar and Grill Fowey
Town Quay, FOWEY, Cornwall, PL23 1AT Havener’s is Fowey’s latest restaurant that holds prime position on the Fowey quayside and is just the place if ...
Read More Historic Houses…
Local to us are some fabulous houses which are looked after by the National Trust, these include:
Bodmin Jail
Immerse yourself in Cornwall's Dark History in our new 'Dark Walk' with state-of-the-art theatrical effects that bring some of the grimmest stories vividly to life. ...
Read More Pencarrow House and Garden
Pencarrow House & Gardens Washaway, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 3AG Pencarrow House is home to the Molesworth-St Aubyn family and is set in 50 acres of ...
Read More Antony House
Antony House and Garden Torpoint PL11 2QA Used as the film set for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, with grounds, which border the Lynher Estuary ...
Read More Lanhydrock House and Gardens
Lanhydrock House & Gardens Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 4AB The National Trust’s Lanhydrock in Cornwall is a beautiful Victorian family home nestled within 900 acres of ...
Read More Gardens…
Buffered by warm Gulf Stream air, Cornwall’s growing season begins much earlier than in other parts of the UK, this is why you will find so many beautiful gardens in Cornwall.
The warm climate combined with the fertile soil enables plants of a more exotic nature to thrive. You will find beautiful Magnolias, Camellias and Rhododendrons in flower weeks earlier than in other parts of the country. Local Cornish gardens you can visit include:
Trebah Garden
Trebah Garden - Mawnan Smith, Nr Falmouth TR11 5JZ Trebah Garden is a uniquely beautiful, wooded 25-acre sub-tropical ravine garden that descends to its own ...
Read More Trewithen Gardens & House
Trewithen Gardens Trewithen Grampound Road, Near Truro, Cornwall, TR2 4DD. Trewithen means ‘house of the trees’ and with 30 acres of surrounding woodland gardens and ...
Read More Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens
Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens Pinetum Gardens, Holmbush, St Austell Cornwall PL25 3RQ In the heart of St Austell, discover Pinetum Gardens, a place ...
Read More The Lost Gardens of Heligan
The Lost Gardens of Heligan Pentewan, St.Austell, Cornwall, PL26 6EN Explore Victorian Productive Gardens and Pleasure Grounds along winding paths laid out over two centuries ...
Read More The Eden Project
The Eden Project Bodelva, Par PL24 2SG Dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World by some, Eden is a dramatic global garden housed in tropical ...
Read More Other Outdoor Activities…
Sterts Theatre
Upton Cross, Liskeard, PL14 5AX Cornwall's unique tented amphitheatre! Sterts host several touring companies throughout the year where you can experience high-quality live performance, from ...
Read More South West Coast Path & Walking
South West Coast Path Cartole is perfect place to join the South West Coast Path, the award winning path Offers 5.7 miles stunning coastal scenery ...
Read More Shipwreck Museum & Charlestown
Quay Road, Charlestown, St Austell, PL25 3NJ. Located above the Historic Port of Charlestown, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the award-winning Shipwreck Treasure Museum shows ...
Read More Screech Owl Sanctuary
Goss Moor, nr. Indian Queens, Cornwall, UK. TR9 6HP Providing care and rehabilitation for wild sick and injured owls and ensuring their safe release back ...
Read More Golitha Falls & Inkie’s Smoke House Liskeard
Golitha Falls Draynes, St Cleer, Liskeard PL14 6RU The Golitha Falls are a series of spectacular cascades and waterfalls along a section of the river ...
Read More Restormel Castle
Restormel Castle Off Restormel Road, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0EE Restormel Castle, Lostwithiel is one of the most remarkable castles in Britain. The present circular structure, ...
Read More Horse Riding
What could be better than experiencing Cornwall from the back of a horse? Horse riding makes you feel part of your surroundings and gets you ...
Read More Camel Trail
The Camel Trail provides access to the beautiful Cornish countryside along a disused railway line between Wenfordbridge, Bodmin, Wadebridge and Padstow. The Camel Trail is ...
Read More Cardinham Woods
Cardinham Woods Bodmin, PL30 4AL Owned by the Forestry Commission, the woods provide varying terrains for riders of all abilities. Set in the Cardinham Water ...
Read More Siblyback Lake
Siblyback Lake Common Moor, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 6ER There is a beautiful 5km round lake circuit, which is perfect for pushchairs, wheelchairs, and bicycles. The ...
Read More Cycling & Bike Hire
Cycling in Cornwall has something for everyone regardless of what bike you ride or your level of fitness. There are limitless opportunities to get away ...
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