Polperro Village, Cornwall, England

Polperro is a village and fishing port on the south-east Cornwall coast in south west England, UK. It has a picturesque fishing harbour lined with tightly packed houses which make it a popular tourist location in the summer months.

Visitors cannot take their cars into the village; they leave their vehicles in the main car park just outside the village as they approach from the north and walk the remaining half mile to the harbour. There are horse and cart rides and milk floats disguised as trams for anybody who feels they cannot manage the walk.

The village also has the Polperro Heritage Museum of Fishing and Smuggling which is housed on the harbour side in an old fish processing warehouse, it has interesting photographs from the village’s history. Guided walks are available for the visitor who wants some help in finding the more interesting parts of the village and there are boat trips from the harbour to view the coast line and occasionally dolphins and seals.

The Polperro Festival is held every year starting on the third Saturday in June and running for 9 days: the Festival includes musical performances, dancing and various other artistic activities. On New Year’s Eve, a large number of the local population dress up in costumes, traditionally as pirates, and head to one or the other of the village pubs.

For more details visit: http://www.polperro.org