Arianna & Jesse
Things To Do
The Pheasant
The local pub, The Pheasant Inn is a lovely stop off in the village for a pint, or a bite to eat. With tables outside in the sunshine for summer, it’s a good place to relax after your walk.
Crossways
At the crossroads, you will find Crossways, the village shop, which is the heart of the local community. Run by Dave and Corinne and their team, a friendly face always greets you. You will find most things you need there, including most of the essentials, the local papers and lots of locally sourced produce. We love the salad leaves from the local farm and the milk from Trewithen Dairy and locally milled flour. They really go above and beyond here to provide great produce and service. When we were hit by lockdown, theirs was the only shop with flour on the shelves for miles around! And we loved that they provided such a support to the local community with deliveries to the older generation and those having to self isolate.
Saint Newlyn East
The surrounding streets with their pretty terraced cottages are a delight to stroll around and opposite the Pheasant Inn, the Church sits at the heart of the village and dates back to Norman times.
St Newlyn East Preaching Pit
Just outside of St Newlyn East Village, you will find the Preaching Pit, a grass Amphitheatre which was originally an old stone quarry on the edge of the village. Following the East Wheal Rose mining disaster of 1846, it was converted to a Preaching Pit as a memorial to those who had perished. This links with the history of Shepherds House at Treseren. East Wheal Rose was the mine that our very own Mine Captain, Middleton who lived at Shepherds House in the 1800s, was in charge of. Still in community use, The Preaching Pit has been refurbished with the aid of Lottery grant money.
Holywell
Our nearest beach, Holywell Bay is 4.5 miles away. It can be walked, but we recommend cycling the country lanes to get there. It’s a bit of a descent to the beach itself, and so a hill to climb on the way home, but a good work out and a beautiful route to cycle. A beautiful beach, with caves to explore and the setting for many of the scenes in Poldark, the twin rocks out to sea are now pretty famous.
National Trust - Trerice
Trerice is an historic manor in the parish of Newlyn East, near Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The surviving Tudor manor house known as Trerice House is located at Kestle Mill, three miles east of Newquay. The house with its surrounding garden has been owned by the National Trust since 1953 and is open to the public. The house is a Grade I listed building. The two stone lions on the front lawn are separately listed, Grade II. The garden features an orchard with old varieties of fruit trees.
Lappa Valley
The Lappa Valley Railway is a 15 in minimum gauge railway located near Newquay in Cornwall. The railway functions as a tourist attraction, running from Benny Halt to East Wheal Rose, where there is a leisure area with two miniature railways.
Trenance Gardens
Situated just on the outskirts of Newquay Town Centre you will find the picturesque gardens known as Trenance Gardens. Beautiful rose bushes and colourful flowers are what you will see here with a backdrop of magnificent old trees for you to explore. If you pop in the VisitNewquay Tourist Information Centre before you go there is a free Tree Walk booklet available to tell you all about the different trees and flowers within the gardens. In the gardens you will find a hidden little gem, a very charming little Tea Room known as Trenance Cottages which dates back to the 1800’s. Inside this fascinating Grade II listed building you can read all the history and see old pictures of how the cottages used to look and most importantly you can have the chance to try one of the most delicious Cornish Cream Teas around!