Explore Porthallow and its Surroundings

The Greenhouse Organic Restaurant (1.2 miles)
Modern organic rustic cooking - simple dishes made with outstanding ingredients, most of which are sourced locally, even the wine is organic. You can even learn to bake bread by the Owner and Chef of The Greenhouse who is putting on a new season of classes:-

BREAD MAKING & COOKERY CLASSES
Course will run from November 2008 until April 2009 (excluding Christmas week & Easter school holiday period).

Bread courses £65 per person: Basic 1 day course.
Tuesdays and Saturdays 10am - 3pm.
Learn the basic techniques to make excellent bread at home or simply improve your bread making.
Courses can be run either at the restaurant or at your own home, minimum of 4 people for courses to run on any day.

Cookery course £80 per person: 6 week course.
Tuesdays for 6 weeks from 28th October to 2nd December 2008 and 3rd February to 10th March 2009, 7pm-9pm and will cover bread, fish & meat preparation, desserts and basic pastries.

Neil Woodward makes the bread for ‘The Greenhouse Restaurant’ in St. Keverne, for the Helston Farmers Market and for friends.
He has been a Chef for 20 years working in restaurants and gastro pubs in Chester and London before moving to Cornwall and opening ’The Greenhouse’ with his wife Leonie.
He is a self taught baker and has been producing high quality breads for the last 4 years.
www.thegreenhouse-stkeverne.co.uk

Roskilly's of Cornwall (1.6 miles)
Taste life on a working organic Cornish farm. Walk the ponds, feed the ducks, watch the cows being milked and then indulge with some of the best ice cream in the County.
www.roskillys.co.uk

Trebah Garden (3.2 miles)
Sub-tropical lushness around every corner.
www.trebahgarden.co.uk

Trelowarren (4.8 miles)
An awe-inspiring Jacobean mansion with its own chapel. Outbuildings have been tastefully converted to create a restaurant and a craft display area.
www.trelowarren.com

Cornish Camels (3.3 miles)
The eight bactrian camels at Rosuick Farm are free to visit and will be available for camel treks later in 2007.
www.rosuick.co.uk

Roskillys Ice Cream and Organic Farm Shop (1.6 miles)
www.roskillys.co.uk

Helford (3.1 miles)
The picturesque hamlet of Helford has a lovely walk along the river, up alongside Frenchman’s Creek and then through woodland past Kestle and back to the village.

Glendurgan Garden (3.1 miles)
A sheltered valley garden bordering the Helford River next door to Trebah. Try out the laurel maze and the 'Giant's Stride' maypole.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Terence Coventry Sculpture Park (3.6 miles)
Strong figurative sculptures are displayed on the cliff top here above Coverack. Coventry has a habit of sculpting animals that have been familiar to him through his years as a Cornish pig farmer, such as bulls, cows and birds. His work has been exhibited at the Peggy Guggenheim, Venice, the Royal Academy and the Gallery Pangolin, Gloucestershire to mention just a few.
www.terencecoventry.com

The Cove Bar and Restaurant (4.0 miles)
An inspiring menu that includes tapas.
www.thecovemaenporth.co.uk

Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station Experience (4.8 miles)
A high-tech, multimedia visitors' centre and a gallery gives you the low-down on the history of satellite communication, while outside are some of the biggest dishes you’ve ever seen.
www.goonhilly.bt.com

Maenporth Beach (4.1 miles)
Maenporth Beach is slightly outside the town of Falmouth and therefore a little quieter.

Cornwall Crafts Association (4.8 miles)
A small gallery shop plus a large exhibition space are housed in this converted Georgian stable block.
www.cornwallcrafts.co.uk

Budock Vean Golf and Country House Hotel (3.5 miles)
Beautiful views over the Helford River.
www.budockvean.co.uk

Shipwright Arms (3.0 miles)
Try the fresh crab in season.

New Yard Restaurant (4.8 miles)
90% of the ingredients used at this two AA Rosette restaurant come from within a ten mile radius.
www.trelowarren.co.uk

Coverack Windsurfing Centre (3.2 miles)
Learn to windsurf on the sheltered water at Coverack.
www.coverack.co.uk

Porthkerris Divers (.6 miles)
Dives in the calm waters of Porthkerris Cove, plus reef and wreck dives.
www.porthkerris.com

Helford River Boats (3.1 miles)
Self-drive motor, sailing and rowing boats on the beautiful Helford River. Or just let the ferry ply you between the Ferry Boat Inn and The Shipwrights Arms.
www.helford-river-boats.co.uk

Bosahan Gardens (2.5 miles)
Rhododendrons, azaleas and magnolias litter this valley garden on the banks of the Helford River.

Rosuick Organic Farm Shop (3.3 miles)
www.rosuick.co.uk

Gear Farm Shop (4.8 miles)

Coverack (2.9 miles)
Chocolate-box pretty, Coverack has everything you want in a Cornish village - a picture-postcard harbour, a crescent of sandy beach and a friendly pub.

Coverack (3.1 miles)
From Coverack there is a lovely circular walk along the coastal path to Chynhalls Point and Black Head, and then turning inland to walk across fields and country lanes back to the village.

The Helford Valley (2.6 miles)
One of the nicest walks in the Helford valley is from Mawnan Church, just outside the village, to Rosemullion Head. You walk through woodland and then join the coastal path for wonderful views across Falmouth Bay.

Maenporth Estate (4.1 miles)
This secluded holiday spot is within easy reach of the bustling town of Falmouth and all its facilities, yet it feels like you’ve been let into a well-kept secret. The beach is a perfect, sheltered little cove backed by woodland and gentle hills; it’s the kind of place you can imagine the Famous Five having visited. Maenporth Estate itself is 29 acres of peaceful wooded countryside overlooking the sea.

Helford (3.0 miles)
The village of Helford is a hidden gem of a place, secreted on the banks of the Helford River and surrounded by ancient woodland, deep valleys and creeks. Take a passenger ferry along the river and you’ll feel as if you’ve entered another world, a peaceful refuge from the traffic and crowds of the 21st century. It’s impossible not to think of smugglers, pirates and Daphne du Maurier’s tortured heroines as you slide across the water through this beautiful corner of Cornwall.

The White Hart (1.2 miles)
With a cosy open fire and views across the pretty village square to St Peter's, a 15th Century church with views to Falmouth bay, this traditional pub serves good quality food freshly prepared from locally sourced ingredients where possible. There is a good range of cask conditioned ales on hand pump and a selection of fine wines.
The local fish served in Doombar batter is not to be missed and there is a varied specials board.
Children are welcome and there is a large beer garden.
www.whitehartcornwall.co.uk