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Portscatho works well as a base: 15 minutes from Falmouth, 24km from Wheal Coates.
Portscatho is in England, United Kingdom, with about 1,500 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Falmouth, about 7 km away.
Portscatho (Cornish: Porthskathow) is a coastal village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village adjoins Gerrans (the villages have almost merged into one but retain their identities) on the east side of the peninsula, about seven miles (11 km) south-southeast of Truro. It has anRead more
estimated population of 1,500 people.
Portscatho lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The name Portscatho comes from the Cornish language words porth, meaning 'harbour' or 'cove', and skathow, meaning 'boats'.
Portscatho is also known for the creation of the "portbomb", which combines ruby port with energy drink and is taken as a shot.
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Within an hour or so of Portscatho: The Hidden Hut, Porthcurnick (1 km), St Mawes (4 km), The Lost Gardens of Heligan (17 km), St Agnes Head (24 km).
The nearest famous roads are B3306 St Ives to Land's End, Atlantic Highway (A39) and B3212 across Dartmoor.
Portscatho is in England, United Kingdom, about 7 km from Falmouth.
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Full driving guide for United Kingdom8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
Off-grid beach shack above Porthcurnick Beach on the Roseland Peninsula, cooking over fire for a queue that snakes along the coast path. Its summer feast nights sell out in minutes; a 500m walk from the car park.
1 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
A sheltered sailing village on the Roseland peninsula, guarded by Henry VIII's clover-leaf artillery fort.
4 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
A Victorian estate garden abandoned after the First World War and restored from the 1990s, with jungle valley and productive gardens.
17 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A cliff-top headland on Cornwall's north coast with ruined engine houses of the tin mining World Heritage Site along the shore.
24 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
A ruined tin mine engine house perched on the cliff at St Agnes, one of Cornwall's most photographed industrial landmarks.
24 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Spectacular complex of enormous biome domes nestled in a former clay pit, housing the world's largest indoor rainforest.
26 km · about 30 min drive
beach
A wide dune-backed surfing beach with the Gull Rocks offshore, used as a filming location for Poldark.
27 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The most southerly point of mainland Britain, with dramatic serpentine rock formations and a historic lighthouse.
29 km · about 35 min drive
April to October
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