The view will stay in your memory forever

As soon as you arrive at Polpier and Penpol you’ll throw open the terrace doors and drink in the stupendous views of palm trees, aquamarine seas and boats bobbing in the harbour. The heated pool, tennis court and disco will stay on site, but the view will stay in your memory forever.

The adventure is just beginning

As well as the breath taking views, Polpier and its neighbouring cottage Penpol has everything for the ultimate holiday, party or wedding whatever the time of year. It is a unique opportunity for groups to share a whole estate where everyone can enjoy the amazing facilities with space for seclusion and privacy.

Guests with energy can swim or play tennis before early evening drinks on the front lawn while admiring the sun set. Candle-lit dinners by the wood burning stove will lead to nights dancing in your own disco.

You may never want to leave Polpier and Penpol,  but if you spend time exploring the beaches, sailing or a day’s shooting, you will want to hurry back for a luxurious, lazy soak in  a roll top bath or a reviving clean up in a walk-in shower.

Relax and enjoy some quiet time watching television in your spacious bedroom. Then there are snooker or table tennis to play or magic up a movie on the home cinema. Most importantly make the most of having time to share with family and friends.

Gardens and Pool

At Polpier, below the huge lawn, lies the heated outdoor swimming pool. Relax poolside on the slate terrace. Enjoy the views over the harbour, and soak up the rays as the sun passes across the sky.

Behind Polpier is the club standard synthetic clay tennis court. Perfect for friendly knock abouts or your own tournament.

Polpier and Penpol have two acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, with incredible harbour views. At the heart of the garden is the large front lawn, perfect for cricket and croquet. At the end of the lawn you’ll find the gazebo, which provides shade for lazy afternoons of reading and snoozing.

Step out on to Penpol’s terrace garden and enjoy the scents of the potted herbs. Help yourselves to our herbs to spice up your dinner.

The garden at Penpol has stunning views over the harbour, perfect for al fresco dining and soaking up the sun in the summer months. Enjoy the peace of the secret chapel garden, blissfully quiet.

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Living Spaces

Relax in Polpier’s elegant drawing room. Cosy up on the huge corner sofa in the family room. Warm your toes by the wood burner, and settle down for a night in front of the Bose home cinema system. Use the table for those impossible jigsaws, which take days to complete, even with the whole family helping out.

The disco hall, complete with DJ booth and disco ball is the perfect place to dance the night away with your family and friends.

There is also a games room at Polpier, complete with a table tennis table, and a snooker room with and breath-taking views over the harbour.

The main sitting room at Penpol is a welcoming room with french doors opening out onto the sun terrace. Warm up on winter nights and fire up the wood burning stove.

Cooking and Dining

In Polpier there is a large light-filled kitchen and dining room. At the far end, beside a wood burning stove, there is a granite topped table which seats up to 16 guests. An additional table and chairs can be added to the granite dining table to seat up to 32 guests in a T formation.

There is also bar with seats for ten guests and a wall mounted TV, fantastic for watching those important sporting matches.

Off the kitchen dining room there is a second kitchen with everything you need to create a feast for your family.

For those sunny days there is a terrace just outside the kitchen dining room with another granite top table which seats up to 16.

Penpol has a large kitchen diner, complete with a four oven Aga and a pantry for you to make use of. There is a bar seating four for those who want to keep the cook company.

Bedrooms

There are eight super king bedrooms in total at Polpier. In the main house there are five super king bedrooms with walk in bath or shower rooms and the spacious Aqua suite with its own master bedroom ensuite bathroom and adjoining zip and link room. Great for families with young children.

Two guests can stay in idyllic privacy in the separate Honeymoon Suite. The Honeymoon Suite sits apart from the main house and has a super king-sized double bed, en suite shower room and its own kitchenette.

At Penpol there is additional luxury accommodation for an extra ten guests. Penpol main house has three double bedrooms each with an ensuite bathroom. There are a further two ensuite bedrooms in the Garden House. Each spacious bedroom has masses of storage, a TV and sofa or chairs, so everyone is comfortable and well catered for in every way.

 

Children welcome, and dogs too

At Polpier and Penpol there’s something for everyone and different spaces and places for all ages. Polpier will put a smile on the faces of your family.

Teenagers will love the games room at Polpier, which has a table tennis table, separate snooker room and of course the disco.

Children of all ages will enjoy splashing around in the heated outdoor pool and letting off steam on the tennis court. Get your rackets at the ready and prepare for some fun and laughter on the courts.

Dogs also adore Polpier, running around the gardens, snoozing on the sunbeds or curling up by the woodburners.

Autumn and Winter in Mevagissey

Mevagissey is still just as charming in winter. Boats bob in the harbour and the cottages are beacons of colour along the quiet, winding streets. The fish and chips are still to die for and the pubs and restaurants glow with a warm welcome.

Wrap up for a walk on a beautiful, deserted beach. Enjoy tennis, golf, shooting and sailing on crisp, clear days. Make the most of Cornwall’s many attractions, including the Eden Project and St Ives Tate, when the maddening crowds are far away.

Polpier and Penpol are havens of comfort. Experiment cooking Polpier’s orchard apples on the Agas or curl up in front of a wood burner with a glass of mellow, red wine. Snooker and table tennis competitions, long, lazy candle-lit dinners and nights dancing in the disco.

Christmas at Polpier and Penpol

Christmas is an unforgettable extravaganza at Polpier and Penpol – winter wonders where 26 nearest and dearest can be seduced by seasonal magic in a brand new way. This is the Christmas of charades in front of crackling fires, of family films on home cinema, and of knees-ups in the disco hall.

Outside, lights twinkle as brightly in the harbour as they do on the tree. With Christmas Eve all wrapped up, follow the twisty trail of cob and slate houses to the harbour’s bobbing boats and the warm glow of the winter pubs. After the champagne and crackers, wrap up warm for walk along a beautiful deserted beach for a special seasonal glow before returning invigorated to continue your Christmas celebrations.

What People Say

What People Say

"The perfect location for our wedding with our group of family and friends. Everyone loved the house and the beautiful views and combined with Penpol all of our guests had lovely stays. Thank you to the staff who set up and cleared away the chairs for the ceremony. We couldn’t have been happier with our choice. Many happy memories and we are looking forward to the photos with the house as a back drop." - The Vanstone wedding
"We have loved our stay in Polpier and Penpol. It’s been a privilege to stay here. Will miss the views! Many memories have been made celebrating my sister’s 60th with family and friends. Thank you." - Theresa Kelly
"Thank you for a glorious action packed week in glorious sunshine. The ‘Polpier Olympics’ consisted of tennis, pool, table tennis, novelty swimming, relay races and culminated in dancing in the Disco Hall! We continued the week with sea fishing, the Lost Gardens of Heligan were a delight and the Kneehigh Theatre production of Chagall divine. Many thanks to Graham for cuttings from the wonderful garden and Amanda and her team for making the entire stay so relaxed and pleasant." - Jill and Mike Simpson and their friends
"Nicky’s 50th Birthday Celebration. Amazing house – stunning location! Perfect for 25 party animals! Thank you Polpier for making it a weekend to remember for ever. Brilliant times!" - The Williams Party
''We have recenty returned from a mid-week break at Polpier and Penpol where we celebrated our Golden Wedding anniversary and my 70th birthday with 22 of our friends and family. I just wanted to say what a thoroughly enjoyable experience it was for all of us.The house and grounds surpassed our already high expectations; everything was perfect from start to finish and even the weather was kind to us. My guests are still talking about the great time they had and about the "wow factor" of staying at such a wonderful place. I must congratulate you on the way the house and gardens were designed and left us wanting for nothing.'' - Mike & Wendy
"Absolutely fantastic! The best equipped property I've stayed in, and very user friendly! It was in a great position and would love to book it again. Congratulations to the owner on a fantastic property" - Harry
"The property had a lot of facilities so no-one was ever without something to do. It was very well equipped, and seemed as if every detail had been thought of such as pool towels etc. The pool was lovely and warm so even when the weather wasn´t hot you could still enjoy a dip. Will definitely return to relive the memories!" - Sophia
"What´s better than staying in a stunning 19th century home updated with luxurious amenities and overlooking a picturesque fishing town in Cornwall?" - The Huffington Post
"We had the BEST time - will go down in the annals of history as one of the best hols ever. Thank you for reintroducing us to Cornwall too. Beautiful county." - Sheila
"Thank you to everyone from both of us - such a great week and fab memories." - Brian and Paula
"Our guests loved the property and we had an excellent time. The quality and the standard of the property was excellent." - Amanda

Cornwall is its own entertainment

If the house isn’t enough, lose yourself in the Lost Gardens of Heligan or marvel at the Eden Project. Potter down for a pint in the quaint fishing village of Mevagissey, walk the coastal path, take the ferry to Fowey for fresh fish. Cornwall is its own entertainment.