Porthleven
Porthleven is a Town in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Porthleven including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
The area around Porthleven's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.
There are a number of country parks near Porthleven including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Porthleven features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Porthleven if you like hills.
Villages to visit near Porthleven include Cremyll, and Botallack.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Porthleven's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Porthleven.
Porthleven has some unmissable airports nearby like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Porthleven History
There are some historic monuments around Porthleven:
Places to see near Porthleven
History of Porthleven
Porthleven’s most recognisable building is the Bickford-Smith Institute next to the pier and harbour entrance. With a tower about 70 feet (20 m) high, it looks like a church, but currently is used as a snooker club and houses the town council offices. It featured (along with various other scenes from the town) as the incident room in an episode of the TV detective series Wycliffe. A picture of the building against a large breaking wave sometimes appears in the background of BBC UK weather forecasts, particularly when windy conditions and rough seas are expected.
