Portloe

Portloe is a small working fishing village on Veryan Bay, on the south Cornish coast about 10 miles east of Truro. The village is built around a small harbour where crab and lobster boats still operate. It is one of the least altered fishing settlements on the Roseland, with no caravan parks or large car parks, and access is via a single narrow road that limits the number of visitors. The 17th-century Lugger Hotel at the harbour edge and the Ship Inn, the village pub up the hill, are the only places to eat and drink. Only a couple of full-time fishing boats still work from the cove.

The coast path runs through Portloe along Veryan Bay, south-west towards Portscatho and Gerrans Bay, and east around the bay towards Dodman Point and Gorran Haven. The cliffs along this section of the Roseland Heritage Coast are made of dark shales and reach moderate height, with several small coves accessible at low tide between the headlands. Veryan village, known for its five thatched round houses, is about 2 miles north by road.

The lack of facilities in Portloe is a feature for some visitors - the nearest supermarkets are in Truro and St Austell. Holiday accommodation is very limited; a small number of cottages in the village are available for weekly letting, and they tend to book early. This is one of the more remote corners of the Roseland.