Millbrook is a small village on the eastern edge of the Rame Peninsula in south‑east Cornwall, overlooking a sheltered creek that opens into the waters off Plymouth and the Plymouth Sound. Its position on a sheltered estuary and close to the mouth of the Tamar has given it a maritime feel: small boats, oyster and fishing traditions and easy access to coastal walking make it a popular spot for sailors and walkers alike.
Historically the village grew around fishing, farming and small‑scale boatbuilding, and you’ll still find stone cottages and a few traditional pubs that hint at that past. Today many residents commute into Plymouth, while tourism, yachting and local services form the backbone of the local economy; being on the Rame Peninsula also means it’s a quiet, community‑minded place with regular village events and strong links to the surrounding countryside and coastline.
Postcode districts covering Millbrook
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 5.7 miles
- St. Austell 24.9 miles
- Saltash 4.2 miles
- Bodmin 23.8 miles
- Tavistock 13.9 miles
- Ivybridge 13.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Maker-with-Rame Parish 1.2 miles
- St. John Parish 1.2 miles
- Cawsand and Kingsand Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Antony Parish 1.8 miles
- Torpoint Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Devonport Ward 2.7 miles
- Rame Peninsula & St. Germans Ward 3.2 miles
- Stoke Ward 3.2 miles
- St. Peter and the Waterfront Ward 3.3 miles
- Saltash Essa Ward 3.8 miles
- St. Budeaux Ward 3.9 miles
- Ham Ward 4 miles
Example postcodes in Millbrook
PL10 1DD, PL10 1DG, PL10 1AG, PL10 1HL, PL10 1AU, PL10 1BW, PL10 1FG, PL10 1AD, PL10 1EJ … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 34.9 miles
- Exeter International Airport 44.1 miles
- Devonport Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Dockyard Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Millbrook Ad
- The Craft House 4 3.3 miles
- Fox on the Hoe 4 3.3 miles
- Rooms by Bistrot Pierre 4 2.3 miles
- Finnygook Inn 3.8 miles
- Moxy Plymouth 4 3.1 miles
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 3.4 miles
- China Fleet Country Club 4 5 miles
- The Liscawn 3.5 miles
- Mountbatten Hotel 2.7 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Plymouth 4 3.9 miles
Schools in Millbrook
- Millbrook C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 1.4 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 2.5 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 2.6 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 3.4 miles
- Home Park Stadium 3.9 miles
- Cattewater Estate 4.5 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 10.1 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 11.9 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 13.3 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 13.4 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 15.7 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 16 miles