Penpol is a small hamlet in Cornwall, England, typically perched beside a tidal creek or estuary and characterised by tight-knit cottages, boathouses and attractive shoreline views. The name comes from Cornish - literally “head of the pool” - and the setting brings a strong maritime feel: sheltered waters, mudflats for wading birds and easy access to boating, angling and coastal walking.
Historically these tiny settlements grew up around fishing, small‑scale boatbuilding and the mixed farming of the surrounding countryside, and today many locals combine traditional livelihoods with tourism and holiday lets. The social life is usually centred on village halls, local pubs and seasonal community events, while the wider Cornish identity and landscape - fields, hedgerows and winding lanes - remain important to residents and visitors alike.
Postcode districts covering Penpol
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Falmouth 4 miles6.4 km
- St. Austell 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Truro 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Camborne 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Newquay 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Penzance 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Bodmin 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Helston 11.4 miles18.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Feock Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Harcourt Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Devoran Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Penelewey Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Carnon Downs Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Feock & Kea Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Mylor Bridge Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Playing Place Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Mylor Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Perranwell Station Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Perranarworthal Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Penpol
TR3 6NN, TR3 6NU, TR3 6NJ, TR3 6NW, TR3 6NQ, TR3 6NP, TR3 6NA, TR3 6NS, TR3 6NT … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Exeter International Airport 81.4 miles131 km
- Perranwell Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Penryn Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
Hotels near Penpol Ad
- Townhouse Rooms 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The Valley Cottages 5 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Greenbank Hotel 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Idle Rocks 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- St Mawes Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Alverton 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Royal Duchy Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Grove Falmouth 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Anacapri 5 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Trelawne Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
Local points of interest
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Gylly Beach Beach 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Swanpool Beach Beach 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Pencalenick Estate 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Pendower Beach 5.6 miles9 km
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Perranporth Beach Beach 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Hemmick Beach Beach 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Vault Beach Beach 12.4 miles20 km
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Holywell Bay Beach Beach 13.3 miles21.4 km