Torpoint is a small town on the eastern bank of the River Tamar in Cornwall, England, sitting opposite Plymouth and the naval base at Devonport. Its character is shaped by the distinctive chain ferries that shuttle people and vehicles across the water, and by sweeping views over the Hamoaze and out to Plymouth Sound. The town expanded in the 19th century to serve dockyard workers and still retains a strong maritime feel in its waterfront, war memorials and older Victorian terraces.
Today Torpoint combines local shops, schools and community facilities with a commuter relationship to Plymouth; social life often centres on sports clubs, regattas and seasonal events. The surrounding countryside is attractive for walkers, with easy access to the gardens of Antony House and the coastal lanes of the Rame Peninsula and Rame Head, giving a mix of working‑town vitality and nearby coastal tranquillity.
Postcode districts covering Torpoint
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Torpoint Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Antony Parish 1.1 miles
- Millbrook Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Devonport Ward 1.7 miles
- St. John Parish 2.1 miles
- Saltash Essa Ward 2.1 miles
- St. Budeaux Ward 2.3 miles
- Stoke Ward 2.4 miles
- Saltash Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Maker-with-Rame Parish 2.6 miles
- Ham Ward 2.7 miles
- Saltash Tamar Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Torpoint
PL11 2JS, PL11 2DZ, PL11 2PA, PL11 2QY, PL11 2LU, PL11 2NZ, PL11 2BQ, PL11 2LT, PL11 2NY … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 34.7 miles
- Exeter International Airport 43 miles
- Dockyard Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Keyham Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Torpoint Ad
- China Fleet Country Club 4 3.3 miles
- Crowne Plaza Plymouth 4 3.2 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Plymouth 4 3.5 miles
- Moxy Plymouth 3.5 2.8 miles
- The New Continental Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Plymouth 4 3.1 miles
- The Wilcove Inn 0.7 miles
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 3.1 miles
- Admiral's House by Maison Pierre 4 2.3 miles
- Duke Of Cornwall Hotel 3 2.9 miles
Schools in Torpoint
- Carbeile Junior School Primary
- Torpoint Community College Secondary
- Torpoint Nursery and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Antony Estate Estate 0.9 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 2.2 miles
- Home Park Stadium 2.9 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 3 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 3.2 miles
- Cattewater Estate 4.3 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 10.2 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 10.7 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 13.7 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 13.7 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 16.2 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 16.3 miles