Polperro (population just under 6,000) is an iconic and picturesque Cornish Fishing Village that hasn’t changed its general appearance in centuries, and therefore a very popular tourist attraction. The roads in Polperro are very narrow, so on arriving you should park in the main carpark situated on the outskirts of the village (just off the roundabout) and walk through the village to the harbour on foot; just a 10 minute leisurely walk from the carpark to the harbour.

In walking from the carpark to the harbour its worth stopping to look at the ‘Shell House’, decorated with shells from all around the world by Seaman Samuel Puckey between 1937 and 1942; which is now a Grade II Listed Building to protect its unique features.

Access by road from the direction of Looe is on the A387 (the main road) which terminates at Polperro. Therefore, access from any other direction is via the Cornish country roads, many of which are single track lanes for twoway traffic; so meeting oncoming traffic on these roads can be challenging.