Porthtowan, 1925
Photo ref:
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Photo ref:
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Another ex-mining settlement, Porthtowan became a popular destination for day-trippers from Redruth around the turn of the century. It boasted four tea-rooms just inland from the beach - they are visible on the right fork of the road in this picture.
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A Selection of Memories from Porthtowan
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Porthtowan
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Our first visit to Porthtowan for a holiday was in August 2001 when we took my husband, Chris' five year old son Daniel for a stay at The Beach Hotel. The owners, Sian and Colin and their four children made us very welcome and we were to become friends. Every summer we would trek down to Porthtowan from Essex, time was spent playing in rock pools, drinking at The Blue Bar near the beach and walking the beautiful ...see more
From Bury to Porthtowan in those days was a long hard drive, especially with three screaming kids in the back. To make it easier we would set off at 2am and drive through the night... in those days less than half the distance was motorway and with breaks we would be pulling on to Porthtowan car park,bleary eyed at around 10-30 am.
Usually on arrival it was raining cats and dogs but we didn't care, the beach, ...see more
years from 81 to now happy memories too many to share i now live spain if i wasnt here id be there maybe one day
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