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Harlyn Inn
St. Merryn
Tel. 01841 520722
11.00-3.00 5.00-11.00 Mon-Fri , 11.00-11.00 Sat
12.00-2.30 7.00-10.30 Sun
R,F,P,C
Brewery –
Real Ales – Courage Directors and Best
Food -
Reasonable
This pub is very much centred on the tourist. Right by Harlyn beach, there is a surf shop
around the front. The pub is at the rear
by the large car park. One large bar
mainly for food and drink with a smaller second. Does carverys on a Sunday. Stu 7/10
Oct 2001
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Holland Inn
Hatt
Saltash
PL12 6PJ
Tel. 01752 844044
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HAYLE
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Copperhouse
Hayle
TR27 4DX
Tel. 01736 756768
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Arms
Commercial Road
Hayle
Tel. 01736 753237
11.00-11.00 Mon-Sat
12.00-10.30 Sun
R,F,B,S,C,G M=8
Brewery – St Austell
Real Ales – HSD,
Food – Yes
Nice little pub with parking out front. Again in the main road through the town. Stu 6/10
A little like the previous pub (
Cornubia ), but with more wood panelling.
Friendly service from good bar staff. Locals also were very friendly. John
7/10
Attractive exterior to pub on main
road in Hayle. Dark wood interior with wood dividers between areas. A little
dimly lit, maybe. Interesting photos of demolition of local power station! A
good locals pub.. Sue Sept 1996
Cornubia
Fore St.
Hayle
Tel. 01736 753351
11.00-11.00 Mon-Sat
12.00-10.30 Sun
R,F,B,S,C,G M=8.5
Brewery – St Austell
Real Ales – HSD, Tinners
Food – Yes
Large pub with accommodation. In the main street and it could be easily
overlooked. Looks past its best though. Stu
7/10
Large pub on the main road not many
people in when we visited, but the atmosphere was good. Lots of separate places
to sit. Pictures of old Hayle on the wall were interesting. John 7/10
Large pub near central shops with red
furnishings. Light and airy with a pretty beer patio in the backyard. Pleasant
landlord. Pictures of old Hayle on the wall. Separated into various rooms. Sue Sept 1996
Old Quay House Inn
Griggs Quay
Hayle
TR27 6JG
Tel. 01736 753988
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Standard
Penpol Terrace
Hayle
Tel. 01736 753350
11.00-11.00 Mon-Sat
12.00-10.30 Sun
R,F,B,S,C,G M=6.5
Brewery – St Austell
Real Ales – HSD, Tinners
Food – Yes
Nothing special here. We almost missed the train to St Ives. Don’t know why as there was nothing to keep
us!
Stu 4/10
A small pub by the railway viaduct and
near the railway station. A very lackluste pub, it did nothing for me.Trys to
add to the atmosphere by having the 1 PM news on loud! John 5/10
A pleasant pub, but more of a locals
pub with a large games room, fruit machine and a loud TV in the middle of the
Bar. Unimpressive tables and decor. Some nice photos on the wall but not really
my kind of pub.
Sue Sept 1996
The Bird In Hand !!Recommended!!
Bird
Hayle
Tel. 01736 753974
11.00-11.00 Mon-Sat
12.00-10.30 Sun
GBG,R,F,B,S,C,G
Brewery – Brew Pub – Free House
Real Ales – Old Speckled Parrot (Wheal Ale Beers),
Wadworth 6X etc.
Food – Good Food
Fine brewpub
located at a bird sanctuary/zoo. Once in
Hayle, turn off the old A30 at the big railway viaduct at the West end of town
and follow the signs to Bird Paradise.
Good beers have been produced here since the early 80’s. The brewery is in the adjoining block
adjacent to the outdoor seating area.
Largish pub serves up to 3 of its own beers. Stu – 9/10 Sept 2000
Shipwrights Arms !!Recommended!!
Helford
Tel. 01326 23235
11.00-11.00 Mon-Sat
12.00-10.30 Sun
R,F,C,G
Brewery – Free House
Real Ales – Marstons Pedigree and another.
Food – Good Food
What a setting!
Beside Helford river and set in a ‘tropical’ paradise. Drive to the National Trust car park and take
a walk to the village. The 17th
century thatched building can often get packed in the Summer. Outside is a sloping patio area overlooking
the creek. Stu – 8.5/10 April 1995
Ferry Boat
Helford Passage
Tel. 01326 250625
11.00-11.00 Mon-Sat
12.00-10.30 Sun
R,F,B,C,G M=9
Brewery – St Austell
Real Ales – HSD, Tinners
Food – Good Food
An incredibly difficult pub to get to
and once you get there, even harder to park! However, the pub is extremely
pretty, set near the mouth of a creek, on which Daphne du Maurier based
Frenchmans creek. Decorated with nets, casks and boats rigging. Comfortable
furniture and outside seating as well. Also old log fireplace.
Sue Sept 97
Lovely old pub in nice river setting.
Finding a car parking space is on a par with central London! I think I parked
on some yellow lines ( thinking I’ll be unlucky to find a traffic warden in the
middle of nowhere ). Nice old fireplace, with nets and seafaring artefacts
which really adds to the atmosphere of the place. Stuart says this use to
suffer from under age drinking, I 'am not sure how they got down to the pub (or
Parked ) did there mums and dads drive them there? (They drove themselves!)
This pub has improved in
recent years and underage drinking is no longer visible. The pub is right next to its own stretch of
beach on the Helford River. Park at the
car park on the hill above it. If you
drive down to it you will generally have to turn around and retreat. Outdoor seating area facing the river at the
front of the pub. Inside the pub is
large and there is a separate dining area.
The food is good and so is the beer.
Accommodation is also available here.
Stu – 8/10 1999
The Angel Hotel
Coinagehall St.
Helston
TR13 8EB
Tel. 01326 572701
11.00-11.00 Mon-Sat
12.00-10.30 Sun
R,F,B,C,G
Brewery – Free House
Real Ales –
Courage Best & Directors
Food – Yes
Big hotel bar with a pool room at the
front. At the back is a long bar with a
well beside it! Look down to the water
50 feet below. At the rear is a
restaurant. A very old and interesting
building – see the ancient passage on the way to the toilets. Stu -
7/10 Feb 2002
Average
pub with some average decor, but has one or two interesting features including
a Well next to the bar with a glass top over it and a street lamp with the pub
name on it. Separate dining rooms and pool area, in need of refurbishment. John
6/10 visit Feb 2002
The Bell
33 – 35 Meneague St.
Helston
TR13 3AA
Tel. 01326 572134
11.00-11.00 Mon-Sat
12.00-10.30 Sun
R,F,B,C,G
Brewery – St Austell
Real Ales –
Courage Directors , Ring O Bells – Bodmin Boar
Food – None tested
Located in the main shopping street
next to the Rodney. Fairly typical
interior with red Guinness carpet plus harps.
TV screen in the rear seating area. Stu -
7/10 Feb 2002
Nice
cosy pub with slate walls, red carpet and fake beams. There a pool table on one
side of the bar. The rare Ring O' Bells brewery - Bodmin Boar was reasonably
priced at £1-60. A good locals place.
John 7/10 Feb 2002
The Blue Anchor !!BEST PUB – A CLASSIC!!
Coinagehall St.
Helston
TR18 8EU
Tel. 01326 562821
11.00-11.00 Mon-Sat
12.00-10.30 Sun
GBG,R,F,B,C,G
(traditional skittles alley at rear)
Brewery – Brew Pub – Free House
Real Ales –
Middle, Best, Special, Extra Special
Food – Good old grub
The
bar is the heart of any pub.
Picture
taken from the rear bar where
John
and Stu are relaxing - just out of picture!
Unpretentious brewpub which has been
brewing excellent, but strong Spingo beers for century’s. Drinking bars off to the right, brewery halfway down on the left and skittles
alley at the back. After two pints of
Spingo you won’t find too much wrong with the world. A personal
favourite with genuine old outside loo’s!
John 11 out of 10. Feb 2002/March 2004
Blue Anchor memories:-
1
Ex brewer Syd Cannon coming down to the bar in his nightgown. When
someone offered to buy him a drink.
2
A American tourist going around the pub with his video camera,
before a brewery tour telling everyone this must be beer heaven.
3
We met a local character called Yorkie with a very reddish face. We got
a picture of him, the picture came back from Boots with one of those stickers
saying you need to adjust your camera. We did not have the heart to go back and
say it was a natural photo.
4
Best Review for the Blue Anchor goes to David Guthie in his book ,the
complete guide to Cornish pubs, when he says "no Concessions to
part time drinkers"
Now you MUST visit this
place! Unchanged since our last visit in
Sept 2000. It’s ‘Beer heaven’ because the
beers are superb. The brewery is up the
side steps in the alley, ask nicely and you might get a tour. The front bar gets busy whilst the rear one
is occupied by locals, who seem to be fixtures. Old wood seats and ancient notices telling
of public hanging – apparently someone stole a sheep! They take farming seriously here. Stu - Great Pub! Feb 2002/March 2004 10/10
The Rodney
Meneague St.
Helston
TR13 8AA
Tel. 01326 572417
11.00-11.00 Mon-Sat
12.00-10.30 Sun
R,F,B,C,G M=8
Brewery – St Austell
Real Ales –
Daylight Robbery
Food – None tested
When visiting Helston we normally make
a ‘b-line’ for the Blue Anchor, so the other pubs are missed out. However this is a reasonable pub with comfy
chairs in the middle section. Easy to
fall asleep here. The end section houses
a restaurant area with nice brewery mirrors on the wall. Stu -
6/10 Sept 2000
A dining area off to the left as you go in, separate section with pool table and a small section with some nice easy chairs. Some impressive St Austell’s brewery mirrors which seen to have advertised most of the brews they do. John 7/10 Sept 2000
A pretty panelled-wood bar and an extremely
comfortable sofa gave this pub a friendly ambience. A little too food
orientated maybe as most tables already laid for eating. Sue Sept 2000
Copley Arms !Recommended!
Hessenford
Nr Looe
Tel 01503 240209
11.00-11.00AM Mon-Sat
12.00-10.30 Sun
R,F,P,B,C,G M=9.5
Brewery – St Austell
Real Ales – HSD, Tinners
Food - Yes
A beautiful country pub set on a river with tables
outside and a water mill. Inside
decoration was dark wood beams and flowers on the tables which disgusted
John! Public bar also very nice and
sunlit. A lovely pub but not quite a 10. Sue April 1996
Pub in the centre of the village, with lots of
tables for drinking outside in the summer.
A good locals public bar , also there is large dining room serving good
food. Pleasant decor and a good
atmosphere. I am always seen to visit this pub on a warm summers evening. John 8.5/10
Used to be a regular favourite with Camra. I like it and had my first expedition there
in 1978 when there were few real ale outlets anywhere! It’s changed a bit since then but still worth
a visit. Stu 8/10