Cadgwith Cove Inn, Cadgwith, Helston

The only pub in an archetypal Cornish fishing village, this pub has a couple of rooms with outdoor seating in a courtyard to the front. The bar is on the right as you enter. Walls are lined with lots of pictures of the village and villagers, but the pub appeared to be full of tourists. If there were any locals, they were in the bar area, as all other available space was being taken with people eager to dine there. A few were waiting for tables too. But the bar staff were doing a really good job of accommodating everybody. The room off to the left serves more of a dining room, but on a sunny Friday evening, the patio doors were open, effectively merging it onto the outside area to the front. A corridor to the rear leads to the accommodation, some outdoor toilets and the rather sizeable kitchen which was catering for the hungry hoards. We heard the price of a couple's bill, which was in excess of £100. Although at least one of them had had the lobster which had supposedly been caught that day, presumably by one of the village's 4 fishing boats moored in the small harbour just down from the pub. Rooms were priced from £60 and on a Friday evening, the pub hosts a sea shanty session. There was no sign of this just before 8pm. But I guess they finish the dining session before it kicks off. I'd imagine it's quite an experience for the tourists. Sharp's Doom Bar & Atlantic are the regular beers. In addition, they had a house beer called Cadgwith Cove Cask from Laine's & Skinner's Betty Stogs. The cider selection was Thatcher's Gold or Stowford Press. Apparently, the pub has around 5 car parking spaces, but we never found these. But these are nevertheless more for those staying overnight. The village car park is a fair drive up a rather precipitous hill, but somehow the walk back down to the village does not seem that far, as you pass fields of turkeys, quaint thatched cottages and the fairly ramshackle local church. I quite liked this pub. It's obviously making the most of its earning potential by catering for holidayers to the area, but retains a certain local charm. I'd like to see what it is like away from the peak summer season when the village is much quieter.