#portwrinkle

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Overflow by Sue Rowlands Via Flickr: Portwrinkle is a small coastal hamlet in south-east Cornwall. It is at the western end of Whitsand Bay. It was traditionally a fishing village and the old 17th century walls of the pilchard cellars are still standing, although they have now been incorporated into housing. The village has two beaches and a harbour. The first quay was built at Portwrinkle in 1612 to support the local pilchard fishing seines. The quay and harbour were rebuilt in 1792 – much enhanced with the new two storey Pilchard Cellars for processing and packing the pilchards. By the mid 1800’s pilchards had been replaced by mackerel and this fishery continued up to the early 1900s. As the old seine collectives wound up at the start of the Great War, fishing was continued by just a handful of local families and visitors to the hamlet. Commercial fishing slowly declined in the latter half of the twentieth century and the final commercial boat completed its last season at Portwrinkle in 2020. www.cornwallharbours.co.uk/our-harbours/portwrinkle

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Rough seas at Portwrinkle, Cornwall by Baz Richardson Via Flickr: We're back home for a few days with some pictures I took during our recent visit to our holiday home in Cornwall. It was a very windy afternoon when we called at Portwrinkle in Cornwall's Whitsand Bay. In the distance you can just make out Looe Island on the far left. Many years ago this was an important centre for pilchard fishing, and the catch was exported as far as the Mediterranean. The old harbour dates back to the 1600s though these days it is used only by small boats and paddleboards. Not in this weather, though!

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Falmouth to Plymouth South West Coast Path. by Richard Smith Via Flickr: Beware falling golf balls keep to public footpath. The south west coast path Portwrinkle Cornwall England UK www.experimentalist.co.uk

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Stormy day at Portwrinkle, Cornwall by Baz Richardson on Flickr.