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Despite stricter marking criteria being introduced since the last certificate award, including size of rooms (something we, in our cosy cottage can do very little about!), we are delighted to have retained our four star rating from Visit England. Some nice comments were made about the re-decorated kitchen and the new bathroom, as well as the nice furniture! We've been working hard on updating the ...

Delighted (but not surprised) to see Polperro as a candidate for Village of the Year on Channel 4. In the broadcast of 18th January (available to view on All4, Channel 4's catch up site, episode 4) Polperro was featured, and won the heat, progressing to the Semi Final! The village was featured at length, a great opportunity to see for yourself just what a breathtakingly picturesque place this is, ...

After a very successful first year with Owners Direct in 2015, and a more disappointing one in 2016, my current subscription has now ended and I have decided not to renew with this much transformed company. Since being acquired by Expedia and taken under the wing of the US arm of HomeAway (it is slowly rebranding from Owners Direct to HomeAway over time), their business model has changed significa...

After taking all of our guestbook comments into account about whether to retain a bath or replace it with a walk-in shower, we decided to retain a bath; albeit a shiny new one with a more modern and powerful shower unit. Builder Terry has done a great job, and has also refurbished the kitchen into something more modern and practical. Nice new ceramic wall tiles, and wood effect floor tiles, with n...

After closing down in 2010, the Noughts and Crosses Inn in Lansallos Street looks to be re-opening at the end of March. There has been much building work going on inside, the exterior paintwork and signs have been spruced up, and a swanky new sign has appeared above the door! I'm looking forward to being able to visit this pub again, which has views out onto the River Pol on the other side, and wi...