Location

Trerose Cottage is situated in the quiet hamlet of Point, between the cathedral city of Truro (4 miles) and the picturesque port of Falmouth (7 miles) with its safe sandy beaches.

The cottage overlooks Point village green and enjoys views across Restronguet Creek to the unspoilt Mylor peninsular. The cottage is only 150 yards from Point Quay. Children enjoy crabbing off the quay; small boats and canoes can be launched from the slipway.

Location map - click to enlarge Restronguet Creek, view from the Old Tram Road View of the green and the creek from Trerose cottage

The "Old Tram Road", running along the shores of Restronguet Creek through Point, offers easy walking, and there are a multitude of public footpaths and bridle ways within the Parish for those eager to explore (map provided). A popular destination is the Old Quay Inn in Devoran, a 20 minute walk alongside the creek.

The hedgerows and green lanes around Point are at their peak in Spring, with a wealth of wild flowers from April through until June. This is probably also the best time to visit some of the famous Cornish gardens in the area.

About Point

Point is located at the end of the Mineral Tramways Route, a cycle and bridle path linking the old port of Devoran on the south coast with Redruth and the north coast. The path follows the route of the old Redruth and Chacewater railway and is an important part of Cornwall's mining heritage. Cycles can be hired at Bissoe (3 miles).

Point and Devoran are designated as part of the Cornwall Mining Landscape World Heritage site. The "Old Tram Road" running along Restronguet Creek follows the route of an extension to the Redruth and Chacewater railway built in 1826, where horse-drawn trams transported ore from Devoran to Point Quay.

A tide mill was built in Penpoll Creek around 1829. The remains of the tide mill can still be seen, and some of the granite blocks form stepping stones which allow you to cross the Creek at low tide.

The remains of Carnon Mine which can still be seen out in the creek, opened briefly in 1840, employing 212 local people, but it had closed by 1842. Point was a busy port, exporting ore and importing coke for smelting. Around 1840, up to 50 boats a day were sailing from the Quay. As copper and then lead mining declined, it was replaced by tin, and the smelting works at Point continued in operation until 1910 when it was demolished; some of the bricks were used to build the two semi-detached houses which stand across the road from the Quay to this day.

The Old Tram Road was not surfaced until the 1950s, creating the peaceful and secluded hamlet we know today, a far cry from the distant mining heritage of the 19th century.

Recently the old telephone box on the village green has been transformed by our local Point Quay Association into a book, plant and seed exchange, as featured on BBC News.