THE beautiful Cornish village of Polperro is so beautiful, it’s even been compared to a Greek island. With white-washed ...

Get lost wandering Polperro's picturesque alleyways, absorbing the historic charm as you go. The village is tucked within a small cove that shelters the harbor from the expanse of the English ...

Polperro came atop the competition as “one of Cornwall’s prettiest villages”, with most people backing the town ahead of some of the UK's most famous towns and villages.

Polperro is served by buses from Plymouth, Liskeard and Looe, with the nearest National Express stop 12 miles away in Liskeard. The nearest railway station is five miles away at Looe.

Polperro, in south Cornwall, is a maze of white stone cottages and narrow streets. Cars are banned during the summer, with the village remaining largely traffic-free.

Polperro has depended on fishing for generations. In the 19th century, when pilchards were landed in large quantities, the fish were processed and packed in three factories near the harbour.

Polperro didn't have a vicar at the time so I was invited to apply." Before he took up his position in Polperro Father William kept busy with his parish in Oldham, Lancashire.

"Polperro Fishermen's Choir gave me a very warm welcome in 2014 when I moved to Cornwall and joined them as a tenor. "These days we are often confused with the Fishermen's Friends from Port Isaac, ...

Plans have been submitted to Cornwall Council for the conversion of a Polperro gin distillery into a café and residential flat.