Porthcurno Wendy House
The facade of a house built into the cliff was created by Rowena Cade in the 1920s as a wendy house for her nieces and nephews. The expression "wendy house" has come from the small house in Peter Pan that the lost boys built for Wendy Darling.
Originally the one at Porthcurno had windows and a door but these were destroyed by vandals and then it was used as a latrine by visitors to the beach. It was eventually blocked-up with concrete to stop it being a public health risk.
On walks
- Porthcurno, Porthgwarra and Gwennap Head (5.4 mile walk)
- Porthcurno to Penberth Cove (3 mile walk)
Also mentioned in walks
- Porthgwarra to Minack (3.1 mile walk)
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