Portreath Monkey House
The lookout on the end of the pier at Portreath is now known as The Monkey House. It was used as a shelter and to keep watch on ships on their into the harbour. It stood for over 100 years until it was obliterated by the 2014 storms that also destroyed the railway into the South West. During the summer of 2014 it was rebuilt, and a few Atlantic storms will be the judge of how well modern engineering fares against that of its Victorian predecessor.
On walks
- Portreath and Tehidy Woods (5.2 mile walk)
- Portreath to Tobban Horse (7.3 mile walk)
Get the iWalkCornwall app
Download the app and use it to explore the walks and to purchase a guided route.
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
