A 3-minute drive from Looe, the 18th-century Polraen Country House Hotel offers well-appointed rooms and an award-winning range of breakfasts. This 4-star, award-winning property provides free parking and WiFi and is within 3 minutes’ walk of Sandplace Train Station.

Rooms have a flat-screen TV and tea and coffee facilities, and all have a modern en suite shower with hairdryer and toiletries. Each room has a seating area, most looking out over the garden to the slopes of the wooded valley beyond.

Fresh Cornish produce on the extensive breakfast menu includes free range eggs from Penbugle Farm and bacon and sausages from a Liskeard butcher. You can also enjoy Cornish apple juice, hot chocolate and freshly brewed tea and coffee, all served in the conservatory with its countryside views. Continental choices including warmed croissants and eggs Benedict are also offered.

The dining room conservatory at this property can be used as an eating area for guests who want to eat their own food. The owners of this hotel provide crockery, cutlery and glassware free of charge. Assistance is also given with reservations at local pubs and restaurants.

Local attractions include Wild Futures, the Monkey Sanctuary, around 12 minutes’ drive away. Guests can also reach Fowey, St Austell and the Eden Project with a 41-minute drive.