Address
Port Eliot
Port Eliot St Germans, Saltash
Cornwall
South West
PL12 5ND
United Kingdom
Port Eliot History
The House at Port Eliot has been lived in for over 1000 years and believed to be the oldest continually inhabited dwelling in the UK. The earliest written reference to Port Eliot is from the 5th century AD, Augustinian monks were there from the year 937, while the earliest remaining evidence of a dwelling on the site is a 1500-year-old glazed tiled floor, dating from the late Iron Age. In the 18th century, Sir John Soane remodelled the Grade I-listed priory and house and landscape gardener Humphrey Repton created the gardens and park. Port Eliot is full of the accumulated treasures of its long history, from works by Sir Joshua Reynolds and Van Dyck to a mural by South West England’s most celebrated 20th century artist, Robert Lenkiewicz.
Port Eliot Location
Port Eliot is situated in the village of St Germans on the Rame Peninsula in South East Cornwall.
The pedestrian entrance to Port Eliot is via the Lodge Gate in the village.
Visit Port Eliot By Car
From the A38, follow the signs for St Germans (B3249). Turn left into the Port Eliot/Tideford Cricket Ground Entrance. Follow the gravel drive down to the car park.
From Torpoint, turn right at Polbathic and follow the signs for St Germans and then Port Eliot. The entrance to Port Eliot is on the B3249 outside the village on the way to the A38.
Visit Port Eliot By Train
First Great Western Trains stop at St Germans Station. From the station follow the signs to Port Eliot, via the Lodge Gate in the village. This walk should take approximately eight minutes.
Visit Port Eliot By Bus
A bus service runs from Plymouth to St Germans (route 572/3) via Saltash. For timetable information please contact Western Greyhound buses on 01637 871 871 or visit www.westerngreyhound.com
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