Live Webcam in Polperro in Cornwall

More info: Polperro is thought by many to be one of Cornwall’s most beautiful coastal villages. Situated between Looe and Fowey, Polperro’s little harbour is framed by cliffs.

For centuries. Polperro has been a pilchard fishing and processing port. Fish are drawn for feeding off the South Cornwall coast in late summer bringing rich pickings for local fishermen. Once ashore, the fish were salted and pressed and the oil was collected as a by-product and used for heating and lighting. Polperro pilchards were exported throughout Europe. Today, some commercial fishing vessels still operate from the harbour catching flatfish, scallops, crabs, monkfish, ray, pollock, bass and cod.

The Heritage Museum of Smuggling and Fishing in Polperro, gives a fascinating insight in to Polperro's history with particular reference to the two mainstays of the 18th and 19th century economy: fishing and smuggling.