Historic houses · South West England
Polventon House
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Polventon House — house in St. Merryn, Cornwall, England, UK.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Polventon House is located in Cornwall with the postcode PL28 8SL. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Polventon House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in St. Merryn, Cornwall, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.5476°, -5.0221°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Trevose Head and Constantine Bay SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Polventon House is a grade II listed private house overlooking Mother Ivey's Bay near Padstow in Cornwall, England. It was built in the International Style on a clifftop in 1936 for R.H. Stein, father of English celebrity chef Rick Stein. Rick Stein spent the summers of his childhood in the house, which he visited in some of his TV series, such as Rick Stein's Cornwall.
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- Coordinates
- 50.5476, -5.0221
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Merryn
- Postcode
- PL28 8SL
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
- Official site
- www.polventon.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q23305119 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Polventon House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Polventon House Trevose.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Polventon House?
- Polventon House is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL28 8SL), in the parish of St. Merryn.
- What is Polventon House?
- Polventon House — house in St. Merryn, Cornwall, England, UK.
- How do I get to Polventon House?
- Drivers can use postcode PL28 8SL.
- Who owns Polventon House?
- Polventon House is owned by | designation1 = Grade II.
- Is Polventon House a listed building?
- Polventon House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Polventon House a protected site?
- Yes — Polventon House is part of the Trevose Head and Constantine Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Polventon House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL28 8SL. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.