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Polperro sits tightly tucked into a steep-sided valley where the River Pol meets the sea, about four miles west of Looe along the South West Coast Path. It remains one of the few places on the south Cornish coast where the original harbour infrastructure and narrow, winding streets have seen very little modern alteration, largely because the geography simply doesn’t allow for it. Historically, the village relied on the pilchard trade and a well-documented history of smuggling, but today it functions as a working fishing port on a smaller scale. Practicality in the village requires a bit of adaptation; the streets are too narrow for standard traffic, so most residents park in the main car park at the top of the hill and use small motorized carts or simply walk down into the "coomb." While it feels tucked away, there is a functional community here with a primary school, a handful of independent shops, and several long-standing pubs that serve as the village's social hubs throughout the winter months.