Tolverne also known as Smugglers Cottage is a small 500 year old cottage in south Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. It is situated on the Roseland on the River Fal

River Fal

The River Fal flows through Cornwall, United Kingdom, rising on the Goss Moor and reaching the English Channel at Falmouth. On or near the banks of the Fal are the castles of Pendennis and St Mawes as well as Trelissick Garden. The River Fal separates the Roseland peninsula from the rest of...

 between Truro

Truro

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 and StMawes, Cornwall just north of King Harry Ferry

King Harry Ferry

The King Harry Ferry Bridge is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the Carrick Roads reach of the estuary of the River Fal in the United Kingdom county of Cornwall. The ferry crosses between the villages of Feock and Philleigh, roughly half way between the city of Truro, the lowest bridging point...

. In WW2 it was used as an embarkation point for D-Day landings in Normandy. The road and slipway was built for the war.

The cottage run as a tearoom by the Newman family was taken over by the Tregothnan Estate in March 2010 when Peter Newman and his wife retired. A new restaurant has since been added and it now offers lunches, cream teas and a full evening menu. Visitors can arrive by car or by boat, mooring alongside on the pontoons or on visitors moorings.