Polbathic

Polbathic (Cornish: Polbarthek)[1] is a small village situated on the A374 Trerulefoot to Torpoint road, within the parish of St Germans, in south-east Cornwall, England, UK. The village is situated on the edge of a tidal creek, known as Polbathick Lake, which is a branch of the River Tiddy and River Lynher river system.[2] Polbathick Lake is within the Lynher Estuary SSSI.[3][4]

The Halfway House

Polbathic is home to the Halfway Public House, drinkers at the pub tried to buy it but were not successful.[5] The pub was bought at auction for £110,000[6] by the owners of the Pickwick inn St Issey,[7] the pub was run by landlord Kevin Rix, when he left the owners daughter took over and ran it for 4 years.[8] In 2019 the freehold of the pub was put up for sale for £350,000 or a lease with £25000 rent pa, eventually the lease was sold at a discount, for £1 on the 12 November 2019.[9] The pub is now run by Lloyd Halliday who previously managed pubs in Essex and Suffolk.[10]

References
  1. Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
  3. "Lynher Estuary - Unit 33". Natural England. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. "Lynher Estuary - Unit 33". Magic Map. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. "Community spirit could help save village pub". The Independent. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. "Property valuation for Halfway House, Polbathic, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 3EY | The Move Market". themovemarket.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. Darren (16 September 2014). "Halfway House, Polbathic, saved for community • Beer Today". Beer Today. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  8. "Halfway House, Polbathic, Cornwall". Pub is The Hub. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  9. "Summary of leasehold - Search for land and property information". search-property-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  10. Abel, Stuart (16 August 2020). "The postcard perfect pub loved so much the locals tried to buy it". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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