Bucket of Blood, Phillack

Originally the New Inn, and replacing the original pub next to Phillack church, the pub at Phillack was alarmingly renamed ‘The Bucket of Blood’. Said to be one of the most haunted pubs in England it gets its present name from a disturbing event said to have happened there. Apparently the pub was a haven for pirates, smugglers, sailors and other unsavoury characters.

It is said that one morning the landlord went to the deep well that used to serve the pub to collect water, but when he raised the bucket it was found to contain not water but blood. On investigating the gruesome event a badly mutilated body was found at the bottom of the well which it is thought was that of the local revenue man.

The Angarrack Inn

The present Angarrack Inn was built on the site of an earlier inn originally called ‘The Lamb’

The pub drew much of its trade from travellers on the coaching road and the local smelting works.

The Copperhouse Inn

Originally the Commercial Inn, the Copperhouse was built in 1791. It stands on the main road through Hayle.

The Cornubia

Named after the infamous Hayle built paddle steamer ‘Cornubia’ which originally provided a packet ferry service to Bristol before serving in the American Civil War first as a confederate blockade runner and later as a union cruiser.

The Royal Standard

The Royal Standard provided food and shelter for those travellers who had to wait for low tide before they could cross the sands to Lelant and St Ives and on to Penzance, before the causeway was built in 1825.

Cornish Arms

The origins of The Cornish Arms are lost in history but it is clear that the pub existed in 1815 when it is recorded that Christopher Ellis built the Hayle Brewery in a premises directly behind.

The brewery and indeed the Cornish Arms itself became part of the St Austell Brewery in 1934. The pub is a welcoming traditional pub with good food and excellent beer.

Ellis Brewery yard is still used as a storage depot for The St Austell Brewery, but the old brewery offices are in a very sorry state of repair.

White Hart Hotel

The original White Hart Hotel is a small building at the side of the current White Hart and is now used as a Masonic Lodge. 

The Hotel was built on the instruction of John Harvey in order to provide his daughter Jane with an income while her husband Richard Trevithick took off around the world inspiring the industrial revolution! The present White Hart is a Georgian/Victorian Building.

Foundry Cafe Bar

Located at the rear of the White Hart, the Foundry Cafe Bar is a recent addition to Hayle’s pubs and is built in the old stable block.  It was once a nightclub of dubious reputation but has now been transformed.

It looks very unimposing from the outside but has a well deserved reputation for its good food and wines an offers a wide range of excellent meals, 'Street Food' and a wide veggie range.

The Bird in Hand

Home of the "Wheal Ale" brewery, this pub is in the entrance to the famous Paradise Bird Park.

Fortunately the bear is better than the pun! One of Cornwall's growing micro brewing havens!

The Old Quay House

The Old Quay House Inn stands on Griggs Quay at the head of the Hayle Estuary and was once served as a toll house for those crossing the causeway built across the treacherous tidal sands in 1826. The Old Quay House overlooks the RSPB reserve on Hayle Estuary and there are glorious views of the estuary and its bird life.

The Turnpike Inn, Connor Downs

The Turnpike Inn stands on the old Hayle to Camborne toll road from which it takes its name.

Red River Inn, Gwithian

(formerly The Pendarves Arms)

Gone but not forgotten

Other pubs existed in Hayle but sadly have now gone.

The Penmere

Standing at the eastern end of the town built by Rev Hockin and originally known as ‘The Hayle’ it reverted into a private house before being resurrected in the 1950s and becoming the Penmere Hotel.

Sadly the 21^st century saw it close its doors for the last time and it has now been flattened and a new housing estate built on the site.

Mechanics Arms

Used to stand at Guildford/Ventonleague. We were unable to find out any more information about this pub

Miners Arms

Was based in Guildford, Hayle. We were unable to find out any more information about this pub

The Globe

After the  original 'Globe' pub in Commercial Road closed, it was run as a Bed and breakfast for a number of years. In 2004 the premises which stands opposite the town library, was converted to offices and now houses a financial services business.

The Swan

Wheal Alfred. We were unable to find out any more information about this pub

The Steam Packet

North Quay. The Steam Packet was on the quay at the junction of the harbour road with what is now the memorial walk and almost directly opposite the road that goes up to Clifton Terrace. We were unable to find out any more information about this pub, but did find this old photograph. The pub was demolished.