The History of
Port Gaverne

Hundreds of years ago, this secluded cove was a quiet fishing village. With the establishment of the great slate quarry at nearby Delabole in the nineteenth century, Port Gaverne developed into a thriving trading port.

The narrow streets were full of the noise of carts trundling along, laden with slate, where they were unloaded onto the waiting sea ketches. Finally, with the arrival of the railway in 1893, Port Gaverne began to decline as a trading port. The peace and tranquility, so valued by our visitors, returned.