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The Top House Inn

Cornwall · United Kingdom

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9.4/10Excellent117 Reviews
Cleanliness9.6/109.6
Service9.6/109.6
Comfort9.4/109.4
Condition9.2/109.2
Amenities9.4/109.4
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About The Top House Inn

With a stay at The Top House Inn in Helston, you'll be just steps from Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and The Lizard. This hotel is 0. 7 mi (1. 2 km) from Lizard Point and 1. 6 mi (2. 5 km) from Kynance Cove.

Free self parking is available onsite. Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.

Stay in one of 8 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations are provided. Conveniences include electric kettles and free tea bags/instant coffee, and housekeeping is provided daily.

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With a stay at The Top House Inn in Helston, you'll be a 1-minute walk from Cornwall National Landscape and 11 minutes by foot from Housel Bay Beach. This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Pentreath Beach and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Polpeor Beach.

Stay in one of 8 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations are provided. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily. Free self parking is available onsite.

Popular amenities

Free WiFi
Parking available
Dining services
Non-smoking
Accessible facilities

Check-in and check-out

Check-in from 3:00 PM
Check-in until 9:30 PM
Check-out until 11:00 AM
Minimum check-in age 18

Hotel policies

No elevators Noise-free rooms not guaranteed No front desk Professional property host/manager Pets allowed Service animals are allowed Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions

Cleaning and safety

Sanitization
Contactless check-out is available Cashless transactions are available
Essential Travel
Essential workers only - NO

Important information

  • You need to know
    • Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
    • Contactless check-out is available.
  • Special Instructions
    There is no front desk at this property. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. The host will greet guests on arrival. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
  • Instructions
    • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
    • Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
    • Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
    • This property accepts credit cards and cash
    • Cashless transactions are available
    • Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
    • Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and window guards
  • Minimal age
    18
  • Optional fees
    • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 15.00 for adults and GBP 15.00 for children
    • Pet fee: GBP 10.00 per pet, per day
    • Service animals are exempt from fees

    The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

  • Spoken Language

    English

Nearby attractions

Cornwall National Landscape 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Housel Bay Beach 0.9 km / 0.6 mi
Pentreath Beach 1 km / 0.6 mi
South West Coast Path Section 27 Trailhead 1.2 km / 0.7 mi
Lizard Point 1.2 km / 0.8 mi
English Channel 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Lizard Wireless Station 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Polpeor Beach 1.4 km / 0.8 mi
Lizard Church Cove Beach 1.6 km / 1 mi
Kynance Cove 2.2 km / 1.4 mi
Cadgwith Cove Beach 3.2 km / 2 mi
The Old Cider Barn Arts and Crafts Centre 4.1 km / 2.5 mi
Kennack Sands 7.4 km / 4.6 mi
Gallery Anthony 9.3 km / 5.8 mi
Polurrian Beach 9.6 km / 6 mi

Hotel facilities & services

Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.

  • Total number of rooms: 8
  • hotel
  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Car park
  • Check-in hour
  • Check-out hour
  • Wi-fi
  • Bar
  • Restaurant: 1
  • Breakfast
  • Non-smoking establishment
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
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Room types

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  • FAMILY ROOM BUNK BEDFAMILY ROOM • BUNK BEDFAM.BK

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    FAMILY ROOM BUNK BED

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
    Room type
    FAMILY ROOM
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    BUNK BED

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    Room code: FAM.BK

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  • TWIN STANDARDTWIN • STANDARDTWN.ST

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    TWIN STANDARD

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
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    TWIN
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    STANDARD

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    Room code: TWN.ST

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  • DOUBLE CLASSIC DOUBLE BEDDOUBLE • CLASSIC DOUBLE BEDDBL.AS-DB

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    DOUBLE CLASSIC DOUBLE BED

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
    Room type
    DOUBLE
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    CLASSIC DOUBLE BED

    Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.

    Room code: DBL.AS-DB

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  • DOUBLE SUPERIOR WITH DOUBLE BEDDOUBLE • SUPERIOR WITH DOUBLE BEDDBL.DB-SU

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    DOUBLE SUPERIOR WITH DOUBLE BED

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
    Room type
    DOUBLE
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    SUPERIOR WITH DOUBLE BED

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    Room code: DBL.DB-SU

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  • DOUBLE STANDARDDOUBLE • STANDARDDBL.ST

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    DOUBLE STANDARD

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    Room overview

    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
    Room type
    DOUBLE
    View / characteristic
    STANDARD

    Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.

    Room code: DBL.ST

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  • FAMILY ROOM WITH DOUBLE BEDFAMILY ROOM • WITH DOUBLE BEDFAM.DB

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    The Top House Inn

    FAMILY ROOM WITH DOUBLE BED

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    Room overview

    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
    Room type
    FAMILY ROOM
    View / characteristic
    WITH DOUBLE BED

    Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.

    Room code: FAM.DB

    Limited room details from hotel

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Guest reviews

What other guests saying about The Top House Inn

9.4
Excellent
117 Reviews
Cleanliness
9.6 /10
Service
9.6 /10
Comfort
9.4 /10
Condition
9.2 /10
Amenities
9.4 /10
50 reviews shown
6/10
Pleasant
03 Jul 2026
Jackie
Room we had had a beautiful sea view, the bathroom was lovely and roomy. Unfortunately the plugs in the sink and bath did not hold the water in. The breakfast menu was a bit of a joke, they were trying to be a bit a la carte which unfortunately didn't pay off. The toaster didn't work and from one day to the next the menu changed. All the food was adequate the bar was really well stocked. All the staff were really pleasant. The bedrooms that we saw were all up a flight off stairs, no lift. The out side looks tired, needs the plant boxes to be refilled and hanging baskets put up. Lovely location will go again but it is a bit pricey for what you get. Joys of visiting Cornwall. Plenty of beautiful coves and places to visit , dog friendly walker and bikers paradise.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
29 Mar 2026
Meirion
Clean, light airy room & comfortable bed. Welcoming owners and excellent breakfast. Pub was friendly and well supported by locals.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
19 Mar 2026
D
Excellent spot for exploring the Lizard . Lovely evening meal and staff very helpful and pleasant . Would return again
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
25 Aug 2025
Natalya
Awesome place
Leisure Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
17 Aug 2025
Kenny
X
Leisure Family_with_children
6/10
Pleasant
20 Jul 2025
Jayne

Good for the location

A one night stay in south Cornwall having stayed in north Cornwall previous nights. Beautiful clean room and bathroom but something missing to make it outstanding. Lovely decoration but lacking in pictures or plants and home comforts. Inn/Bar it's self seemed dingy and uninviting. Location wonderful.
Partner
8/10
Excellent
23 Jun 2025
COLIN
Clean & centrally located
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
22 May 2025
Mr Keith
The Lizard is a special part of Cornwall and the Top House Inn helped make our 4 day spring break very enjoyable.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
25 Apr 2025
Silvia
The staff members were friendly and extremely helpful!
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
03 Mar 2025
PAUL
Nothing not to like about Top House .. fantastic place to stay every thing perfect food rooms and staff are all amazing.
Have stayed here a lot love it. Locals make.you feel very welcome hetr too. .
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
26 Feb 2025
evelyn

Simply awesome

Gosh I have stayed in hotels around the world and have never experienced such generosity and kindness shown by the staff. The room was absolutely delightful and stunning. The gentleman who checked us in was amazing and so were the staff at dinner Beautiful centrally located hotel. So so fully equipped and the dinner was Superb. Thanks for a wonderful stay . Will be back soon. Will recommend it anytime.
Friends_and_family Friends
10/10
Exceptional
05 Jan 2025
Patricia
Great location. Wonderful room
Family
10/10
Exceptional
04 Nov 2024
Peter

Great find

Arrived l late after 7 hour journey

Easy to find hotel. Good welcome, spacious lovely room. Good facilities and will return
Business Partner
10/10
Exceptional
18 Oct 2024
Malcolm
We love cornwall been coming 40 yrs on holidays
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
06 Sep 2024
John
The room was fantastic and can’t be faulted. However what makes this hotel a cut above the rest is the staff; they go out of their way to be kind and helpful. Literally nothing is too much for them

They are all truly wonderful

Highly recommend this hotel in the stunning Lizard
10/10
Exceptional
28 Aug 2024
Lesleyann
When we arrived the staff were very friendly The room was lovely and clean breakfast was good would definitely stay there again
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
27 Aug 2024
Ian
Lovely breakfasts..staff all very helpful.. nothing was to much trouble... Room was lovely and the kids loved the bunk beds...the whole place hadea really nice feel.
Leisure Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
10 Aug 2024
Tracey

August wedding on the Lizard

Family wedding on the Lizard and quite a few friends and family stayed here. Every room was excellent, comfortable, clean and the food was great too. Friendly staff all round would definitely stay here again and recommend it highly. Thank you
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
06 Jun 2024
Jerry
Comfortable room. Easy walk to everything we wanted to see. Host Mary was exceptionally welcoming, friendly and helpful (gluten free food, booking taxi etc.). We are a retired couple walking the South West Coast Path and would stay here again.
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
04 Jun 2024
simon

Great location

Well presented large clean room on ground floor.
Self
10/10
Exceptional
23 May 2024
Dawn
A lovely, clean, good sized room. Very friendly welcome. If you just want to a place to just sleep for the night, this is ideal. Absolutely no noise from the pub below.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
22 Apr 2024
Yuval

Perfect

Perfect - the Housel room (the rooms has names and not numbers) is very nice, and the Lizard town itself is stunning and a must visit if you are in the area.
Partner
8/10
Excellent
19 Apr 2024
Mark
Pleasant stay
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
11 Apr 2024
Satya
Excellent location, just10mins walk to the Lizard point.
10/10
Exceptional
11 Mar 2024
Surabhi

Lizard

Absolutely brilliant spot to stay at with the lizard a stones throw away, the food was amazing, the staff absolutely wonderful - really recommend this as a place to stay
Partner
8/10
Excellent
11 Mar 2024
SJ

Well worth a stay

The ideal place to stay due to it's proximity to some very beautiful beaches. The stay was made by the really friendly and likeable staff. The room was clean but a bit tired and the shower cubicle needed a revamp. All in all, I would definitely stay again mainly due to the staff. I would prefer to have mugs for my morning cuppa as the cups provided were tiny!
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
10 Mar 2024
Simon

Fantastic place.

Beautiful room with an amazing view. Room was great, spacious and clean. Bed so super comfy. Staff were very friendly and helpful and breakfast was delicious.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
07 Nov 2023
Rachel
Lovely room, friendly staff. Would definitely visit again.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
30 Oct 2023
Nicholas
It was perfect
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
25 Oct 2023
Roger
Property refurbished from previous establishment. Very friendly, food and accommodation excellent. Good value [breakfast included in price]
Leisure Self
10/10
Exceptional
16 Oct 2023
Susan
Nice and quiet room friendly staff and free parking
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
15 Oct 2023
paul
never been here before excellent staff can't wait to go back next year.
Leisure Family
4/10
Poor
05 Oct 2023
Dilwyn

Lizard

Location of hotel was nice although when they state parking it does not mention a free for all with all the tourists in the area. Tom was Comfortable except the door to the room does not fit correctly resulting in having to force shut to which leaves an approximate 50mm gap at bottom. I had to use pillows to block out noise. Evening meal was supposed to start at 1700hrs this did not actually start until 1730hrs. Ordered pot pie with chips and peas. I was kept waiting for nearly an hour before it arrived. When asking for a Vat receipt this proved a bit up much for the staff to which I still gave not received one. All in all I will not be staying again.
Business
10/10
Exceptional
23 Sep 2023
jane
Friendly welcoming Hotel. Beautiful room with amazing views out to sea. Tastey generous breakfast. We would definitely stay here again
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
19 Sep 2023
Nicholas

Best Hotel on the Lizard.

Clean and tidy with nice furnishings. And nice and friendly staff.
Even had a live band in the bar on Saturday night which played us music to fall asleep too.
Would 100% stay again at this hotel.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
10 Sep 2023
John
Lovely clean room,
The full English breakfast was the best I’ve eaten. Staff vey help full
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
24 Aug 2023
Verified traveler

Our 2 night stay

Room was clean. Bathroom door swollen so could only slam shut, which was felt rude doing at in the middle of the night. Shower drain blocked up.

Sheets and room were clean, breakfast was high quality. Staff friendly. Location excellent. 8/10

Cheaper to book breakfast on the day than with the room.

Check-out time differs on hotels.com compared to guest information book at accommodation which was confusing (10am).

Partner
8/10
Excellent
22 Aug 2023
Jeremy

Good stay but noisy neighbours!

A friendly local pub with good service, nice food and comfortable rooms. Sadly we stayed in a ground floor room and had noisy people upstairs, not the pubs fault but frustrating and hard to sleep until late.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
16 Aug 2023
Julie

Short break away

Sadly only stayed one night - wish it could have been longer! Beautiful room with fantastic view. Delicious breakfast & excellent evening meal.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
08 Aug 2023
lisa
Lovely location. Friendly staff. Very clean. Paid extra for breakfast well worth the money.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
07 Aug 2023
Stephen
Great stay lovely room ,staff , great location for walks can’t fault it and the Sunday roast was next level . Definitely will be back
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
22 Jul 2023
Verified traveler
Great location, lovely atmosphere and the staff were very polite and helpful. The room was, clean nicely presented and the bed was comfortable. We paid extra, for breakfast and we were not disappointed, good selection, freshly prepared and tasty.



10/10
Exceptional
25 May 2023
Fedor
Lovely location, convenient to everything. Room was beautiful and the included breakfast was great.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
17 May 2023
Jocelyn
Staff were very friendly and accommodating for our needs
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
09 Oct 2022
Patricia A
Excellent hotel and the weather was glorious
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
02 Oct 2022
Marilyn

A gem

Beautiful room with sea views. Bed very comfortable. A warm welcome & very nice food too.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
22 Sep 2022
Laura
A great place to stay in Lizard village. Friendly staff, a clean spacious room and the option to enjoy a lovely breakfast. Good location for visiting Lizard Point which is a 10-12 minute walk away.
Leisure Self
8/10
Excellent
31 Aug 2022
Shirley

Left waiting in the cold to check-in

The check-in was very slow. We arrived at 20:30 after a long day of cycling, only to be left waiting outside with our bikes in the cold for over 20 minutes. I prompted the bar staff three times before someone came outside to check us in. After the very poor check-in, the staff were very accommodating to the point of being apologetic.
Friends_and_family Friends
10/10
Exceptional
16 Aug 2022
Jeremy

Good pub and accommodation

Lovely place to stay with good food and friendly people
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
29 Jul 2022
Sarah

Top House Inn

Wonderful stay. Staff were so friendly nothing was too much trouble
Room lovely and spacious.
Bathroom adequate but needs some attention.
Food was fantastic
Friends_and_family Family

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The Top House Inn
The Square, Helston, United Kingdom

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