About The Driftwood Spars
The Driftwood Spars sits at Trevaunance Cove below St Agnes, in a building put up in the 1650s with timber beams said to have been salvaged from shipwrecks along this stretch of coast. Over the centuries it served as a tin-mining warehouse, a chandlery, a sail loft and a fish cellar before becoming a hotel bar in the early 1900s and a public bar in the 1940s. Today it brews its own beer in a small on-site brewery and pours it alongside other Cornish ales across two bars.
Food is served every day: noon to 8pm Monday to Thursday and Sunday, and noon to 9pm on Friday and Saturday, from an autumn and winter 2026 menu of homemade pub dishes. Meat comes from local butchers, and fish is often landed in the cove itself or at Newlyn. The kitchen holds an AA Rosette awarded in 2025, and Sundays bring roasts. The upstairs sea-view restaurant opens only for Sunday lunch in winter and adds more sittings in spring and summer.
Families have their own space in the Starboard Quarter, which has a jukebox and board games, and the pub runs live music and events through the year. Upstairs and in an annex are 15 en suite bed and breakfast rooms, five with sea views and four set up as family rooms, so it works as a base for a few days on the north coast.
Cornish Lavender near Perranporth is only a few minutes' drive up the coast, so lunch here pairs easily with a summer visit to the lavender fields.
What to do
- Try the house-brewed ales alongside other Cornish beers in the two bars
- Have lunch or dinner from the homemade pub menu, served daily from noon
- Book Sunday lunch in the sea-view restaurant (the only sitting in winter)
- Stay over in one of 15 en suite B&B rooms, five with sea views
- Catch live music and events through the year
- Walk down to Trevaunance Cove right outside the door
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Open year-round; the upstairs sea-view restaurant serves Sunday lunch only in winter and opens more in spring and summer
- Hours
- Food served daily: Mon–Thu and Sun noon–8pm, Fri–Sat noon–9pm (autumn/winter 2026 menu); bar hours not published
Good to know
- Age
- 21 or older to taste or drink alcohol
- Reservations
- Recommended
Tips for your visit
- The main bar doesn't take table bookings on Friday nights until after 8pm.
- Call the pub for daily updates on what's open, especially the sea-view restaurant out of season.
- Families can settle into the Starboard Quarter, which has board games and a jukebox.
- If you plan to taste the house ales, arrange a designated driver or stay over in one of the rooms.
Pair it with a lavender farm
Cornish Lavender · about 10 minutes away
Cornish Lavender near Perranporth is about 10 minutes away by road, so a summer lavender visit and a pub lunch at the cove fit into one easy half day.
Getting there
Questions
Does The Driftwood Spars brew its own beer?
Yes. It has a small on-site brewery and serves its own beer alongside other Cornish ales.
When is food served?
Every day from noon, until 8pm Monday to Thursday and Sunday and until 9pm on Friday and Saturday (2026).
Can you stay overnight?
Yes. There are 15 en suite B&B rooms, five with sea views and four family rooms in the annex.
How old is the building?
It dates from the 1650s and was a tin-mining warehouse, chandlery, sail loft and fish cellar before becoming a hotel bar.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Cornwall, from St Agnes to the Lizard
Checked in October 2026 against the business’s own website and local tourism pages. Hours and seasons change, so check with them before you go. How we check listings · Is this your business? Claim it free
