Relubbus

Relubbus (Cornish: Resloubys) is a hamlet in the parish of St Hilary, West Cornwall, sitting on the B3280 between Townshend and Goldsithney. The River Hayle runs through the settlement, and the surrounding landscape is a mix of small-scale farmland and wooded valley.

The hamlet has a tin-streaming history typical of this part of Cornwall. Relubbus Tin Stream was put up for auction at the Hawkins’ Arms pub in August 1881, advertised in The Cornishman newspaper as having been “worked successfully for some time” by Captain Reed of nearby Tregembo. That mining heritage is visible in the landscape - old workings and spoil heaps still mark the valley floor.

Tregembo Farmhouse, just to the east of the hamlet, is a Grade II* listed building dating from the mid-17th century. A Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1875 also survives, now converted to a private residence - one of many former chapels across Cornwall that have found new uses.

With an estimated population of around 230 in the immediate area, Relubbus is genuinely small and has no shops or pubs of its own. Goldsithney, about a mile to the south, has a village shop and the Crown Inn. Marazion and the coast at Mount’s Bay are roughly two miles south, and Penzance is about four miles to the west.

The hamlet works best for visitors who want a quiet inland base with quick access to the coast. The lanes around Relubbus connect to a network of footpaths through the Hayle valley, and the cycling is good on the quieter back roads toward Godolphin and Breage.