Mullion Harbour Report

The solid granite piers of Mullion Harbour was built in the 1880's and was paid for by Lord Robartes of Lanhydrock to compensate fishermen for several bad pilchard seasons. The National Trust acquired Mullion Harbour in 1945 as a gift from Mr A Meyer along with the winch house at the top of the slipway which pre-dates the harbour walls themselves.

The historic walls at Mullion Harbour have needed regular and costly repair ever since, as the Atlantic waves have battered the exposed harbour with ever increasing ferocity.

The National Trust commissioned a report to assess the options for the harbour in view of threatened sea level rise and increased wave heights. 

All possible options were considered and the local community were involved in discussions about the future of the harbour. 

In view of the ever increasing cost of maintaining the harbour walls, The National Trust has made the decision to only undertake minor repairs until the harbour is damaged at some point in the future by the increasingly violent storms that batter the harbour. At which point, The National Trust will carry out a managed retreat of the harbour structure until it reverts becak to an open cove as it was just a 150 years ago.