Honey Cellars - Port Gaverne

Honey Cellars Cottage now the home of Don McNichol & Sally, is located in the beautiful, secluded cove of Port Gaverne,very close to the ancient fishing village of Port Isaac,

Honey Cellars is a beautifully converted 18th Century fisherman’s pilchard shed situated only 90 meters from the beach and 50 meters from the Port Gaverne Hotel (great pub and excellent restaurant).

My father the late Frank McNichol. North Cornwall’s popular artist and painter, lived in Honey Cellars for over 45 years.

Frank & Rene (my mother) bought the property in 1966 and converted the property from a very simply converted single storey holiday cottage into the format it is today.

My father gutted the small pokey hardboard clad rooms to make way for the open plan lounge downstairs and 3 bedrooms upstairs with access by a circular staircase to the minstrels’ gallery landing.

Unfortunately the house was in a very poor condition after my fathers’ death in 2005 we have carried out extensive repairs to the house.

Downstairs we replaced the carpet and cork tile floors with chestnut timber flooring, the circular staircase was replaced by a staircase of pine and glass with a dogs leg landing, matching the existing Colombian pine beams and ceiling.

Upstairs we rebuilt his “studio” dormer, and putting in Velux windows along the “minstrels gallery” roof space facing the sea, and installing new hardwood double-glazed windows throughout. Our wet room in place of the laundry/shower room completed our dream home.

Frank McNichol and Honey Cellars
Honey Cellars was the home of Frank McNichol one of Cornwall's most prolific and well know painters,. He moved to Port Gaverne in 1966 and painted many scenes of Port Isaac and Gaverne throughout his life. Frank died in May 2003 aged 92. His work still adorns the walls of Honey Cellars and his 3 dimensional models of Port Gaverne can be found in the local inn. His work is treasured by collectors both locally and around the world.
Frank bought Honey Cellars in 1966 and, with the help of 2 local craftsmen, designed and remodeled it himself from a primitive single storey fish cellar into it's present day form with large, open plan living area and minstrel's gallery.

Floor Plans of property

Map of Port Gaverne

See more of Frank McNichol's work

Dining area and new staircase to minstrels gallery landing