| Country: | England |
| Map Type: | Cornwall |
| Official Name: | Gorran Haven |
| Cornish Name: | Porthust |
| Coordinates: | 50.241°N -4.793°W |
| Population: | 1,271 |
| Population Ref: | (Parish, 2001) |
| Static Image: | Gorran Haven-by-Natalia-McKenzie.jpg |
| Static Image Width: | 240px |
| Static Image Caption: | Gorran Haven |
| Civil Parish: | St Goran |
| Unitary England: | Cornwall |
| Lieutenancy England: | Cornwall |
| Region: | South West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | St Austell and Newquay |
| Post Town: | ST. AUSTELL |
| Postcode District: | PL26 |
| Postcode Area: | PL |
| Dial Code: | 01726 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SX009414 |
Gorran Haven [1] is a fishing village, in the civil parish of St Goran, on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK. It is about 2miles south of Mevagissey and lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).[2]
The village lies in a cove between two sandy beaches.[2] Vault Beach (also known as Bow beach) is south of Gorran Haven and Great Perhaver Beach is to the north, both beaches are naturist beaches.[3] [4]
Gorran Haven was an ancient fishing harbour; its first pier was built in the 15th century. In the 18th and 19th centuries it became a port handling merchandise brought from Fowey by barges and lighters. The pier was rebuilt in the 1820s and reconstructed in 1888.[5] There are two churches in the village, Haven Church (previously Mount Zion), and St Just Church. St Just Church had been used as a fish cellar for over a century. In 1812 the Congregationalists of Mevagissey moved into the Haven using St Just as their Meeting House and referring to it as the old Chapel Cellar. Haven Church is a non-denominational church.[6]
The Cinema Museum in London holds home movies of the village in the 1950's. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OJqSWnOFAn6RJ24jtwb21Z4Hv5svJjbp/edit#gid=2059894427