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Castle
Pendennis Castle
Artillery fort built by Henry VIII between 1540 and 1542, later enlarged with ramparts and bastions, guarding the mouth of the River Fal.
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Falmouth & the Helford: things to do
Places worth your time in Falmouth & the Helford
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Things to do in Falmouth & the Helford
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Museum
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Independent maritime museum in a harbourside building at Falmouth, with a boat collection and a boatbuilding workshop.
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Art gallery
Falmouth Art Gallery
Publicly funded gallery with works by Victorian artists, Impressionists, surrealists and maritime artists.
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Church
Church of King Charles the Martyr
Parish church in the centre of Falmouth, dedicated to Charles I.
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Beach
Gyllyngvase Beach
Town beach on the south-east side of Falmouth, looking across Falmouth Bay.
Beach
Maenporth
Cove and beach about two miles south-south-west of Falmouth, facing east across Falmouth Bay.
Garden
Trebah Garden
Garden near Mawnan Smith that runs down to a beach on the Helford River.
Village
Helford Passage
Village on the north bank of the Helford River, about five miles south-south-west of Falmouth.
Village
Helford
Village on the south bank of the Helford River, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Village
Flushing
Coastal village facing Falmouth across the Penryn River, known for its annual regatta.
Castle
St Mawes Castle
Clover-leaf artillery fort built by Henry VIII between 1540 and 1542, facing Pendennis Castle across the Fal.
Headland
St Anthony Head
Southern tip of the Roseland peninsula, overlooking the entrance to Carrick Roads, with the former St Anthony Battery.
Village
Mylor Churchtown
Coastal village at the mouth of Mylor Creek, about three miles north of Falmouth, beside a large yacht harbour.
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- Falmouth & the Helford (area photo): Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, source
- National Maritime Museum Cornwall: Vernon39, Public domain, source
- Falmouth Art Gallery: Vernon39, Public domain, source
- Church of King Charles the Martyr: Andrewrabbott (talk), Public domain, source
- Gyllyngvase Beach: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Maenporth: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Trebah Garden: Lee Vilenski, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Helford Passage: Vernon39, Public domain, source
- Helford: John Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Flushing: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, source
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Anthony Head: Vernon39, Public domain, source
- Mylor Churchtown: Simon Cobb, CC0, source
- Newquay & the North Coast: Otto Domes, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Padstow & the Camel Estuary: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast: Marika Reinholds, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Ives & West Penwith: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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