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Falmouth Harbour, Falmouth, Cornwall

Falmouth

(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)

Think of Falmouth and you immediately think of the sparkling sea in a bay alive with busy colourful pleasure and sailing boats all jostling along in bright sunshine. You think.....

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Mylor, Cornwall. Beautiful Mylor Yacht Harbour near Falmouth in Cornwall

Mylor

(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction N)

This pretty resort is beautifully situated close to a creek that was once a Royal dockyard, these days it is busy as a yacht anchorage, it is at its most attractive as the waters of high tide gently laps the quay...

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St Mawes, Cornwall

St Mawes

(2.1 miles, 3.4 km, direction E)

St. Mawes is the stuff picture postcards are made of, the sunlight reflecting on the frothy ocean waves, the warm sea breezes, dreamy thatched cottages overlooking the bay...

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Bluebells, Park Lye,  Enys Gardens, Gluvias, Penryn,Cornwall

Penryn

(2.4 miles, 3.8 km, direction NW)

Penryn is one of Cornwall's most ancient town's, first appearing in the Doomsday book under the name Trelivel, until in 1216 when the Bishop of Exeter founded the town and named.....

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Towan Beach

St Anthony

(2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction E)

Pleasant coastal hamlet with a "picture postcard" look. It is situated in south-facing position at the edge of Gillan Creek and is backed by lovely wooded countryside...

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The Church of St Just in Roseland

St Just in Roseland

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction NE)

This is a little place that is every bit as enchanting as its name...

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Trebah Garden, Cornwall - The lower garden

Mawnan Smith

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction SW)

The village is about two miles from the Helford estuary, this offers scope for sailing, watching the wildlife of the area, and lovely riverside and country walks...

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The Quaker Meeting House @ Come To Good.

Come-to-Good

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction N)

Come-to-Good consists of a farm, 7 residential houses and a Quaker Meeting House which was built in 1710 and is a grade 1 listed building. The settlement lies on the Tregye Road.....

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Port Navas

Gweek

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SW)

Gweek existed as a thriving port for several hundred years, this fact is evidenced by the Old quays...

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Truro backstreet

Truro

(7.7 miles, 12.5 km, direction N)

Truro, today is Cornwall's unofficial capital and adminstrative centre but in the Middle Ages Truro was one of the towns which controlled Cornwall's flourishing tin mining industry...

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Pendennis Castle, Pendennis Point, Falmouth, Cornwall

Pendennis Castle

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

Built at the side of a naturally deep harbour Pendennis Castle forms one of Henry VIII's coastal defences, built to guard against.....

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St Mawes Castle - the sea view.

St Mawes Castle

(1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction E)

Built by Henry VIII between 1540-45 due to the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain. Built as one of a pair, their.....

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St. Anthony's Lighthouse. near Falmouth, England

St Anthony Head

(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction E)

One of the world's largest natural harbours...

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Bluebells, Park Lye,  Enys Gardens, Gluvias, Penryn,Cornwall

Enys Gardens

(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction NW)

Flower-filled gardens with meadows, ponds and woodland, plus weekend art exhibitions and tearooms...

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Glendurgan Gardens, in Cornwall.  Tree Heather in flower in March

Glendurgan Garden

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction SW)

These beautiful gardens are set on a rising landscape at the side of the Helford River. The gardens, mainly full of exotic trees.....

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Trebah Garden

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction SW)

Trebah Garden occupys one of Cornwall's most dramatic landscapes, set into a beautiful wooded ravine descending towards a private.....

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Trelissick House

Trelissick Garden

(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction N)

Lying in a favoured position at the head of the Carrick Roads, almost islanded by the River Fal and two of it's numerous creeks.....

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Kennall Vale Nature Reserve

Kennall Vale Nature Reserve

(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction NW)

A picturesque valley along the river Kennall, with wonderful walks through woodlands...

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Frenchman's Creek with the tide out

Frenchmans Creek

(5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction SW)

Frenchman's Creek is an idyllic deep thrust of water immortalised forever by the romantic novel of the same name, written by.....

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True love never runs smooth.

The National Seal Sanctuary

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction SW)

The Seal Sanctuary was set up in 1958 in the small village of St Agnes, in 1974 we moved to Gweek after we needed more space for.....

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