Pendennis Castle
Henry VIII's artillery fort on the headland above Falmouth — held through a five-month Civil War siege, and still armed in 1956.
Every major sight in and around Falmouth, from the landmark names to the quieter corners.
Trebah
A 26-acre sub-tropical ravine garden falling to a private beach on the Helford River — tree ferns, gunnera and a D-Day embarkation point.
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Small boats, a tidal window below the waterline and a lookout tower over Falmouth harbour — an independent national museum that runs on its own…
St Mawes Castle
The prettiest of Henry VIII's forts — a clover-leaf of three round bastions across the water from Pendennis, small, ornate and surrendered without a…
St Mawes Ferry
Twenty minutes across the Carrick Roads from Prince of Wales Pier — the best-value boat trip in Cornwall, and a working ferry rather than an…
Pendennis Point
Free parking, benches and a 180-degree view at the tip of the Falmouth headland — with an old gun battery to poke about in below the castle.
Kimberley Park
Falmouth's Victorian public park, five minutes from the high street — palms, a bandstand, free summer concerts and somewhere quiet to sit.
Gyllyngvase Beach
Falmouth's main beach, ten minutes from the town centre — lifeguarded, sheltered, sand and shingle, with a café, a bakery and clear water.
Castle Beach
The nearest beach to Falmouth town centre — a rocky snorkelling reef under Pendennis, with a café above and no lifeguards.