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Falmouth Attractions
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The 15th Century Pendennis Castle dominates the skyline overlooking Castle beach at Falmouth in Cornwall. The beach is the most northerly of all of Falmouth’s beaches and is also one...
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Falmouth Art Gallery offers one of the most well loved pieces of local cultural exchange anywhere in the region. The gallery is filled with brilliant works that have been...
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Falmouth Arts Centre is an exciting venue that offers a wide variety of entertainment ranging from cinema and theatre to art and music. It is situated on the main...
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Falmouth Harbour is the third largest in the world and is of considerable historic significance. Indeed, Falmouth itself was established by the Killigrew family who, through pirating and smuggling,...
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Cornwall is a county full of maritime history and researchers looking to delve into its rich history could take the first step by looking into the maritime collection located with...
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Motor boats and sailing yachts from all over the world annually descend on the fine sailing waters off the Cornish coastline and many choose to drop anchor in the wide...
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Falmouth Rugby Football Club is one of the most successful rugby clubs in the South West of England. The club was founded in 1873 with John Genn being the main...
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The sailing around the Cornish coastline is reputed to be amongst the finest and most challenging to be found anywhere in the world and anyone learning how to sail these...
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Offering beautiful views over the Helford River and coastline, this National Trust site offers a superb subtropical garden. A range of exotic plants and flowers are sheltered in a...
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Gyllyngvase Beach is undoubtedly the premier beach at Falmouth with a long stretch of fine white sands bordered by Tunnel Beach to one side and a rocky headland to the...
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Maenporth beach is on the south coast of Cornwall, and is a great place to fish, sail, and wind surf. At low tide the shipwreck of the Ben Ansdale can...
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The Maritime Museum is known for celebrating the sea, and this year Cornwall’s Visitor Attraction of the Year will be diving even deeper into a world of shipwrecks. See the...
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Fans of ten pin bowling in the Cornish seaside town of Falmouth have a wonderful facility in the shape of Oceanbowl. The complex is located close to the town’s main...
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Pendennis Castle is situated just outside of Falmouth on a beautiful headland, and is the sister castle to St Mawes. It forms the Cornish end of a chain of...
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Queen Mary’s Gardens are located close to Gyllynvase Beach and can be enjoyed by those who might not enjoy sand between their toes. The gardens were originally created in 1912...
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Ships and Castles Leisure Centre in Falmouth in Cornwall is one of the area’s premier tourist and family attractions as well as being frequented by locals. The leisure centre was...
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St Anthony Head is one of the largest natural harbours in the world and has been protected by the National Trust since 1959. A spectacular headland, the area offers...
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Falmouth’s St George’s Arcade used to be Falmouth’s first cinema which was, when it was built in 1912, one of the largest in Britain. However, the cinema was badly...
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St Mawes Castle is the best preserved and most elaborately decorated of any of the coastal defence positions that Henry VIII constructed throughout his reign. The building was constructed...
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Cornwall is famous the world over for its beautiful coastal scenery and particularly its glorious beaches including those around Falmouth, such as Swanpool Beach. The beach is a short distance...
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Swanpool Nature Reserve is located close to the centre of Falmouth in Cornwall. The nature reserve is centred on a large fresh water lake that is just yards from the...
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To the north of Falmouth and looking out to sea are three of the Cornish towns’ main beaches, one of which is called Tunnel Beach. The beach is quite...
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University College Falmouth is recognised as one of the best and most forward-thinking academic institutions in the West of England. Taking a particular interest in fine art and design,...
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