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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...