Jim and Jess' guidebook to Falmouth
Food and Drink
The Working Boat
The Boathouse Pub & Restaurant
Trevethan HillStones Bakery opens at 0830, Monday-Saturday and is our favourite place to grab a coffee, piece of cake or something more substantial for breakfast! It sells wonderful bread too.
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Stones Bakery
35 High StStones Bakery opens at 0830, Monday-Saturday and is our favourite place to grab a coffee, piece of cake or something more substantial for breakfast! It sells wonderful bread too.
Ming's Garden
40-41 Church StGood for a Chinese takeaway. Terry and Stephanie are very friendly and welcoming.
RED CHILLI
67 The TerraceGreat Indian takeaway. Check out the Chef's Specials - Green Masala is our favourite!
Great for people, particularly families, who want a reasonably priced meal. Great views over the marina too.
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Pizza Express
Great for people, particularly families, who want a reasonably priced meal. Great views over the marina too.
Wonderful food, excellent choice of drinks and the service is friendly and Cornish! Make sure you book ahead as they are almost always full.
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Oliver's
33 High StWonderful food, excellent choice of drinks and the service is friendly and Cornish! Make sure you book ahead as they are almost always full.
If you're looking for something a bit different to traditional Cornish food, Amanzi offers cuisine from Africa. We've never had a bad time there and the ostrich kebab is very tasty!
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Amanzi African Restaurant Falmouth
38 Arwenack StIf you're looking for something a bit different to traditional Cornish food, Amanzi offers cuisine from Africa. We've never had a bad time there and the ostrich kebab is very tasty!
Gylly Beach Cafe
Cliff RoadExcellent views over Gyllyngvase Beach.
Good quality fish and chip takeaway. Take your food out onto Custom House Quay and enjoy it looking out over the marina and docks.
Harbour Lights
Arwenack StreetGood quality fish and chip takeaway. Take your food out onto Custom House Quay and enjoy it looking out over the marina and docks.
Excellent selection of beers, ales and ciders on Custom House Quay. They don't serve food, but they do allow you to take food into the pub to eat, so if you fancied having fish and chips, takeaway pizza, an Indian or Chinese in the pub, you're free to do so!
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The Front
Excellent selection of beers, ales and ciders on Custom House Quay. They don't serve food, but they do allow you to take food into the pub to eat, so if you fancied having fish and chips, takeaway pizza, an Indian or Chinese in the pub, you're free to do so!
Excellent selection of ales, beers and ciders. The pub has a quirky bookshop in it too!
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Beerwolf Books Freehouse
3 Bells CtExcellent selection of ales, beers and ciders. The pub has a quirky bookshop in it too!
Excellent food and hidden away behind Porthscatho beach. Get the King Harry car ferry (close to Trelissick) or the St Mawes ferry to visit.
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The Hidden Hut
Excellent food and hidden away behind Porthscatho beach. Get the King Harry car ferry (close to Trelissick) or the St Mawes ferry to visit.
Perfect location for food and drink on the Helford.
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Ferry Boat Inn
Perfect location for food and drink on the Helford.
Michael Caines' award-winning restaurant overlooks Maenporth Beach and is guaranteed to offer you a fine dining experience. It probably isn't suitable for children, particularly young ones though.
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The Cove
Michael Caines' award-winning restaurant overlooks Maenporth Beach and is guaranteed to offer you a fine dining experience. It probably isn't suitable for children, particularly young ones though.
Great views across Falmouth harbour.
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Greenbank Bar at The Greenbank Hotel
Great views across Falmouth harbour.
Excellent Asian food - snacks, coffee, lunches and dinner.
They also have an app for easy ordering!
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Bango Kitchen
11B Commercial RdExcellent Asian food - snacks, coffee, lunches and dinner.
They also have an app for easy ordering!
The best fish and chips in the Falmouth/Penryn area. They do a cracking Panko Box.
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Mariners Takeaway
62-64 Lower Market StThe best fish and chips in the Falmouth/Penryn area. They do a cracking Panko Box.
Great beer and they do a pizza night too! Possibly on a Thursday and Friday.
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The Cornish Store
11 Arwenack StGreat beer and they do a pizza night too! Possibly on a Thursday and Friday.
Beaches
This is the most popular of Falmouth's beaches and the closest to town. There is SUP/kayak hire, a cafe and it is lifeguarded by the RNLI in the summer months. Gylly Beach Cafe is a good place to wind away the evening looking out over the water. Public toilets are accessible too.
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Gyllyngvase Beach
This is the most popular of Falmouth's beaches and the closest to town. There is SUP/kayak hire, a cafe and it is lifeguarded by the RNLI in the summer months. Gylly Beach Cafe is a good place to wind away the evening looking out over the water. Public toilets are accessible too.
This is a rock-pooler's dream! If you have children, then it is a great place to visit when the tide is out and the rocks are exposed. You will find plenty of animals in the vast number of pools. Please remember to return creatures to the spot you found them if you take them out the water.
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Castle Beach Restaurant
Cliff RoadThis is a rock-pooler's dream! If you have children, then it is a great place to visit when the tide is out and the rocks are exposed. You will find plenty of animals in the vast number of pools. Please remember to return creatures to the spot you found them if you take them out the water.
This is the smallest of the beaches in Falmouth, but it offers a great place to launch kayaks and SUPs from. There is cafe, SUP/kayak hire and it is within easy reach of Gyllyngvase Beach and the South West Coast Path walk towards Maenporth. Public toilets are accessible too.
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Swanpool Beach
This is the smallest of the beaches in Falmouth, but it offers a great place to launch kayaks and SUPs from. There is cafe, SUP/kayak hire and it is within easy reach of Gyllyngvase Beach and the South West Coast Path walk towards Maenporth. Public toilets are accessible too.
For us, this is the best beach to visit for a whole day because when the tide is in, the water is sheltered (normally!) and if the tide is out, the beach offers a huge amount of space to do whatever you enjoy doing on a day out at the beach. There are rock pools to explore and a river to splash about it. Get there early, because once the car park is full there is nowhere else to park. There is a cafe and toilets.
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Maenporth Beach
For us, this is the best beach to visit for a whole day because when the tide is in, the water is sheltered (normally!) and if the tide is out, the beach offers a huge amount of space to do whatever you enjoy doing on a day out at the beach. There are rock pools to explore and a river to splash about it. Get there early, because once the car park is full there is nowhere else to park. There is a cafe and toilets.
Sightseeing
Take the ferry from Falmouth to St Mawes for a great day out. A visit to St Mawes Castle is recommended.
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I-Ferry ye-St Mawes
Steps No. 2Take the ferry from Falmouth to St Mawes for a great day out. A visit to St Mawes Castle is recommended.
Take a trip over to Flushing from Prince of Wales Pier, Falmouth. The beach in Flushing is worth a visit. If you have children, there is a park there which offers views over to Falmouth.
Flushing Falmouth Landing station
Take a trip over to Flushing from Prince of Wales Pier, Falmouth. The beach in Flushing is worth a visit. If you have children, there is a park there which offers views over to Falmouth.
Great place to explore the maritime history of not only Falmouth, but the rest of Cornwall and beyond. Travel up to the lookout for views over Falmouth town, Falmouth docks and the Roseland, or travel down into the depths to find out about Falmouth's diving history.
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Maritime Museum station
Great place to explore the maritime history of not only Falmouth, but the rest of Cornwall and beyond. Travel up to the lookout for views over Falmouth town, Falmouth docks and the Roseland, or travel down into the depths to find out about Falmouth's diving history.
A great place to come and relax in the exotic surroundings of Fox Rosehill Garden.
Fox Rosehill Gardens
A great place to come and relax in the exotic surroundings of Fox Rosehill Garden.
National Trust - Isityalo seTrelissick
Igadi le Glendurgan
Perfectly picturesque gardens that wind down to their own private beach. The Roskilly's ice cream and hot drink on the beach are worth the walk. After walking back through the gardens, eat on the cafe - the fod is fantastic! Would highly recommend a visit to Trebah. In our opinion, it is the best garden to visit in the area and we have an annual family pass.
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I-Trebah Garden
Perfectly picturesque gardens that wind down to their own private beach. The Roskilly's ice cream and hot drink on the beach are worth the walk. After walking back through the gardens, eat on the cafe - the fod is fantastic! Would highly recommend a visit to Trebah. In our opinion, it is the best garden to visit in the area and we have an annual family pass.
A beautiful spot and a wonderful cafe, full of character and quirkiness.
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Potager Garden
A beautiful spot and a wonderful cafe, full of character and quirkiness.
Henry VIII built Pendennis Castle in 1540 to defend against a French invasion. It is free to walk around the outside of the castle and entry costs up to £10.90 for an adult, £6.50 for a child or £28.30 for a family (2 adults and up to 3 children). Well worth a visit.
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Pendennis Castle
Castle DriveHenry VIII built Pendennis Castle in 1540 to defend against a French invasion. It is free to walk around the outside of the castle and entry costs up to £10.90 for an adult, £6.50 for a child or £28.30 for a family (2 adults and up to 3 children). Well worth a visit.
A great place to look across over the coastline of Falmouth, including Gyllynvase Beach, and inland towards Carrick Roads. There is often a couple of ice cream vans to get a treat from too!
Pendennis Head
A great place to look across over the coastline of Falmouth, including Gyllynvase Beach, and inland towards Carrick Roads. There is often a couple of ice cream vans to get a treat from too!
Relaxing place to hang out, watch a show/performance, explore the gardens and enjoy food and drink. It's got it all! They have outdoor events and use the bandstand during the warmer months.
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Princess Pavilion & Gyllyngdune Gardens
41 Melvill RdRelaxing place to hang out, watch a show/performance, explore the gardens and enjoy food and drink. It's got it all! They have outdoor events and use the bandstand during the warmer months.
This is a wonderful place to begin a coastal walk towards Porth Saxon, Grebe, Durgan and ending up at The Ferryboat Inn. Although parking is limited, if you get here early enough and pay in the 'honesty' box you're bound to have a great day out. The church grounds are beautiful and have some rather famous and old (one pirate gravestone at the entrance is particularly ancient) gravestones, the walk through the fields and on the coast path is stunning as you pass the mouth of the Helford River and you can soak in three contrasting beaches before a lunchtime pint at The Ferryboat Inn. What is there not to enjoy!
Church of St. Mawnan and St. Stephen
South West Coast PathThis is a wonderful place to begin a coastal walk towards Porth Saxon, Grebe, Durgan and ending up at The Ferryboat Inn. Although parking is limited, if you get here early enough and pay in the 'honesty' box you're bound to have a great day out. The church grounds are beautiful and have some rather famous and old (one pirate gravestone at the entrance is particularly ancient) gravestones, the walk through the fields and on the coast path is stunning as you pass the mouth of the Helford River and you can soak in three contrasting beaches before a lunchtime pint at The Ferryboat Inn. What is there not to enjoy!
This corner of Penryn hosts an abundance of plants and shrubs from around the world. A great place for couples to wander or families to explore, it really is for everyone. The café sells homemade cakes and a traditional cream tea. A must visit when in Falmouth.
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Enys Gardens
This corner of Penryn hosts an abundance of plants and shrubs from around the world. A great place for couples to wander or families to explore, it really is for everyone. The café sells homemade cakes and a traditional cream tea. A must visit when in Falmouth.
Beautiful gardens and great cafe. It's a bit of a hidden gem and not many people know about it!
Trevince Estate Gardens
Beautiful gardens and great cafe. It's a bit of a hidden gem and not many people know about it!
Relaxation/Exercise
Good food, gym, swimming pool and health suite.
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St Michaels Health Club
Stracey RoadGood food, gym, swimming pool and health suite.
Merchants Manor Hotel & Spa
1 Western TerraceGood food, spa, swimming pool, gym and sauna/steam room.