Within walking distance If you just want to park your car for the day, within walking distance of your holiday home you will find
Beautiful beaches:-Gyllyngvase beach, just over a mile away, has a European blue flag for safety and cleanliness. It is part of a deep, long sandy stretch of coastline on the bay side of the town and attracts both residents and visitors year round. The beach and immediate area includes a large café and separate ice cream/soft drink kiosks, car parking, toilets and telephones, lifeguard centre, volleyball net, deck chair hire and tennis courts. Queen Mary Gardens, which adjoin the beach and the coastal footpath, is one of Britain's Green Flag Award winning parks. The beach is on The South West Coast Path.
Falmouth - Looking south
Local Cornish Shops:- Falmouth is built right on the water front. The main street runs parallel to the water and contains a wide variety of shops, galleries, craft shops, fresh seafood sellers, chandlers and vendors of all things nautical, restaurants, pubs and bars.
Packet Quays is perfectly located - on the water front, just down from the Prince Edward Pier (seen at bottom of picture) but only 300 yards from the start of the main street (running from bottom to top of picture). Far enough away to be quiet and peaceful but close enough to wander down for fresh bread and a newspaper to read over breakfast as you gaze across the water
St. Mawes
Ferries:- There is an extensive network of Ferries running from the Prince of Wales Pier. From the pier it is a short trip across the bay to the pretty fishing village of St Mawes with its small boat-filled harbour and its impressive Tudor castle. From St Mawes you can walk the coastal paths around the beautiful Roseland Penisula or visit the secluded beaches, before returning by ferry. There are also water taxis to local restaurants and pubs, a regularferry services to Truro – a “not to be missed” hour long trip up the beautiful Fal River - and across to historic Flushing – from where the "packet service" sailed to deliver mail to every country in the British Empire between 1688 and 1852. Cruises are also available to the Helford River, Frenchman;s Creek and the Carrick Roads. Boats also operate trips for diving, fishing, wildlife watching and even dolphin and whale spotting.
Ships & Castles Pool
Swimming pools:- Close to Pendennis Castle, the imposingly futuristic Ships and Castles Leisure Pool has a fun-packed swimming pool with a wave machine, a fitness suite and other sporting amenities.
The National Maritime Museum:- The museum is located in a new, award winning building on the Falmouth waterfront. Ithouses state-of-the-art interactive displays that depict both the nation's and Cornwall's maritime heritage.
Queen Mary Gardens
Gardens:-Falmouth has four central public gardens - Kimberley Park, Gyllyngdune, Fox Rosehill and Queen Mary, winner of the Green Flag Park Award for both 1998 and 1999. All are within a mile or so of the apartment or a short car ride.
Originally these were large private gardens, developed when Falmouth's world wide links across the seas allowed collectors to bring back wonderfully exotic plants. Owing to the incredibly mild climate, species such as Banana trees, Palms, Camellias, Abutilons, Azaleas, Rhododendrons and many unusual species of Bamboo still thrive today.
Sailing: Barkadeer is a very convenient location for both experienced sailors or those wanting to learn. The local sailing clubs, many of whom can organise lessons for beginners, and yacht charters include:
Cornish Cruising - Tel: 01326 211800 Royal Cornwall Yacht Club - Tel: 01326 312126 or 311105 Helford River Sailing Club - Tel: 01326 231460 Mylor Yacht Club - Tel: 01326 374391 St. Mawes Sailing Club - Tel: 01326 270686 Flushing Sailin g Club - Tel: 01326 374043 Falmouth Watersports Association - Tel: 01326 211223 PortNavas Yacht Club - Tel: 01326 340065 Restronguet Sailing Club - Tel: 01326 374536 Sailaway St Anthony - Tel: 01326 231357 Helford River Moorings - Tel: 01326 250770 or 250749 Helford River Water Taxi, Dinghy & Motorboat Hire - Tel: 01326 250770 or 250749
Theatre and Cinema:- Falmouth has a wide variety of entertainment facilities. The Princess Pavilion Theatre is the town’s oldest venue for live events and always has a full programme.
Falmouth Arts Centre:- is a venue for drama, music and films. It offers a distinctive mix of blockbusters, art house, foreign language, American independents, older classics and documentaries films as well as hosting plays, classical music recitals and other musical events.
Falmouth events:- include Falmouth Week (normally the second week of August), the Falmouth Oyster Festival (normally the second or third week of October), the Festival of Literature and the Arts, the four day International Guitar Series Festival and the Cornwall Film Festival
And to link it all together during the summer there is a network of local buses linking the town, beaches and castle.
