Anna & Mike’s Falmouth Guidebook
Food scene
Stones Bakery
35 High StBest bread ever. And cakes.
Provedore
43 Trelawney RdLush food - you can't normally book though
Amazing burgers and shakes (separate carnivore and vegan friendly menus)
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Boo Koos
32 Meneage StAmazing burgers and shakes (separate carnivore and vegan friendly menus)
The Star & Garter
52 High StEspressini Artisan Coffee
39 Killigrew StExcellent coffee
Good Vibes Cafe
28 Killigrew StLush, affordable lunches
Gylly Beach Cafe
Cliff RoadRight on the beach - can get busy though
Gem Fish Bar
6 Quarry HillGood fish and chip takeaway - and close
Good fish and chips - eat in or takeaway. Also does some nice vegan options.
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Harbour Lights Restaurant
Arwenack StreetGood fish and chips - eat in or takeaway. Also does some nice vegan options.
Excellent South African food, run by a South African couple
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Amanzi African Restaurant Falmouth
38 Arwenack StExcellent South African food, run by a South African couple
Beaches
Nice beach - short drive or 20 min walk away. Really nice walk along the coast from here to Maenporth (next main beach along the coast)
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Swanpool Beach
Nice beach - short drive or 20 min walk away. Really nice walk along the coast from here to Maenporth (next main beach along the coast)
Nice beach just up from Gylly (the main beach) - quieter than the main beaches. Lots of rocks - great for rockpooling, but can be tricky getting into the water depending on the tide.
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Castle Beach Restaurant
Cliff RoadNice beach just up from Gylly (the main beach) - quieter than the main beaches. Lots of rocks - great for rockpooling, but can be tricky getting into the water depending on the tide.
Sightseeing
You can get ferries to Flushing or St Mawes from here. Also a good spot to eat a pasty.
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Prince of Wales Pier
You can get ferries to Flushing or St Mawes from here. Also a good spot to eat a pasty.
Nice walks, panoramic views (from Pendennis Head)
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Castillo de Pendennis
Castle DriveNice walks, panoramic views (from Pendennis Head)
Quite a good family option for a rainy day - they have remote control sailboats, and an underwater level where you can look out into the harbour at the fish. Bit pricey for one visit though...
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Maritime Museum station
Quite a good family option for a rainy day - they have remote control sailboats, and an underwater level where you can look out into the harbour at the fish. Bit pricey for one visit though...
Supermarkets
Tesco Metro
Killigrew StreetThe closest supermarket - walkable
Sainsbury's
Short drive away
Lidl
Falmouth RoadA bit further than Sainsburys
Asda Falmouth Superstore
Jennings RoadBig. Just outside Penryn.
Pubs
Beerwolf Books Freehouse
3 Bells CtA pub with a bookshop in the middle
Great old pub - they don't like mobile phones (there is one nailed to the wall)
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Seven Stars, Falmouth
1 The MoorGreat old pub - they don't like mobile phones (there is one nailed to the wall)
Chain Locker
Quay StreetThe Chintz Bar
Bonkers interior
Really nice place for a drink by the water. We take the kids there and jump off the pier at high tide, but you didn't hear that from us...
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The Working Boat
Really nice place for a drink by the water. We take the kids there and jump off the pier at high tide, but you didn't hear that from us...
Nice pub with great views over the water
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The Boathouse Pub & Restaurant
Trevethan HillNice pub with great views over the water
If you like beer, don't go here: After you have tasted Verdant, everything else tastes like Carling.
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Verdant Brewing Co Ltd
If you like beer, don't go here: After you have tasted Verdant, everything else tastes like Carling.
Local trips out of Falmouth
Pretty village just over the water from Falmouth - can get there by a little Ferry from the Prince of Wales Pier. Nice beach there too.
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Flushing beach
Pretty village just over the water from Falmouth - can get there by a little Ferry from the Prince of Wales Pier. Nice beach there too.
Pretty town with nice places to eat- can get there by a Ferry from the Prince of Wales Pier. The Tresanton is great for a glass of wine and posh sandwich.
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St Mawes
Pretty town with nice places to eat- can get there by a Ferry from the Prince of Wales Pier. The Tresanton is great for a glass of wine and posh sandwich.
Nice NT property, also has circular woody walks around it along the water edge
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National Trust - Trelissick Garden
Nice NT property, also has circular woody walks around it along the water edge
Glendurgan Garden
Nice National Trust property, with a maze
Nice gardens (not National Trust), just next to Glendurgan
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Trebah Garden
Nice gardens (not National Trust), just next to Glendurgan