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South Cornwall


Once the preferred haunt of Flushing's gig-rowers, but now a foodie's pub (mains £8 to £16). The feel is modern, but there are still a few nautically themed curios around: a rudder here, a vintage photo there – and there's a small garden out back.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby South Cornwall attractions

1. National Maritime Museum

0.99 MILES

Falmouth's most high-profile museum is located on the revamped area around Discovery Quay. It's the sister outpost of the National Maritime Museum in…

2. Gyllyngvase Beach

1.43 MILES

The nearest beach to town is a flat sandy stretch, known to locals as Gylly. It's about half a mile south of the town centre and is backed by the popular…

3. Pendennis Castle

1.57 MILES

Designed in tandem with its sister castle in St Mawes across the estuary, this Tudor castle sits proudly on Pendennis Point, and was built as part of…

4. Swanpool Beach

1.71 MILES

South of Falmouth lies the popular beach of Swanpool, near a small inland lagoon populated by grebes, coots, ducks and mute swans. A coastal path runs…

5. Enys Gardens

2.01 MILES

The definition of a secret garden (especially since it's only open three days a week), this handsome estate is said to be one of the oldest in Cornwall –…

6. St Mawes Castle

2.17 MILES

Strategically sited to command an uninterrupted field of fire over the entrance to Falmouth Bay in tandem with Pendennis Castle, on the opposite side of…

7. Penjerrick

2.68 MILES

Touting itself as Cornwall's 'true' jungle garden (a sly dig at Cornwall's famous Heligan gardens), this is really two gardens in one: exotic jungle…

8. St-Just-in-Roseland

2.78 MILES

The creekside church of this sleepy village is quite possibly the prettiest in Cornwall – and in this ecclesiastically minded county, there’s no shortage…