Things to do
The Roseland Peninsula is a district of West Cornwall, laden with quiet beaches, beautiful scenery and award winning restaurants. St Mawes is a small town opposite Falmouth and remains unspoilt and uncrowded with a traditional Cornish heart. Wonky cottages tumble down steep, narrow streets to the small, waterfront harbour where fishing boats bob at their moorings, ensuring a blissful break away from everyday life.
St Mawes Castle
Built between 1539 and 1545, St. Mawes Castle is among the best-preserved of Henry VIII’s coastal artillery fortresses, and the most elaborately decorated of them all.
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Classic River Trips
A trip on an Enterprise boat offers a great chance to relax while enjoying the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a stunning unspoilt landscape.
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The National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Bringing rare objects from around the world to Cornwall giving a new and diverse perspectives to maritime issues and highlighting their relevance to the present day.
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Lamorran Gardens
Lamorran is a subtropical, Italianate inspired garden on the Roseland peninsula with an eclectic and unusual range of plants from all over the world.
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St Mawes Ferry
The magical route connects St Mawes on the Roseland Peninsula with the bustling maritime port of Falmouth steeped in history and heritage.
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The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Heligan’s historic gardens were unknown and lost to the brambles. but have now been put back where they belong: in pride of place among the finest gardens in England.
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Lands End
The beautiful scenery of Land’s End has made it one of Britain’s favourite destinations. Make food part of your adventure or visit the The West Country Shopping Village.
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St Ives
Wander through the maze of narrow cobbled streets, independent shops and fisherman’s cottages of this picturesque fishing harbour and seaside town
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Wild Water Swimming
The gentle rolling countryside of the Roseland Peninsula is bordered by long, sandy beaches and calm blue water – the perfect setting for a wild swim
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St Anthony Head Walk
The route passes around St Anthony Head – the tip of the Roseland peninsula, passing the fort and lighthouse featured in Fraggle Rock. Follow the coast into Carrick Roads past the sandy beaches of Molunan to Carricknath Point then follow the creeks of the Percuil River opposite St Mawes.
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St Mawes to St Just in Roseland
From St Mawes Castle the walk take the harbour-front road and head to Polvarth. Follow a footpath up the Percuil River to the bluebell woods of Bosloggas and along the National Trust permissive path through the fields of Tregear Vean to St Just and the side of St Just Creek.
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