Falmouth Bay
Falmouth Bay is a body of water off the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, with Rosemullion Head and Pendennis Point as its extremities. It separates the estuaries of Helford River and River Fal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pendennis Castle and Gyllyngvase.
Pendennis Castle
Castle
Photo: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0.
Pendennis Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, England between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal.
Gyllyngvase
Beach
Photo: Konrad Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gyllyngvase is one of the four beaches associated with Falmouth, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom, and is west of Pendennis Castle. It is to the south of Falmouth town centre, but was an essentially rural area as recently as the late 19th century.
Falmouth Docks Railway Station
Railway station
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Falmouth Docks railway station is situated in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It was opened in 1863 as the terminus of the Maritime Line from Truro, although since 1970 Falmouth Town has been the principal station for the town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bareppa and Flushing.
Bareppa
Hamlet
Bareppa is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, three miles southwest of Falmouth. It is in the civil parish of Mawnan. Bareppa is situated 2 miles west of Falmouth Bay.
Flushing
Village
Flushing is a coastal village in the civil parish of Mylor, west Cornwall, UK. It is 3 miles east of Penryn and 10 miles south of Truro. It faces Falmouth across the Penryn River, an arm of the Carrick Roads. Flushing is situated 2 miles north of Falmouth Bay.
Budock Water
Village
Budock Water is a village and former manor in the civil parish of Budock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated two miles west of Falmouth. Budock Water is situated 2½ miles northwest of Falmouth Bay.
Falmouth Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Cornwall, England, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Falmouth, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Falmouth Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Falmouth Bay (luuk sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
- Cebuano: “Falmouth Bay”
- Chinese: “法尔茅斯湾”
- Cornish: “Baya Aberfala”
- Swedish: “Falmouth Bay (vik i Storbritannien)”
- Swedish: “Falmouth Bay”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pennance Point and Pendennis Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Swanpool Beach and Sunny Cove.
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