Falmouth Bay

Places of Interest

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.

Little Dennis Blockhouse, Pendennis Castle

Castle

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Budock Water

Village

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Flushing

Village

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

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 2½ miles north of Falmouth Bay.

Falmouth Bay

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