Shell Grotto
Shell Grotto is in Falmouth, South Cornwall, England. Shell Grotto is situated nearby to Quarry Garden, as well as near the park Gyllyngdune Gardens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falmouth Town Railway Station and Gyllyngvase.
Falmouth Town Railway Station
Railway stop
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Falmouth Town railway station is the most central of the stations in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It is unstaffed; the station and the trains are operated by Great Western Railway. Falmouth Town Railway Station is situated 750 feet northwest of Shell Grotto.
Gyllyngvase
Beach
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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. Falmouth Docks Railway Station is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Shell Grotto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flushing and Budock Water.
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.
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 2 miles west of Shell Grotto.
Mylor Churchtown
Village
Mylor Churchtown is a coastal village in Cornwall, England. It is the church town of the ecclesiastical parish of Mylor and is situated at the mouth of Mylor Creek, approximately three miles north of Falmouth. Mylor Churchtown is situated 2 miles north of Shell Grotto.
Shell Grotto
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Falmouth, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.14657° or 50° 8′ 48″ northLongitude
-5.06292° or 5° 3′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C2P4WWP+JROpenStreetMap ID
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