WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of)

WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of) is a historic site in Falmouth, South Cornwall, England. WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of) is situated nearby to Swanpool Beach, as well as near the miniature golf course 18 hole Crazy Golf.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Swanpool and Penmere railway station.

Swanpool

Lagoon

Swanpool is a small coastal saline lagoon with a shingle bar, separating it from the beach of the same name. The South West Coast Path crosses the bar. Swanpool is situated 1,600 feet northeast of WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of).

Penmere railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Penmere railway station serves the northern part of Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It is on the Maritime Line between Truro and Falmouth Docks. The station is managed by, and the trains operated by, Great Western Railway. Penmere railway station is situated 4,200 feet north of WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of).

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Budock Water and Bareppa.

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.

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.

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 2 miles north of WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of).

WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of)

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Falmouth, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.13884° or 50° 8′ 20″ north

Longitude

-5.08111° or 5° 4′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C2P4WQ9+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1006709154

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Highlights include Swanpool Beach and 18 hole Crazy Golf.

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