The Beacon
The Beacon is a park in Falmouth, South Cornwall, England. The Beacon is situated nearby to the school Falmouth Primary Academy, as well as near Penwerris Post Office.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falmouth Art Gallery and St Michael and All Angels Church, Penwerris.
Falmouth Art Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: Vernon39, Public domain.
Falmouth Art Gallery is a publicly funded art gallery in Cornwall, with one of the leading art collections in Cornwall and southwest England, which features work by old masters, major Victorian artists, British and French Impressionists, leading surrealists and maritime artists, children's book illustrators, automata, contemporary painters and printmakers. Falmouth Art Gallery is situated 1,300 feet southeast of The Beacon.
St Michael and All Angels Church, Penwerris
Church
St Michael and All Angels Church, Penwerris is a parish church of the Church of England located in Penwerris, near Falmouth, Cornwall. The church is Anglo-Catholic and under the care of the Bishop of Oswestry rather than the diocesan bishop. St Michael and All Angels Church, Penwerris is situated 1,700 feet north of The Beacon.
St Mary Immaculate Church, Falmouth
Church
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
St Mary's Church or St Mary Immaculate Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was built from 1868 to 1869 and designed by Joseph Hansom. St Mary Immaculate Church, Falmouth is situated 1,900 feet south of The Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flushing and Bissom.
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.
Bissom
Hamlet
Bissom is a hamlet in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom situated half-a-mile east of Penryn. Most of Bissom falls within the civil parish of Penryn but Bissom Farm is situated in Mylor civil parish. It is in the civil parish of Feock.
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.
The Beacon
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Falmouth, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.15791° or 50° 9′ 29″ northLongitude
-5.07706° or 5° 4′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C2P5W5F+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 216779051OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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