Places to Visit

Here are useful links to some of the many places to visit in and around Falmouth and beyond:

Falmouth inner harbour area

Pendennis Castle

National Maritime Museum Cornwall

The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society

The Princess Pavilion

Falmouth Beaches

Falmouth Parks & Gardens

Falmouth Tourist Information Centre

The Royal Cornwall Yacht Club

Sports Clubs

Visitors are welcome at all of the local sports clubs:

Falmouth Town AFC Social Club 01326 375156

Falmouth Rugby Football Club 01326 311304

Falmouth Cricket Club 01326 374000

Falmouth Golf Club 01326 314296

Falmouth Bowling Club 01326 315085

Falmouth Sports Club 01326 311056

Ocean Bowl (Ten-Pin Bowling) 01326 313130

Falmouth Diving Club 01326 376928

Ships & Castles (Swimming & Fitness Suite) 01326 310980

Club health (Health & Fitness Club) 01326 312082

Monuments

Killigrew monument in Grove Place

The mysterious Killigrew Monument in Grove Place, remembers the town's most famous family. In 1987 the Falmouth Civic Society placed a plaque with information about the monument, up until then no matter how closely you looked at the obelisk, there was nothing to say why it was there, or why it was constructed. Martin Lister Killigrew left instructions to erect the Killigrew Monument or Pyramid in 1737, he insisted that there should be no inscription, not even a date. This now occupies its third resting place one hundred metres further south from it's original position, it was moved in 1836 and again in 1873.

The Packet Memorial on the Moor dates from November 1898, when a Public Subscription raised nearly £300 for a permanent reminder of the Packet Ship Service which operated from Falmouth between 1688 and 1850, according to its inscription.

St Nazaire memorial stone , now on Prince of Wales pier

The St Nazaire raid memorial stone used to be found in the Church Street Car park but was moved to Prince of Wales Pier and rededicated by Prince Charles (Prince of Wales) on 11th July 2008. It commemorates one of the most daring raids of World War II. On 26 March 1942 H.M.S. Campbeltown, a modified warship carrying more than 600 men left Falmouth on a secret mission to ram the St Nazaire dock gates in northern France in the early hours of the morning, and for the commandos onboard to attack the port.

A granite stone and plaque can be found in the Church Street Car park commemorating that LT John Richard Lapenotiere from HMS Pickle landed at Fishstrand Quay with news of the victory at the "Battle of Trafalgar" and the death of Admiral Lord Nelson on 4th November 1805.