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Tall Ships in Falmouth

tall ship From 10th - 13th September 2008 Falmouth will be the host port for the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta. This special Tall Ships Race is the centre-piece marking the 500th anniversary of the founding of the port of Funchal in Madeira.




Visit www.falmouthtallships.co.uk for information about onboard visits of the ships, day sails, street markets, concerts, theatre and fireworks.

Falmouth Oyster Festival 2008

A celebration of Cornish sea food.
16 - 19 October 2008 - Events Square, Falmouth.

Falmouth Oyster Festival celebrates the start of the oyster season and the diversity and quality of Cornish Seafood and in particular, one of the last remaining traditional oyster fisheries.

For more information visit: falmouthoysterfestival.co.uk

Attractions open all year..

NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

website: www.nmmc.co.uk

Voted Cornwall Family Attraction of the Year 2003 by the Good Britain Guide this exciting award winning Museum has achieved wide national acclaim for its architecture, hands-on displays, world-renowned boats and associated video footage, maritime heritage and interactive entertainment.

Open daily 10-5pm, closed Christmas and Boxing Day and 5-30 January 2004 for exhibition rotation.

Admission:
Adult £5.90, Seniors, student, child £3.90,
Family (2+3) £15.50, under 5's free

Group rates for 10+

ST MAWES CASTLE

website: www.cornwall-online.co.uk

The dramatic Cornish coastline around St Mawes was used as the setting for the popular television series Poldark. The impressive St Mawes Castle, built between 1539 and 1545 just adds to the drama of this evocative landscape. From the castle at St Mawes there are fine views across the estuary towards Falmouth and Pendennis Castle, and of the pretty fishing village of St Mawes itself with its little boat-filled harbour, the passenger ferry tracking across the Fal, and the splendid coastline. St Mawes is also the start of some delightful walks along the coastal path.

PENDENNIS CASTLE

website: www.cornwall-online.co.uk

Pendennis Castle has defended the anchorage of the Carrick Roads for over 450 years. Today you revisit the castle's history from Tudor times to the re-fortification in both world wars. Along with a museum and discovery centre are displays of coastal defence armament and access to the former secret installations.

The castle has a Discovery Centre, which allows visitors to explore the fascinating history of the castle, complete with interactive displays and activities, including an exhibit on Tudor battles. There are many medieval re-enactments staged at Pendennis. A Land Train' runs from Falmouth to the castle car park during the summer months.

LOST GARDENS OF HELIGAN

website: www.heligan.com

The award winning Lost Garden of Heligan extend to some eighty acres of superb pleasure grounds together with a magnificent complex of walled gardens and a huge, productive vegetable garden, all fast returning to their former glory. Lying at the heart of one of the most mysterious estates in England, the former seat of the Tremayne family since the sixteenth century, Heligan is now the site of the largest garden restoration in Europe.

Open every day (except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day).
Main Season - 10am - 6pm, last tickets at 4:30pm.
Winter - 10am - 5pm, last tickets at 3:30pm.

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EDEN PROJECT

website: www.edenproject.com

NEW: Panoramic Virtual Tour of the Eden Project

A global garden for the 21st century and beyond, a dramatic setting in which to tell the fascinating story of mankind's dependence on plants and a gateway to a sustainable future. In this giant crater in Cornwall we bring the stories of our world to life. In the huge covered conservatories, or Biomes as we call them, you can visit the majestic rainforests, the Mediterranean, South Africa and California and in the Outdoor Landscape discover more about the plants and places that share our Cornish climate.

Open from 10.00am until 4.30pm with last admission at 3.00pm.
These opening times are in operation until 24th March 2002.

Opening hours from March 27th 2002.
10.00am - 6.00pm last admission 5.00pm.

TREBAH GARDEN

website: www.trebah-garden.co.uk

Trebah is a stunning, sub-tropical Cornish ravine garden that falls 200 feet down to a private beach on the historic Helford River. The garden is the wild and magical result of 160 years of inspired and dedicated creation, with glades of ferns and palms mingling with a forest of century-old rhododendrons and camellias.

Guided tours of this historically significant garden, rated amongst the top 80 in the world, are also available to groups of 12 or more. In addition, we could also offer Cornish cream teas on the private terrace in front of the owner's house - offering the discerning visitor the most spectacular view down the rhododendron valley to the river.

TRURO CATHEDRAL

website: www.trurocathedral.org.uk

With 500,000 visitors in 1998, Truro Cathedral was the eighth most visited cathedral in Britain, yet it provides an oasis of peace and calm where those who enter can be still, light a candle, write down a prayer request, browse in the Shop or take refreshment in the Refectory.

It is said by many that Truro has one of the most friendly and welcoming Cathedrals in the country, so be assured that a warm Cornish welcome awaits you. Entrance is free at the moment, although the Dean and Chapter struggle to maintain the building, and respectfully invite a donation of £2 per adult visitor - generous giving by 500,000 visitors a year is the only thing that will enable them to keep it that way, and so allow them to keep Truro Cathedral a place where all, whatever their faith or background, will be welcome to enter free.