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Falmouth Art Gallery
Attractions in Falmouth

Seeing Falmouth? Begin at Falmouth Art Gallery

Among the places to visit in and near Falmouth are 4 museums, 3 castles and 3 gardens. The built-up area itself has 4 places on our list; 9 others are within 5 km of its edge. Heritage bodies look after 3 of them: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust. On foot, 3 are within 1 km of the centre. Truro Cathedral, 13 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Falmouth Art Gallery, Vernon39 (Public domain)
In Falmouth
4
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
3
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Start here in Falmouth

Falmouth Art Gallery aside, the next best known are 2 museums, 2 castles and an art gallery.

Art galleryFalmouth Art Galleryin townMuseumNational Maritime Museum Cornwallin townArt galleryFalmouth Municipal Buildingsin townMuseumMuseumGwithti an Pyrsti A Cabinet of Folklore and Magicin townCastle · English HeritagePendennis Castle200 m outside town, to the eastCastle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle1.6 km outside town, to the east

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

On the map

The farthest of them, Kernow Adventure Park, is 6.5 km out.

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The dashed line is Falmouth’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What there is to see

Count 6 museums or galleries and 3 castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 2 art galleries4 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 castles0 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Falmouth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

3 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Pendennis Castle, St Mawes Castle and Glendurgan Garden).

Every place

Every one of them

13 places in all: 4 in town and 9 within 5 km of its edge.

The 4 inside Falmouth come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

209 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Falmouth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Falmouth →

Big names nearby

Out of town

Truro Cathedral, at 13 km, heads the 12.

CathedralTruro Cathedral13 km northGardenEden Project33 km northeastArt galleryTate St Ives30 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)GardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden7.9 km northeastCastleCarn Brea Castle14 km northwestMuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum13 km northGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan24 km northeastHistoric houseTregothnan11 km northeastZooCornish Seal Sanctuary11 km southwestHistoric house · National TrustTrerice26 km northCastleCaerhays Castle19 km northeastCastle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle37 km northeast

Places well known beyond Falmouth (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Seeing Falmouth: your questions

What are the main attractions in Falmouth?

The best known inside Falmouth’s built-up area are Falmouth Art Gallery, National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth Municipal Buildings and Gwithti an Pyrsti A Cabinet of Folklore and Magic. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 9 more within 5 km.

Does Falmouth have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Falmouth: Falmouth Art Gallery, National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth Municipal Buildings and Gwithti an Pyrsti A Cabinet of Folklore and Magic.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Falmouth?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Falmouth, 3 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Pendennis Castle, St Mawes Castle and Glendurgan Garden).

What are the best-known days out near Falmouth?

Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (13 km), Eden Project (33 km), Tate St Ives (30 km), Trelissick Garden (7.9 km).

Where are Falmouth’s historic buildings listed?

Falmouth has 209 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Falmouth when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

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