Melissa’s guidebook
Food scene
A fantastic little pub with plenty of outdoor seating with beautiful panoramic views. The food is good too!
42 locals recommend
The Boathouse Pub & Restaurant
Trevethan HillA fantastic little pub with plenty of outdoor seating with beautiful panoramic views. The food is good too!
Asha Indian Restaurant
Just the best curry in the south west!
Cod On The Corner
2 Killigrew StreetDelicious for fish and chips any day of the week.
Rowe's Bakers Falmouth / Kings
54 Market StreetYou can't come to Falmouth without having a pasty surely?
Greenbank Bar at The Greenbank Hotel
Upmarket dining with stunning harbour views.
Delicious fish and chips with the Quayside Inn just below if you fancy a drink while you wait?
57 locals recommend
Harbour Lights Restaurant
Arwenack StreetDelicious fish and chips with the Quayside Inn just below if you fancy a drink while you wait?
Five Degrees West
7 Grove PlaceGreat food (large portions) and live music (Covid permitting!)
One of my all time favourites. Fine dining with amazing sea views. Why not walk off your lunch/dinner on the beach opposite?
72 locals recommend
The Cove
One of my all time favourites. Fine dining with amazing sea views. Why not walk off your lunch/dinner on the beach opposite?
A historic fine dining restaurant on the river. One of my all time favourite places to eat. The food is second to none.
162 locals recommend
Pandora Inn
Restronguet HillA historic fine dining restaurant on the river. One of my all time favourite places to eat. The food is second to none.
Beautiful food at affordable prices. Sunday roast is delicious and lots of it!
21 locals recommend
Norway Inn
A39Beautiful food at affordable prices. Sunday roast is delicious and lots of it!
Sightseeing
If you are looking for a history lesson about Falmouth shipping then this is the place to go. Great for kids too.
172 locals recommend
Maritime Museum station
If you are looking for a history lesson about Falmouth shipping then this is the place to go. Great for kids too.
Pendennis Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII between 1540 and 1542. Great for a day out with stunning views of the bay.
203 locals recommend
Pendennis Castle
Castle DrivePendennis Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII between 1540 and 1542. Great for a day out with stunning views of the bay.
Gylly beach (as it's known to the locals) is a beautiful beach with lifeguards on duty during the summer. Gylly beach cafe serves great food and alcohol. Water sport equipment can be hired at the shack.
149 locals recommend
Gyllyngvase Beach
Gylly beach (as it's known to the locals) is a beautiful beach with lifeguards on duty during the summer. Gylly beach cafe serves great food and alcohol. Water sport equipment can be hired at the shack.
Beautiful gardens and lovely refreshments.
19 locals recommend
Princess Pavilion & Gyllyngdune Gardens
41 Melvill RdBeautiful gardens and lovely refreshments.
Why not take a short ferry ride over to St Mawes from Falmouth and have a Cornish cream tea? Stunning views for the whole ride.
25 locals recommend
St Mawes Ferry
Steps No. 2Why not take a short ferry ride over to St Mawes from Falmouth and have a Cornish cream tea? Stunning views for the whole ride.
Falmouth Golf Club
Swanpool RoadDon't miss your swing looking at the view!
A beautiful stretch of the Cornish coast, very large beach and friendly locals. Great cafe.
55 locals recommend
Praa Sands
A beautiful stretch of the Cornish coast, very large beach and friendly locals. Great cafe.
A fifteen minute drive for the avid angler or watersport enthusiast
41 locals recommend
Stithians Lake Watersports Centre
A fifteen minute drive for the avid angler or watersport enthusiast
a 30 minute drive to this beautiful and historic castle. Go by boat or on foot when the tide is out.
690 locals recommend
Saint Michael's Mount
a 30 minute drive to this beautiful and historic castle. Go by boat or on foot when the tide is out.
A full day out for the avid walker. Park in the car park and take a beautiful walk around the lake and have a picnic on the beach. Walk to beach through around the lake takes about an hour.
24 locals recommend
Loe Bar
A full day out for the avid walker. Park in the car park and take a beautiful walk around the lake and have a picnic on the beach. Walk to beach through around the lake takes about an hour.
Lizard
Great day out. Lovely cafes, pasties and watersports.
If you are mad about seals and want to see them up close this is the place to go. This rescue centre houses hundreds of seals that have either been injured and are waiting to be released in to the wild or some old timers that live there permanently. Lots to see and do. Very educational and lots to do for children outside. 20 min drive.
187 locals recommend
Cornish Seal Sanctuary
If you are mad about seals and want to see them up close this is the place to go. This rescue centre houses hundreds of seals that have either been injured and are waiting to be released in to the wild or some old timers that live there permanently. Lots to see and do. Very educational and lots to do for children outside. 20 min drive.
City/town information
A beautiful city only 20 minute drive away. Regular trains and buses too. Shop until you drop, eat until you burst or just take in the historic sights that this city has to offer.
397 locals recommend
Truro
A beautiful city only 20 minute drive away. Regular trains and buses too. Shop until you drop, eat until you burst or just take in the historic sights that this city has to offer.
Penzance
A historic town filled with unusual shops. 30 minute drive.