Fran’s guidebook

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Fran’s guidebook

Food scene

Fantastic food made with love overlooking the beach. Always a vegan, veggie option. If you can book a feast night, very hard to do but sublime on a warm evening (and even if it's raining!)
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The Hidden Hut
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Fantastic food made with love overlooking the beach. Always a vegan, veggie option. If you can book a feast night, very hard to do but sublime on a warm evening (and even if it's raining!)
Hidden gem of a cafe on the Lizard. Lots to explore around here and this is the perfect place to fill up either before or after. Quirky and with a lovely outside space.
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Fat Apples Cafe
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Hidden gem of a cafe on the Lizard. Lots to explore around here and this is the perfect place to fill up either before or after. Quirky and with a lovely outside space.
Small local neighbourhood cafe by day (great coffee, breakfasts, lunches) Home cooked take away meals well made, veggie options. Currently on Friday and Saturdays from 5 to 8 serving negroni's and wine. A great start to the weekend.
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Provedore
43 Trelawney Rd
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Small local neighbourhood cafe by day (great coffee, breakfasts, lunches) Home cooked take away meals well made, veggie options. Currently on Friday and Saturdays from 5 to 8 serving negroni's and wine. A great start to the weekend.
Great to walk to from Falmouth on the coast path. Takes about 3 hours, can get a bus back. Great food, focusing on fish, always a veggie option and often vegan. Cosy in winter with an open fire, pool table. You can sit outside in the summer and look at the Helford river. Smashing!
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Ferry Boat Inn
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Great to walk to from Falmouth on the coast path. Takes about 3 hours, can get a bus back. Great food, focusing on fish, always a veggie option and often vegan. Cosy in winter with an open fire, pool table. You can sit outside in the summer and look at the Helford river. Smashing!
Situated in the High Street which sometimes people miss is this great bakery. Fantastic bread including epi, baguettes, soda, maltstar etc etc. They make it on the premises, not a plastic bag in sight! Also, cakes, pastries and a cafe serving breakfast lunch and great coffee. Pizza evenings monthly.
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Stones Bakery
35 High St
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Situated in the High Street which sometimes people miss is this great bakery. Fantastic bread including epi, baguettes, soda, maltstar etc etc. They make it on the premises, not a plastic bag in sight! Also, cakes, pastries and a cafe serving breakfast lunch and great coffee. Pizza evenings monthly.
Best chip shop in Falmouth. Something for everyone, great sustainable fish, pies, veggie and vegan battered food (wow!). Takeaway and cafe and you can take yours into the excellent pub (The Front) below which serves great ales.
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Harbour Lights Restaurant
Arwenack Street
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Best chip shop in Falmouth. Something for everyone, great sustainable fish, pies, veggie and vegan battered food (wow!). Takeaway and cafe and you can take yours into the excellent pub (The Front) below which serves great ales.
Humble looking burger place that belies the delights within. Don't go here unless you want a massive calorie hit (you're on holiday after all!). Great burgers, chicken, beef, several veggie and vegan options (my meat eating friend always has the Seitan burger, is it vegan? Yes it is, amazing!). Great large portions of home made fries (cajun, sweet potato....) the best beer in Falmouth made by our own Verdant brewery and a good choice of non alcoholic drinks. Great service, no fuss, just great grub. Have a look at the LP covers on the walls, hilarious!
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The Meat Counter
25 Arwenack St
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Humble looking burger place that belies the delights within. Don't go here unless you want a massive calorie hit (you're on holiday after all!). Great burgers, chicken, beef, several veggie and vegan options (my meat eating friend always has the Seitan burger, is it vegan? Yes it is, amazing!). Great large portions of home made fries (cajun, sweet potato....) the best beer in Falmouth made by our own Verdant brewery and a good choice of non alcoholic drinks. Great service, no fuss, just great grub. Have a look at the LP covers on the walls, hilarious!
Lovely staff, good food and drink. You can sit outside overlooking the harbour or at the front in the sun.
Windjammer Cafe & Bar
7 Grove Place
Lovely staff, good food and drink. You can sit outside overlooking the harbour or at the front in the sun.
Great big breakfasts, meat and veggie.
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Fuel
Arwenack Street
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Great big breakfasts, meat and veggie.
Great tapas, meat and vegetarian, many can be made vegan. Nice atmosphere, good wine.
Bodega 18
Great tapas, meat and vegetarian, many can be made vegan. Nice atmosphere, good wine.
Good food by the water. A couple of tables outside. More fine dining than a quick eat. You will need to book in advance at touristy times. Veggie and Vegan options.
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INDIDOG Eatery on the Harbour
28a Market St
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Good food by the water. A couple of tables outside. More fine dining than a quick eat. You will need to book in advance at touristy times. Veggie and Vegan options.
Lovely cafe run by a young couple. Great breakfasts for meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans. Also serves a lovely lunch. I love the homemade baked beans. Good coffee.
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Good Vibes Cafe
28 Killigrew St
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Lovely cafe run by a young couple. Great breakfasts for meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans. Also serves a lovely lunch. I love the homemade baked beans. Good coffee.
Great place for breakfast and lunch. Lots of outside seating looking at Mylor Harbour. Always busy with people enjoying a hearty breakfast or lunch.
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Cafe Mylor
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Great place for breakfast and lunch. Lots of outside seating looking at Mylor Harbour. Always busy with people enjoying a hearty breakfast or lunch.
Great local market every Saturday 9 to 1. Stalls include veg, meat, pies, fish, bakery, drink, cheeses, hot food and drink. Check their website for live music and events in the evenings.
The Food Barn - Tregew
Tregew Road
Great local market every Saturday 9 to 1. Stalls include veg, meat, pies, fish, bakery, drink, cheeses, hot food and drink. Check their website for live music and events in the evenings.

Neighbourhoods

Beautiful unspoilt part of the world with lovely beaches (Lankidden, Coverack). Lizard point is beautiful with two cafes and lovely views. So much nice than Land's End! So many lovely places that feel like going back in time.
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Lizard
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Beautiful unspoilt part of the world with lovely beaches (Lankidden, Coverack). Lizard point is beautiful with two cafes and lovely views. So much nice than Land's End! So many lovely places that feel like going back in time.
A lovely place to visit from here, a bit of a schlep but worth it. Beautiful beaches, great shops and cafes. Does get very busy and hard to park. The best way to arrive is by train, the views of the coast are breathtaking. You can get the train from the bottom of the garden to St Ives (change at Truro). It takes 1.5 hours. Or drive to St Erth and get the cute little branch line to St Ives (it takes about 20 minutes). Places to eat: Blas Burgers/Cornish Deli. We have swum with seals in the shallows on Portmeor beach, amazing!
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St Ives
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A lovely place to visit from here, a bit of a schlep but worth it. Beautiful beaches, great shops and cafes. Does get very busy and hard to park. The best way to arrive is by train, the views of the coast are breathtaking. You can get the train from the bottom of the garden to St Ives (change at Truro). It takes 1.5 hours. Or drive to St Erth and get the cute little branch line to St Ives (it takes about 20 minutes). Places to eat: Blas Burgers/Cornish Deli. We have swum with seals in the shallows on Portmeor beach, amazing!
Maybe too far for a day trip but it's a beautiful steep sloped harbour, so lovely lit up at night. Like a 1970's holiday destination, unspoilt. The church hall often has local art and craft sales (I bought a crocheted bag, have I used it? no! but do I love it? yes!)
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Polperro
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Maybe too far for a day trip but it's a beautiful steep sloped harbour, so lovely lit up at night. Like a 1970's holiday destination, unspoilt. The church hall often has local art and craft sales (I bought a crocheted bag, have I used it? no! but do I love it? yes!)
Lovely village, lots of holiday homes but still lively. The best place to watch a storm in bad weather but the sea can be scary and wild, take care. Good places to eat, shops to poke around in. Nice walk along the long stretch of beach to Loe bar, good bird watching.
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Porthleven
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Lovely village, lots of holiday homes but still lively. The best place to watch a storm in bad weather but the sea can be scary and wild, take care. Good places to eat, shops to poke around in. Nice walk along the long stretch of beach to Loe bar, good bird watching.

Good pubs

Good pub food, great views, lively atmosphere.
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The Boathouse Pub & Restaurant
Trevethan Hill
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Good pub food, great views, lively atmosphere.
Great locals pub. Always lively and sort of envelops you as you walk in! Open fire, dining room upstairs, great views and large harbourside outside area. St Austell ales, food is good pub grub.
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Chain Locker
Quay Street
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Great locals pub. Always lively and sort of envelops you as you walk in! Open fire, dining room upstairs, great views and large harbourside outside area. St Austell ales, food is good pub grub.
Amazing views (yes, more amazing views). You would think you were on the cote d'azur on a sunny day (honest!). Great food, lovely historic building, you can sit outside or in. Highly recommended, a bit of a drive away.
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Shipwright Arms
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Amazing views (yes, more amazing views). You would think you were on the cote d'azur on a sunny day (honest!). Great food, lovely historic building, you can sit outside or in. Highly recommended, a bit of a drive away.
Great pub with great food and drinks. Cosy snug with open fire.
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Pennycomequick
16 Killigrew St
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Great pub with great food and drinks. Cosy snug with open fire.
A local's pub with pub grub and great beer (including the local favourite brewery's Verdant). Outside seating with view over the rooftops to the sea.
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Seaview Inn
Wodehouse Terrace
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A local's pub with pub grub and great beer (including the local favourite brewery's Verdant). Outside seating with view over the rooftops to the sea.
Lovely spot overlooking the water and Flushing. On a nice day sit outside and enjoy the view with a cocktail. Pub underneath called the Working Boat serving good pub meals. Kenneth Graham wrote Wind in the Willows here.
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Greenbank Bar at The Greenbank Hotel
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Lovely spot overlooking the water and Flushing. On a nice day sit outside and enjoy the view with a cocktail. Pub underneath called the Working Boat serving good pub meals. Kenneth Graham wrote Wind in the Willows here.
Great pub hosting music most nights and also food and excellent beer. Hosts the Wonderfal festival each year showcasing hundreds of local musicians and DJ's.
The Cornish Bank
Great pub hosting music most nights and also food and excellent beer. Hosts the Wonderfal festival each year showcasing hundreds of local musicians and DJ's.
Where the great Verdant beer is brewed and sister venue of the Seafood Bar. You can see into the brewery from the tap room. Pizzas served, gigs, DJ's on occasion, massive screen to watch football or rugby on. Outside seating too which gets the sun.
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Verdant Brewing Co Ltd
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Where the great Verdant beer is brewed and sister venue of the Seafood Bar. You can see into the brewery from the tap room. Pizzas served, gigs, DJ's on occasion, massive screen to watch football or rugby on. Outside seating too which gets the sun.
A beer drinkers pub. You can take your fish and chips in from the upstairs Harbour Lights fish and chip shop. Quiz night Sunday Night. Lots of outside seating facing the sea.
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The Front
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A beer drinkers pub. You can take your fish and chips in from the upstairs Harbour Lights fish and chip shop. Quiz night Sunday Night. Lots of outside seating facing the sea.
Fantastic pub with rooms and great food. Comfortable and cosy and great to eat here after a walk to the real Gurnards Head with its colony of Cornish Choughs. Dramatic coastal scenery.
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The Gurnards Head
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Fantastic pub with rooms and great food. Comfortable and cosy and great to eat here after a walk to the real Gurnards Head with its colony of Cornish Choughs. Dramatic coastal scenery.

Sightseeing

Outdoor theatre cut into the rock overlooking the sea. Amazing, staggering setting. Great shows, rarely cancelled. Has been known to pause performances to watch the dolphins swimming past! Visit Portcurno at the same time and swim from the beautiful beach.
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Театр Минак
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Outdoor theatre cut into the rock overlooking the sea. Amazing, staggering setting. Great shows, rarely cancelled. Has been known to pause performances to watch the dolphins swimming past! Visit Portcurno at the same time and swim from the beautiful beach.
Azure blue sea, fantastic views, great swimming. Try and go at low tide because it reveals two beaches. Quite a walk from car part but so worth it.
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Кайненс-Коув
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Azure blue sea, fantastic views, great swimming. Try and go at low tide because it reveals two beaches. Quite a walk from car part but so worth it.
Hidden gem, described by John Betjeman as the most beautiful garden in England and he's not wrong. Overlooking St Just pool it is truly magical.
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St. Just in Roseland Church
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Hidden gem, described by John Betjeman as the most beautiful garden in England and he's not wrong. Overlooking St Just pool it is truly magical.
If you want a beach that is unspoilt and relatively quiet this is the place for you. Parking and cafe above the beach and a fabulous walk around the headland past St Anthony's lighthouse. Have a look at the beautiful tiny church behind Place Manor. If it's a nice day you could catch the passenger ferry from St Mawes to Place Manor and join the walk there.
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Пляж Тоуан
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If you want a beach that is unspoilt and relatively quiet this is the place for you. Parking and cafe above the beach and a fabulous walk around the headland past St Anthony's lighthouse. Have a look at the beautiful tiny church behind Place Manor. If it's a nice day you could catch the passenger ferry from St Mawes to Place Manor and join the walk there.
Fantastic Iron Age fort, near to Chun Quoit which is 5000 years old. You can see both North and South coasts from here. Lots of other standing stones and stone circles nearby, including Nine Maidens and Men An Tol.
Chun Castle
Fantastic Iron Age fort, near to Chun Quoit which is 5000 years old. You can see both North and South coasts from here. Lots of other standing stones and stone circles nearby, including Nine Maidens and Men An Tol.
A splendid sanctuary for overworked donkeys run by lovely people. There is a big barn with all the donkeys in and fields outside. You can sit in the veggie/vegan cafe and watch the donkeys on the live stream! There is a shop with donkey themed gifts. A great place for a visit a couple.of miles outside Falmouth
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The Flicka Foundation
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A splendid sanctuary for overworked donkeys run by lovely people. There is a big barn with all the donkeys in and fields outside. You can sit in the veggie/vegan cafe and watch the donkeys on the live stream! There is a shop with donkey themed gifts. A great place for a visit a couple.of miles outside Falmouth

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Visit Trebah and Glendurgan.

Great gardens with shop and cafe. Lead to beaches at the bottom. Sub tropical, beautiful. You can drive there or get there by local bus from Falmouth Moor.
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The Falmouth Library and Art Gallery is great.

A charming, interesting gallery with great exhibitions and kids activities for a rainy day. Lots of automaton, beautiful local art work, great little shop for cards and gifts. Library beneath the art gallery.
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Un-rap.

Great no plastic shop selling gifts, toileteries (many local) and gift ideas. Also providing loose goods you weigh out yourself. Peanut butter machine! Also local bread and veg grown locally.
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The beaches

Three local beaches Gylly, Swanpool and Castle. All with cafes/ restaurants. Safe bathing with lifeguards on Gylly in the summer. No dogs in Summer from 10am to 6pm. 5 minutes walk to Gylly from our house and Swanpool a further 10 minutes on the coastal path. Plenty of beach towels, games, wetsuits, goggles, nets etc in the utility room for you to take with you.
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Wander through town

Wander through town and go in the charity shops! local gift shops, clothes shops, surfing shops. Stop off for coffee or lunch. Make sure you walk up the High Street. The Poly shows films, has gigs and a great shop selling gifts/art by local folk.
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Towan Beach near St Anthony's Head

Love this beach, so simple but so beautiful. Reminds me of Robinson Crusoe! Lovely snorkelling round the corner. Beautiful walks round here too. St Anthony church is one of the most beautiful churches I've seen, it was open when we visited. Small and perfectly formed with lovely stained glass windows. A great walk.
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Open top buses

First bus/Atlantic Coaster, open top buses. An absolute bargain and a great trip for the family. There is an open top bus that goes round the Falmouth beaches. If you have more time one bus goes round St Ives, Sennen etc and you can hop on and off.