Boats

The small harbour is in the heart of the town. Ferries go to Falmouth where you can connect to many other ferries. Timetable here.   A small ferry also goes directly from here across to Place  in the summer. From here you can walk explore the lovely 13th century St Anthony’s church hidden behind Place House. You can do a great circular walk round the tip of the peninsula taking in  St Anthony Head lighthouse and a couple of hidden beaches below.

St Mawes Castle. 

Turn right out of the house and walk along the waterfront and up the hill. This, the most perfectly preserved of Henry VIII’s coastal fortresses, was built to counter the invasion threat from Europe in partnership with its twin, Pendennis, on the other side of the Fal Estuary. Did not see the major alterations that took place at Pendennis and has retained most of its original Tudor design.

Lamorran Gardens. 

A Mediterranean four-acre hillside garden overlooking the sea and St. Antony's Head. The water gardens are a particular feature while palms and other sub-tropical plants abound.  To get there walk west along the seafront, past the Tresanton and the castle, the road then turns hard round to the right and goes up the hill. The gardens are on Upper Castle road more or less behind the Tresanton.

Places to Visit in St Mawes

Activities

The local billiards and social club at the entrance to the main car park has two full size tables and a pool table. There are two tennis courts at the top of the car park, book at the visitors information centre at the bottom of the car park. Every Wednesday morning in the summer, Peter Messer-Bennetts, a local Blue Badge Tour Guide  led a walk around the village organized by the visitors centre in the main car park. Worth asking if he’s doing it again.

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