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10 Best Activities In Falmouth
Water. Nine of the ten Falmouth attractions we list are outdoor ones, and most of them face the sea or the river in some way.
Mylor Sailing School and Falmouth Boat Hire put families on the water directly. Orca Sea Safaris goes out to look for what lives in it. Maenporth Beach asks nothing of anyone beyond a towel. Cornwall does this sort of thing well, and this stretch does it with fewer crowds than the north coast.
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WaterMylor Sailing School
SightseeingFalmouth Boat Hire
SightseeingTrebah Gardens
BeachesMaenporth Beach
SightseeingOrca Sea Safaris
Parks and PlaygroundsGlendurgan Garden - National Trust
CastlesPendennis Castle
BeachesSwanpool Beach
MuseumsNational Maritime Museum Cornwall
AdventureFalmouth Mystery Treasure Trail
12 more within 10 miles of Falmouth
Raze the Roof Indoor Play Centre
Via Ferrata Cornwall
Loe Beach Watersports
Towan Beach
Cornish Seal Sanctuary
Roskillys
Stithians Lake
Cornish Camels
Poldark Mine & Rural Open Air Museum
Horse Riding Cornwall
CST Experiences
Lizard Lighthouse Heritage Centre
Falmouth rewards families who are happy to be outside and slightly damp. Watch the forecast, keep a garden or the castle in reserve, and try not to plan the boat day and the beach day back to back.
Visiting Falmouth with kids: FAQs
There are only three indoor listings, so what do we do if the weather turns?
It is worth being straight about this: three indoor listings out of ten is thin, and a full wet day takes some improvising. Pendennis Castle and Glendurgan Garden - National Trust are each marked indoors as well as out, which buys you an hour under cover, not a whole day of it. Do the open-air things first and hold these two back.
Are the boat trips right for young children?
We do not hold age guidance for Orca Sea Safaris, Falmouth Boat Hire or Mylor Sailing School, so ring the operator before booking anything with a toddler in the party. Sea conditions matter more than age for most families. If in doubt, Maenporth Beach gives small children the same salt water with none of the commitment.
Can a garden hold a child's attention?
Trebah Gardens and Glendurgan Garden - National Trust are both listed here as family attractions rather than quiet horticulture, and children tend to treat a steep wooded valley as terrain rather than scenery. Bring shoes that can get muddy. Neither is a short flat stroll, which is exactly the point for anyone with energy to burn.
What suits a family that does not want to get on a boat at all?
Plenty. Pendennis Castle gives you walls to explore and a view without leaving land. Maenporth Beach covers the swimming and digging side of the trip. Trebah Gardens works as an afternoon on foot. Falmouth Mystery Treasure Trail turns the town itself into the activity and needs nothing more than comfortable shoes.