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St Mawes St Mawes is a popular destination on the Roseland peninsula. From St Mawes you can look across Carrick Roads to Falmouth and Pendennis Castle. Carrick Roads is a natura...
Charlestown Charlestown used to be called West Polmear but the name was changed to Charles's town after Charles Rashleigh. This later became Charlestown. Charlestown is a busy p...
RNLI Lifeguards are on duty: 2025 Easter School Holidays 05 April - 21 April Weekends Only 26 April - 27 April Daily 03 May - 28 September Weekends Only 04 October - 19 October...
RNLI Lifeguards are on duty: 2025 Daily 17 May - 28 September Patrol times 10am-6pm
RNLI Lifeguards are on duty: 2025 Daily 19 July - 7 September Patrol times 10am-6pm
RNLI Lifeguards are on duty: 2025 Daily 17 May - 28 September Patrol times 10am-6pm
St Mary's RNLI The Lifeboat The Whiteheads - Severn Class Lifeboat The Lifeboat Station St Mary’s all-weather lifeboat is situated on one of over 100 islands in the Isles of Sci...
Newlyn Newlyn is a busy fishing port and is the base for a large fishing fleet. The fish market is situated on the quay and is a bustling place in the mornings when the fish are...
Penlee RNLI The Lifeboats Ivan Ellen - Severn Class Lifeboat Mollie and Ivor Dent - Atlantic 85 (B Class) The Lifeboat Station Penlee has a remarkable history of bravery with th...
Mevagissey Mevagissey is a delightful fishing port with bags of character. The harbour consists of an inner and outer harbour. Mevagissey is a popular tourist destination and is...
Good places to catch wrasse in Cornwall are Boscastle & Tintagel, the rocks off Porthtowan, Cape Cornwall, Mullion, Mevagissey, Charlestown, the rocks between Mousehole and Newl...
Good places to catch whiting in Cornwall are Falmouth, the headlands in the Padstow area, Port Isaac, Perranporth, Penzance, Porthleven
Sandy beaches and estuaries are the best locations to fish for turbot and other flat fish
A good place to catch trigger fish in Cornwall is the area around Porthcurno and Lamorna
Good places to catch thick lipped grey mullet in Cornwall are the Hayle estuary, Helford river, Falmouth, Flushing and Charlestown
Good places to catch red sea bream in Cornwall are Helford and Mevagissey
Good places to catch red gurnard in Cornwall are Port Isaac, Cadgwith & Kennack Sands, the rocks off Porthtowan
Good places to catch thorn back ray in Cornwall are Polzeath, Rock, Penzance area
