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St.Mawes and St.Just in Roseland


Holidays in St.Mawes, Cornwall

Pollaughan Cottages are just a few miles from St. Mawes, a pretty harbourside village that looks out over the River Fal towards the busy maritime town of Falmouth. The dramatic Cornish coastline around St. Mawes was used as the setting for the popular television series Poldark.

This is very much a sea faring community, with boats and yachts continually setting anchor in the calm waters just beyond the main harbour. St. Mawes' sheltered location creates a a safe anchorage with easy access to the coast, the Fal and the Carricks Roads - (a large waterway created after the Ice age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise dramatically - creating an immense natural harbour, the world's third largest, which is navigable from Falmouth to Truro).

St. Mawes is an ideal spot for a family holiday. The village has two very good beaches, on either side of the harbour; both beaches are excellent for swimming and benefit from a southerly aspect - making them ideal for sunbathing. St. Mawes has several shops, a bank, cafes and hotels around the harbour as well as a Sailing Club. Tennis courts can be hired in the recreation ground nearby.

Ferries leave the main harbour at regular intervals - taking people on the short trip across the Percuil River to Anthony Head or across the Fal to the busy town of Falmouth.

St Just in Roseland and its stunning creekside Church

Located just north of St. Mawes, St. Just-in-Roseland is famous for its picturesque church set in
magnificent gardens complete with semitropical shrubs and trees.

The church perches on the edge of a tidal creek, with numerous paths leading from the churchyard onto the coastal footpath which continues around the headland, through some magnificent National Trust lands to St. Mawes. This is a delightful walk of approximately 2 miles.

The church is just outside the main village, with a small side road, taking you down the hillside to the church gates. There is a small carpark and limited parking along the side of the road by the church gate.

 

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