falmouth visitors yacht haven

Falmouth Haven

We offer deep water moorings and marina options in one of the finest natural harbours in the world, with great facilities for visitors, easy and direct access to the water from our well maintained and serviced public slipway. Being situated in a spectacular setting in the heart of Falmouth with its restaurants, bars and shopping – it is only moments from world-class sailing waters. Whether you are an experienced yachts person or water-sports beginner, our aim is to provide safe, easy and enjoyable facilities for everyone who wants to enjoy the best of boating.

• Boat Charter / Hire
• Boat storage
• Car Parking
• Electricity to Berths
• Fuel Dock (Diesel)
• Fuel Dock (Petrol)
• Launderette
• Marine Electronic Services
• Marine engineering trades
• Rigging Services
• Sail maker / Repairer
• Toilets & Showers (traditional style)
• Water to Berths

Falmouth Haven 44 Arwenack Street 44 Arwenack Street Falmouth TR11 3JQ Cornwall United Kingdom

+44 (0)1326 310990 [email protected] http://www.falmouthhaven.co.uk

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2024 Rates - Annual Marina

Water free of charge.  Electricity can be purchased via pre paid cards. Use of shoreside & waste facilities Use of pump out facility Discounted fuel (max 1,000 litres) 1 Launch & Recovery, if applicable Havencard

Please note that Liveaboard vessels are subject to a 10% surcharge (currently we are not accepting liveaboard applications)

Please note there is a 10% surcharge applicable for commercial use of Marina and Moorings.

*Winter Season 1st October – 31st March

Visitors' Marina

Price per metre per night Pay for 6 nights and get 1 extra night free (excluding, July, August). This offer only applies when staying for one week or longer. The free night must be taken immediately after the paid nights and cannot be used during a separate visit in the future.

Multi-hull vessels will be subject to a 50% surcharge during peak season.

Maximum 4 Hours Short Stay

Water free of charge. Electricity can be purchased via pre paid cards. Use of shoreside & waste facilities Havencard

Seasonal Moorings

Premium Chain Strop – included in cost of mooring above

Premium chain strops will continue to be made in-house by Falmouth Harbour.

Please see the cost of rope strops, below:

*Summer Season 1st April – 31st October *Winter Season 1st November – 31st March (Condition: Summer mooring followed by Winter). If Winter only then Summer rate applies.

Support Buoy included Use of pump out facility 25% discount on daily marina visitor berth Short Stay on marina to replenish water 50% discount on annual Launch & Recover permit Discounted fuel (max 1,000 litres) 1 x Launch & Recover (if applicable) 30% discount on summer Boat Park tender/dinghy spaces or marina tender berths Havencard

Tender Berth

Maximum length 3m LOA Discounted fuel (max 1,000 litres) Use of shoreside facilities Havencard

Custom House Quay Pontoon Berth

Maximum length 6m LOA Discounted fuel (max 1,000 litres) 1 x Launch & Recover (if applicable) Havencard

Maximum length 5.5m LOA Use of pontoon to load & unload Havencard

Visitors' Moorings

Pay for 5 nights and get 2 nights free (excluding July & August). This offer only applies when staying for one week or longer. Free nights must be taken immediately after paid nights and cannot be used during a separate visit in the future.

Use of shoreside & waste facilities Havencard

Premium Moorings

* Annual L&R of boat using vehicle 50% discount on trailer storage –  subject to availability

* Includes Launch & Recover

Passenger Permits

Additional information.

Allocation fee

Fee payable on first allocation of a serviced mooring (includes first fitting of strop & support buoy)  – £170

Transfer fee

Fee payable for transfer between Falmouth Haven serviced mooring sites (includes transfer of hirer’s equipment) – £90

All prices shown include VAT, where applicable, at the current rate.

Annual marina and pontoon berths, seasonal moorings and boat park vessels (where applicable) fees all include a Falmouth Harbour Due fee. Visiting yachts will be required to pay applicable Harbour dues dependent upon length of stay.

In accordance with the Harbours Act 1964 – Falmouth Haven collect Harbour Dues on behalf of Falmouth Harbour for seasonal leisure vessels. The rates of Harbour Dues will be published here: Harbour Conservancy Charges – Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall on or before the 1 st April each year.

Falmouth Harbour does not routinely provide a towage service. Where towage is provided, charges will apply on a case by case basis

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Rick Channon shares his experience of berthing at four marinas in and around Falmouth.

Falmouth and the wider Fal Estuary, located on the south coast of Cornwall, is not only home to a large local yachting fraternity, but is also a popular destination in its own right.

There is a vibrant boating industry centred around Falmouth, and it is home to the internationally renowned Pendennis shipyard, which builds and refits superyachts , as well as the boat builders Rustler and Cockwells .

There are four marinas on the Fal Estuary, three of which are in or around Falmouth and one in a rural setting a mile up river at Mylor.

There are about 500 boats berthed across the marinas with at least 100 visitor berths available for visiting craft – more at peak times if you don’t mind rafting up!

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I have used all four marinas and each has its own identity and character. They are all professionally run and I would not hesitate to recommend any of them to visitors – but how do you choose which to use?

They all have similar facilities such as showers and laundries, have access to diesel and water, have or are close to cafés and restaurants, all have Wi-Fi, are similarly priced and are all accessible with at least 2m of water at LWS.

There are however specific subtleties that might direct you to one or another, and a favourite very much comes down to personal choice.

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Port Pendennis has both a tidal outer marina and an inner marina, sheltered behind this lock gate

Port Pendennis Marina

VHF: Ch 80 Tel: +44 (0)1326 211211

This is a great little marina with two parts; a tidal outer marina of just four pontoons with finger berths and an inner marina beyond a lock gate nestled snugly in an enclave of modern marina houses. Visitors would generally use the outer marina and tie up alongside A or B pontoons or perhaps be put on one of the annual berth holder’s finger pontoons while they are away. The inner marina is extremely sheltered and safe, but most berths here are annual.

The outer marina is relatively sheltered in anything but a north to north westerly and there is little passing traffic. Here you are right in the hub of Falmouth’s waterfront, below Events Square. It is easy to locate beside the National Maritime Museum with its easily identifiable tower. There are no hazards to the approach apart from numerous ferries that operate from the nearby quays. If you are berthing at low tide on the innermost pontoon (D), keep close to the pontoon as it shallows significantly alongside the museum.

Pendennis Marina is perhaps the best on the estuary for large yachts and can even cope with superyachts given warning, although you will feel just as at home in a 30-footer. You can book a berth in advance, which is recommended, as there are not many visitors berths and at busy times like Falmouth Regatta spaces are at a premium.

Facilities are good and there are even tennis courts if you need exercise. Although there is no fuel berth, it is available a stone’s throw away on the fuel barge at Falmouth Haven. In spite of being in the heart of town you feel safe and secure. The three-minute walk back from the centre of town takes you along an elevated walkway around the museum, through a coded gate, over the lock gates and down onto the pontoons. This gives the marina a rather nice feeling of exclusivity.

If you want to be in the midst of the town’s hustle and bustle, opt for Falmouth Haven

Falmouth Haven

VHF: Ch 12 Tel: 44 (0)1326 310990

Falmouth Haven is perfectly located between all the action on the water and the lively town centre. It is situated towards the southern end of the town’s waterfront and is sheltered by the town itself and the dock’s large wharfs. It is exposed, however, in a NW to a NE blow and the outer pontoon does get a bit of chop from passing traffic.

However, you could not ask for a better location for a marina. You simply walk up the gated ramp, pass the small shower block and you are in the centre of town with all it has to offer. There is also a chandlery and sail maker on the doorstep. The pontoons are arranged in a reverse E with finger pontoons for about 40 annual berth holders. Visitors will berth alongside the shared pontoons and rafting up is the norm if there are more than 20 or so visitors.

This marina is popular with the sailing fraternity, particularly the classics, and gets extremely busy at peak times so don’t expect a high degree of privacy, but if you want a buzzing location then this is for you.

I stayed here in September when there were only a few visitors and I had a peaceful night’s sleep. However, be warned – Falmouth’s principal refuelling berth is on the outside pontoon which is also shared by the local pilot boats so there could be activity at any time. If you use the northern-most pontoon then you will be well away from any disturbance.

All the usual facilities are provided but to my mind Falmouth Haven is more a group of pontoons than a full blown marina, which gives it its casual and friendly feel.

Part of the Premier Marinas group, Falmouth marina is well run and has good shore facilities

Premier’s Falmouth Marina

VHF: Ch 80 Tel: 44 (0)1326 316620

This marina is one of Premier’s nine marinas that it operates along the South Coast of the UK. It is situated 1nm NW of Falmouth Docks on the Penryn River. The river channel is well marked between the moorings with large red and green buoys and there is a minimum of 2m LWS all the way up – although the marina cautions a little less.

However, be careful as you approach the marina as there is a shallow mud bank just off the marina entrance which actually splits the main channel from the marina channel. It is a little disconcerting as you have to go to the port side of a red buoy but this actually marks the main river channel (the marina channel is marked with a signed post). Don’t be put off – if you keep close to the outer pontoons you will be fine.

The marina is split into two halves with the inner half being accessed over a drying cill but has 1.5m depth three hours either side of high tide. The cill retains 2m of water under the inner pontoons. The outer part of the marina is permanently accessible from the river and all berths retain ample water at low tide.

This marina has a very professional feel and there is a broad mix of motor and sailing yachts. The newly refurbished washrooms are great, there is a small on-site chandlery, a restaurant, launderette, water (bring your own hose!) and electric. There are diesel fuel pumps on the outer pontoon.

It is not actually possible to reserve a berth at this marina as it caters principally for annual berth holders, however when these berths are vacated visitors can use them. Call an hour or so before you arrive and you will get an idea if you can be accommodated. I’ve always got in, even in busy periods. While this marina is a 20-minute walk from the town centre it retains a semi-urban feel yet the views across the creek to the north are picturesque, giving it a tranquil atmosphere.

Mylor’s beautiful, sheltered setting means many berth holders leave their boats here all year

Mylor Yacht Harbour

VHF: CH 80 Tel: 44 (0)1326 372121

This marina is a mile further up the Fal in a beautiful location on the western side of the Carrick Roads. There are some 200 annual berths and room for about 25 visitors before you are asked to raft up. The visitors’ pontoon is on the eastern arc of the marina, which also hosts the fuel berth for petrol and diesel.

Access to the marina is well buoyed and has a minimum depth of about 2m at LWS. The shallowest point is just outside the dredged fairway so if you have a deep keel just be cautious as you leave the main Carrick channel and head the 200m towards the red and green buoys marking the marina channel.

In spite of its position on the estuary the marina is very sheltered from anything but strong northerlies to easterlies, and the visitors’ pontoon is a very robust structure that absorbs most swells, provided you are on the inside – indeed many annual berth holders feel comfortable leaving their boats here all year.

There is a very relaxing feel to Mylor with nothing but trees and water around – and yachts, hundreds of them! Although rural, Mylor is self-sufficient, with two restaurants, a cafe and a welcoming yacht club on site. As well as the excellent marina facilities and a well-stocked chandlery there are also extensive boatyard facilities that can cope with most marine jobs. To me, the strength of Mylor is its beautiful location, holiday feel and direct access to some of the finest yachting waters in the South West.

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Falmouth, Cornwall

We now have several vessels that use Falmouth as a joining or leaving port. As every vessel is different, and we do not have our own pontoon there, all joining instructions are slightly different. Any changes will be communicated to you before your voyage start date.

This is a list of the likely joining locations, but sometimes the ship can also be at anchor. Read the vessel’s joining instructions carefully for full details.

Port Pendennis is the small marina behind the National Maritime Museum Cornwall and the nearest rail station is ‘Falmouth Town’ (3 mins walk). The Maritime Museum has a big tower like a lighthouse so aim for that and at the entrance, turn right and walk down the side of the museum. The gate to the marina is behind the museum building.

Custom House Quay is a stone quay enclosing a small wet dock in the Centre of Falmouth Town. It is used for some of the foot ferries to St Mawes in the peak summer. Only 5 minutes walk from Falmouth Town Station if you head towards the town centre. Situated at the Maritime Museum end of the high street and has its own short stay car park between Trago Mills Store and the Chain Locker Pub if you are driving and want to drop your bags first.

Falmouth Visitors Yacht Haven is about 100 yards beyond Custom House Quay but if walking from the rail station towards town it is best if you walk accross Custom House Quay short term car park and nip through the alley tunnel through the Chain Locker Pub. The yacht haven is a small marina only yards from Falmouth main shopping street (Arwenack St), tucked away down the bottom of Quay Street.

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Cornwall Harbours - Falmouth and Helford Rivers

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No sailing trip to Cornwall would be complete without a stopover in Falmouth , whose natural harbour, incorporating an extensive network of navigable rivers known as the Carrick Roads , is the third largest in the world. This vast expanse of sheltered water, accessible in all weathers and at all states of the tide, has for centuries bestowed a status upon this small town that far outstrips its size.

Already popular as the first and last port of call for grain-trade sailing ships travelling from the Atlantic or the Bay of Biscay, in 1688 Falmouth became a vital link in the chain of communication between London and the rest of the world when it was designated a mail packet station. When sail gave way to steam much of Falmouth's former industry shifted to the more usefully located Southampton, but thanks to burgeoning tourism the town continued to prosper. Ellen Macarthur is the latest in a long line of adventurers who have attracted the world's press to this remote Cornish town, whose character continues to be well and truly shaped by her maritime landscape.

Falmouth's cobbled streets and narrow alleyways are dotted with figureheads from ships long-since wrecked, four marinas and several island pontoons serve visiting yachtsmen, and huge oil tankers from across the globe hang offshore like giant birds, waiting for the economic downturn to reverse itself so that their exiled crews can return home.

The nearest moorings to the centre of town are to be found at Custom House Quay , where Falmouth Yacht Haven operates year-round visitor-only pontoons. The pontoons have a minimum depth of two metres and offer a range of facilities from showers and toilets to WiFi and fuel.

Within easy walking distance is the larger Port Pendennis , whose wider concrete pontoons can accommodate yachts more than seventy metres long and with a six metre depth on outer berths. As well welcoming superyachts, the marina at Port Pendennis, which sits adjacent to the National Maritime Museum , is well-served for regular boats, offering both sheltered winter mooring in the inner harbour (access three hours either side of high water, minimum depth three meters) and visitor berths in the outer section, with direct access to shops, restaurants and pubs.

Aside from the harbour in Falmouth itself, there are numerous other places to stop along the many arms of the Carrick Roads. Directly opposite Falmouth is Flushing , a small town famous for the regatta held there every summer at the end of July. A week of events (including bathtub racing) culminates in the unmissable sight of dozens of gaff-rigged Falmouth Working Boats racing across the harbour. These traditional boats are still used in the Carrick Roads today where the traditional practice of oyster dredging is only permitted from sail-powered boats. The gaff-rigged Falmouth Working Boat is the result of generations of traditional workmanship.

Continuing upriver from Flushing will bring you to the ancient town of Penryn , a boat building and repair hotspot. While Penryn's Town Quay is generally reserved for fishing boats, with the harbourmaster's permission it is possible to come alongside in order to take on fuel and water or make use of the lifting out facilities that serve the town's numerous boatyards.

Across the channel to the east of Falmouth is the super-sheltered Percuil River , home to St Mawes , a picturesque town with a medieval castle. Visitor moorings are available by arrangement with Percuil River Moorings or St Mawes Sailing Club (excellent showers) which also operates ten green visitors buoys and further sheltered anchorages to the south of the town, although these can be uncomfortable in a strong southerly swell. Entry to St Mawes harbour is free of obstacles apart from the permanently-covered Lugo Rock , marked with a buoy.

Heading north from Falmouth will bring you to Mylor Yacht Harbour , for many years the smallest Royal Navy dockyard in the country. Mylor is an attractive sailing village with an impressive range of facilities including a recently extended marina with all the usual provisions including a restaurant, bar and WiFi, a boatyard with a thirty-five ton travelift, a well-stocked chandlery, a fuelling berth and a visitors pontoon.

The river is navigable all the way to Truro , the county capital, where visiting yachts are permitted to lay alongside the central Town Quay or anchor alongside the navigable channel. Alternatively, deep and shallow water moorings are available a couple of miles downstream at Malpas , which is within easy walking distance of the city centre. If you have time to spare, a diversion into the secretive Restronguet Creek is highly recommended.Aside from a smattering of mooring buoys, Restronguet Creek is home to the popular and atmospheric Pandora Inn , which is flanked with it's own pontoon (dry at low water).

Running parallel to the Carrick Roads on the western side is the Helford River , which separates Falmouth and the exposed Lizard Peninsula . The Helford Passage is a magical place of hidden inlets and crooked cottages to which entry is fairly straightforward, the only danger being a reef to the north marked with a green conical buoy. Private landing pontoons at the Old Helford Boatyard can be used in exchange for a voluntary contribution, while visitor moorings are available at the Ferry Boat Inn , Durgan Star Hire Boats and Gillan Creek . Upstream, the channel to Gweek , home to the Port Navas Yacht Club , is well marked.

Falmouth inner harbour, Penryn River, the southern part of the Carrick Roads and a large part of Falmouth Bay are operated by the Harbour Commissioner's Office , a statutory port authority based a two minute walk from Falmouth Yacht Haven. An 8 knot speed limit is in force within the Penryn River and Falmouth Inner Harbour, which is reduced to 5 knots in the Percuil River, St Mawes, St Just, Mylor and Restronguet.

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Keyfacts for Falmouth

Protected sectors.

Position and approaches

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What are the key points of the approach?

• The mile-wide entrance is made unmistakable by the lighthouse on St. Anthony Head, at the eastern side of the entrance, and by Pendennis Castle on the western side.
• Pass Black Rock, a ⅓ of a mile from Pendennis Point and marked by a beacon Fl(2)10s3M, 100 metres off on either side.
• Follow the channel marks in.

Not what you need?

• Saint Mawes - 2 nautical miles E
• Portscatho - 4 nautical miles ENE
• Gillan Creek - 4.1 nautical miles SSW
• Helford River - 4.2 nautical miles SW
• The River Fal - 6.5 nautical miles N
• Coverack - 7.9 nautical miles S
• Porthleven Harbour - 10.5 nautical miles WSW
• Cadgwith - 11 nautical miles SSW
• Mullion Cove & Porth Mellin - 11.3 nautical miles SW
• Gorran Haven - 11.9 nautical miles ENE
• Saint Mawes - 2 miles E
• Portscatho - 4 miles ENE
• Gillan Creek - 4.1 miles SSW
• Helford River - 4.2 miles SW
• The River Fal - 6.5 miles N
• Coverack - 7.9 miles S
• Porthleven Harbour - 10.5 miles WSW
• Cadgwith - 11 miles SSW
• Mullion Cove & Porth Mellin - 11.3 miles SW
• Gorran Haven - 11.9 miles ENE
• The River Fal - 4.1 miles N
• Saint Mawes - 1.2 miles E
• Portscatho - 2.5 miles ENE
• Gorran Haven - 7.4 miles ENE
• Portmellon - 7.9 miles ENE
• Helford River - 2.6 miles SW
• Gillan Creek - 2.6 miles SSW
• Coverack - 4.9 miles S
• Cadgwith - 6.8 miles SSW
• Kynance Cove - 7.8 miles SSW

What's the story here?

• • Nine small green moorings numbered S101 - S106, T101 - T103. These accommodate yachts up to 12.2 metres LAO with max depths: R100 (2.3m) – R108 (5m).
• • Nine moorings green moorings K1 - K9 that accommodates yachts of up to 18.2 metres LOA in depths of K1 (3.3m) to K9 (3.7m).
• • Four moorings large green buoys, L1 - L4, which will accommodate yachts up to 24.3 metres LOA in depths L1 (4.2m) – L4 (5.9m).

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Ron lub wrote this review on may 16th 2019:.

Good spot close to the town, but not much space. at day lot of shipmovements, and generator nois from the shipyard across the town at night. Good holding 1,50 p/mtr night (pound) a bit expencive (moorings 2,50 mtr) But you can use all the facillity's! washing machine 4 pounds.

Tim ROTHWELL wrote this review on Jul 30th 2020:

Yacht Haven run by town council and more obsessed with correctness and annual berth holders than any visitors. Couldn't be bothered helping to find a mooring despite high fees. 'Visitors'Yacht Haven almost completely given over to annual berths, won't be going again unless we've got no choice!!!

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Tips for Falmouth

• Thread starter Gerry
• Start date 17 Jul 2012
• 17 Jul 2012

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We will probably be leaving the Azores later this week heading for Falmouth. I have done a bit of research on the limited wifi we have looking for a suitable, and affordable(!), dock for a week or so. Expect to arrive first week in August so realise that we will coincide with the busiest time but any tips from the forum would be greatly appreciated. Draw 1.5 metres, 12 metres loa. Can you anchor? Are there charges? etc. Many thanks.  

The Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week Event is from 11-19th August this year so it will be especially busy around that time. http://www.falmouthweek.co.uk/ See link below for general info about all the local moorings and anchorages. http://www.visitmyharbour.com/harbours/?q=Falmouth&Submit=Go&match=and  

If you go up river you certainly should have no issues anchoring. Anchoring in the Helford is also free  

Doubtless a local will be along in a mo with better info but we were there 3 weeks ago with a boat of similar dimensions and only really investigated the main town anchorage and town quay (aka "visitors yacht haven") . Despite the J-class regatta, the weather was rotten so I suspect things get rather busier than when we were there. The council run visitors yacht haven (vhf ch 12) charges (according to reeds, sounds right from memory) £2.50/m for an alongside berth but for that you get lots of rafting and possibly a lack of spare electric hook up points (pay extra by a card which you purchase fomr the bridgehead). When we were there there seemed to be a succession of people tramping over the decks who were being picked up and put down from boats which came alongside temporarily, not just fellow overnight visitors. Facilities were not impressive (1 working men's toilet* for the whole place when I was there, 2 out of order). If going again when it's busy and not anchoring I will look at pendennis marina next door for 40p/m more. The town anchorage is right next to the visitors yacht haven and you pay £1/m at the same bridgehead office. It's not made clear in the pilot books that the anchorage is divided into inner and outer, and in the outer anchorage only (seward of a line between (I think) pendennis marina and a buoy: there's a diagram on the bridgehead although of course by the time you see it the deed will be done) you are subject to being moved occasionally for shipping movements. There was spare space when we were there but suspect things might get tight in better weather. There are also visitors' buoys (call falmouth harbour radio on 12) which seemed popular and mostly taken (although we didn't really look) and a water taxi (also on 12). Reading this forum in past years it seems like whenver you go to falmouth it will be *particularly* busy because of a <insert class of yacht here> regatta.... *note: by "working men's toilet" I don't mean there are separate facilities for gentlemen of quality, just commenting on its operational status.  

phantomlady

• 18 Jul 2012

Ditch crawler

2012 charges for a 12m Yacht are: Anchoring £10.50 a night or £52.50 a week if paid on arrival. Mooring £19.00 a night or £95 a week if paid on arrival. Yacht Haven Pontoon £ 25.00 or £150 a week if paid on arrival. If wifi allows try visiting www.falmouthport.co.uk  

Falmouth week is I belive last week in July and also the classics are in town around that time  

11-19 August... http://www.falmouthweek.co.uk/  

jimi said: If you go up river you certainly should have no issues anchoring. Anchoring in the Helford is also free Click to expand...

Depends where you anchor - Turnaware Point/Bar there is no anchoring charge. Trefusis Point is also free. As is the Helford River.  

Channals Creek just above Turnaware point on the left in front of the small beach in the sight of the big white stately home is a good bet, but a long way to the town. and Southerlies could be a problem. Further up the river above Ruan Creek you can anchor and there is good holding, and the shelter is good, with a shortish dinghy (outboard) trip to the pub at Malpas and then the ferry pontoon to Falmouth or the 2 mile walk / bus to Truro. On the Trefusis side just inside the harbour speed limit markers is good except in an easterly, and a dinghy with outboard gets you into town quick enough (tie up by the steps into the car park to the right of Bosuns Locker Chandlers for free). If the wind goes East and you are off Trefusis then head across the roads to St Mawes where I think you can still anchor for free on the left hand side seawards of the harbour wall and visitor moorings.  

• 23 Jul 2012

Active member

I can report all the men's loo's were working in the Visitors Yacht Haven when I was there last week. I was impressed by the recent refurbishment of the facilities with touch sensitive controls on the showers (lots of hot water). The attendant even offered to give the, already clean, spacious, shower cubicle a quick once over before I used it!  

phantomlady said: Depends where you anchor - Turnaware Point/Bar there is no anchoring charge. Trefusis Point is also free. As is the Helford River. Click to expand...

Right now and despite sunshine and warmth, the visitors buoys are mainly unused.  

• 24 Jul 2012

wotayottie said: Right now and despite sunshine and warmth, the visitors buoys are mainly unused. Click to expand...

Had a great, if expensive, time in Falmouth. Thanks for the hints and tips. It's been a great place to recuperate and now we move east towards our winter berth many thanks all.  

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