Saint Mawes Castle is among the best-preserved of Henry VIII’s coastal artillery fortresses.
The castle was one of the chain of forts built between 1539 and 1545 to counter an invasion threat from Catholic France and Spain, it guarded the important anchorage of Carrick Roads, sharing the task with Pendennis Castle on the other side of the Fal estuary.
Our weather forecast for Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall
Today (Saturday, Jan 16)
Expect a temperature in the range 7℃ to 7.9℃ with a wind speed 5.2 m/sec (NW)
Sunday, Jan 17
Expect a temperature in the range 6.7℃ to 7.7℃ with a wind speed 5.6 m/sec (NW)
Monday, Jan 18
Expect a temperature in the range 6.1℃ to 6.6℃ with a wind speed 2.2 m/sec (WSW)
Tuesday, Jan 19
Expect a temperature in the range 9.9℃ to 10.7℃ with a wind speed 8.9 m/sec (WSW)
Wednesday, Jan 20
Expect a temperature in the range 10.7℃ to 11℃ with a wind speed 10 m/sec (SW)
Thursday, Jan 21
Expect a temperature in the range 5.3℃ to 6.5℃ with a wind speed 6.8 m/sec (W)
Friday, Jan 22
Expect a temperature in the range 4.7℃ to 5.5℃ with a wind speed 4.1 m/sec (W)
Weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK
We only list tides for our beach listings.
In this 'you may also like' section we attempt to answer what else can I do? Here you have a list by order of being the closest some more beaches, things to see and do, places to eat and upcoming events.
Porthbeor beach is a large beach of sand and rocks. Quiet beach due to the difficult access and no facilities.
Read more…Saint Anthony’s Lighthouse is situated at the eastern entrance to Falmouth Harbour thus guiding vessels clear of the Manacles rocks, south of the harbour entrance.
Read more…St. Mawes has two main beaches with a mixture of sand and rock, Tavern Beach and Summers Beach. At low tide there is also the harbour beach. Summers beach is a large south facing crescent of sand and rocks. Tavern beach lies just below the the 16th century St. Mawes Castle, built about 1542. St Mawes is a popular centre for
Read more…Towan beach consists a large crescent of sand and pebbles with rock pools at low tide. Can be an exposed beach with an easterly wind. Parking and access to the beach is along a 250 yard path from parking area.
Read more…St Anthony Headland with fine views over Falmouth Bay one of the world’s largest natural harbours. Many miles of coastal and creek-side walks, sandy coves.
Read more…Carne beach, large sandy beach about 1 mile long the east part of which is Carne Beach. Popular surfing beach. Facilities include car park, toilets and slipway.
Read more…Portloe beach is a small strip of sand acting as a harbour within Portloe on the Roseland Peninsula. Facilities at the beach include a small car park, refreshments, shop, and toilets.
Read more…Porthcurnick beach is a wide isolated sandy beach with rock pools and at low tide some smaller coves become accessible. The beach is managed by the National Trust and is located at the end of a narrow lane with no parking, it is advised to park in the New Road, Portscatho car park and take the coast path. This stretch
Read more…Porthbean beach is a sand/pebble beach with lines of rocks that split the beach up. No facilities. We have no dog information for Porthbean beach.
Read more…Pendower beach and Carne beach combined is a 1 mile sandy beach. The west part of which is Pendower Beach and east part Carne Beach. Activities include swimming, diving, surfing, windsurfing, canoeing and fishing. Facilities include car park, toilets, cafe/shop and slipway onto beach.
Read more…Great Molunan beach is a small cove with a sandy beach. Popular with boating families as Great Molunan beach overlooks the entrance to Falmouth harbour. Little Molunan beach, the smaller beach to the east is less popular as it is only accessible at low tide or by boat. However, it has a rocky area, which is great for rock pooling.
Read more…Kiberick Cove a small sandy cove on the Roseland Peninsula. Popular for fishing. No facilities and access on foot.
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