Maenporth

#4688 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Maenporth is a cove and beach in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately two miles south-southwest of Falmouth on the estuary of the River Fal. ()

Coordinates: 50°7'31"N, 5°5'37"W

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Maenporth – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pendennis Castle, Trebah, Glendurgan Gardens, National Maritime Museum Cornwall.

2.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Pendennis Castle, Falmouth
65 min walk • Pendennis Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, England between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal.
1.9 miSW
Garden, Botanical garden
Trebah, Lizard
48 min walk • Trebah is a 26-acre sub-tropical garden situated in Cornwall, England, UK, near Glendurgan Garden and above the Helford River. Part of the parish of Mawnan, the gardens are set within an area of the same name, which includes the small settlements of Trebah Wartha and Trebah Woolas.
1.6 miSW
Subtropical garden in 3 valleys by river
Glendurgan Gardens, Falmouth
42 min walk • Glendurgan Garden is a National Trust garden situated above the hamlet of Durgan on the Helford River and near Mawnan Smith, in the civil parish of Mawnan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
2.3 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, Maritime museum
National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth
59 min walk • The National Maritime Museum, Cornwall is located in a harbourside building at Falmouth in Cornwall, England. The building was designed by architect M. J. Long, following an architectural design competition managed by RIBA Competitions.
2.3 miNE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth
59 min walk • Falmouth Art Gallery is a publicly funded art gallery in Cornwall, with one of the leading art collections in Cornwall and southwest England, which features work by old masters, major Victorian artists, British and French Impressionists, leading surrealists and maritime artists...
2.2 miNE
Church
Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth
57 min walk • The Church of King Charles the Martyr is a parish church in the Church of England situated in the centre of Falmouth, Cornwall.
2.7 miNW
Church
St Laud's Church
69 min walk • The Church of Saint Laudus is an active parish church in Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK, originally built in the 15th century and dedicated to the sixth-century Saint Laudus of Coutances. It is part of the Church of England Diocese of Truro.
2.1 miSW
Bridge
Trenarth Bridge, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
55 min walk • Trenarth Bridge is at the head of the centre head of Port Navas Creek and is between Mawnan Smith and Porth Navas.
1 miNW
Park
Penjerrick Garden
26 min walk • Penjerrick Garden -- often referred to as "Cornwall's true jungle garden"—lies between Budock Water and Mawnan Smith, near Falmouth, United Kingdom.
2.7 miN
Church
St Michael and All Angels Church, Falmouth
69 min walk • St Michael and All Angels Church, Penwerris is a parish church of the Church of England located in Penwerris, near Falmouth, Cornwall. The church is Anglo-Catholic and under the care of the Bishop of Ebbsfleet rather than the diocesan bishop.
2.7 miN
50°9'51"N • 5°5'3"W
Falmouth Marina, Falmouth
70 min walk • Sailing, Marina