Pendennis Castle in a Force Eight Gale
You can see both of King Henry VIII’s great coastal defences from the Captain’s House: Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle. We’ve been to the latter but today was our…
Twenty Metres Up
The view from just above The Captain’s House. The roof of the Captain’s House is not open to our guests but there is a super panoramic view from Penryn to…
Falmouth Oyster Festival 2018
We regularly come to Falmouth in October and the weather is normally fine. This year was stormy at times and the marquee on Events Square, used for a lot of…
Falmouth working boats race as Classics during Falmouth Week
Top 10 things to do in Falmouth in 2018
Falmouth is famously an ‘event driven town’. It is not only the beautiful countryside and coastal scenery, the sea and boats, and the glorious summer weather that attracts people to…
View of Falmouth docks from Trefusis Point
Ships and the seashore
A circuit walk from Flushing to Mylor. Gazing out from the upstairs window of the Captain’s House you can see Trefusis Point and this pretty headland surrounded by sea. It’s…
Best fish and chips in the UK in Falmouth
Falmouth has the best fish ‘n chips in the UK
I have been telling people for some years now that Falmouth has the best Pub and the best Fish and Chips in the UK. Rather curiously, the Fish and Chip…
Tall Ships race, Falmouth
Falmouth’s Tall Ships Armada
The sea and the rocks were alive with colour and buzz on Sunday as thousands of people clambered to every viewing point on shore and any boat that could float…
Salty Tales
I like to read. I particularly like to read about the sea; what better place than the The Captains House, to lose yourself in nautical adventures, which very often started…
Hydrangeas in Falmouth
Hydrangeas and Herons
When you first arrive in Falmouth you notice the flowers and plants. Everything seems to be a season ahead and there’s more of it! With it’s own microclimate Falmouth and…