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Take a trip into Cornwall’s past and visit a hidden and unexpected anomaly in time. Less than an hour’s drive west from Falmouth you will find a private estate on…

Our one and only visit to Tate St Ives was a disappointment. Admittedly it was a few years ago, but I don’t think a lot has changed. I had assumed…

There are several times during the year when a visitor can experience the real community spirit of Falmouth and one of those is Saint Piran’s Day. On the sixth of…

November 2022 Although we have been coming regularly to the Captain’s House for a decade, we haven’t seen that much of Cornwall. Falmouth - on and off the water -…

We have always loved Gunwalloe Beach on the west coast of The Lizard peninsular. It is a thirty-minute drive from The Captain’s House but well worth it for the long…

Sing.tune.affair could be any Fred Astaire movie, but it isn’t – it’s the address of The Captain’s House. That might seem a bit odd unless you are familiar with what3words,…

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…

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…

Cape Cornwall Another wonderful Autumn drive from The Captain's House in Falmouth. Where better to start a road trip than at the End? We headed South West from Falmouth as…