Beautiful fishing village
This spectacular small fishing village nestling at the end of the Roseland peninsula is a lovely place to visit. With beautiful gardens, wonderful views, fantastic pubs & restaurants and a boating paradise, St. Mawes is a fantastic day out.
Being positioned within the gulf stream, the climate in St Mawes and on the Roseland Peninsula is very mild all year round and during the summer temperatures reach that of the Mediterranean, as a result there are beautiful local gardens throughout the Roseland with exquisite fauna and flora.
St Mawes and the Roseland Peninsula, Cornwall and the surrounding area is a Mecca for the boating and yachting fraternity and St Mawes boasts three boatyards with numerous moorings and anchorages for visiting yachtsman in and around the Roseland Peninsula. The local sailing clubs in St Mawes, Portscatho and Portloe are extremely active arranging racing events and evening functions for locals & visitors alike. In July 2015 the village hosted the first ‘ St Mawes Boat Show ‘, showcasing many local marine businesses.Of course being right on the seafront these villages are also a haven for the gastro enthusiast, with restaurants and pubs serving up superb fish and shellfish dishes all year round as well as the more traditional dishes.
St Mawes still has a working fishing fleet, albeit a bit smaller than years ago, that consists of about a dozen operators and who now have a wet fish shop open on the St Mawes harbour Quay. This is something that should be greatly appreciated, as currently the nearest fish shop is either in Falmouth or Truro, the County town of Cornwall.
St. Mawes Castle, owned by English Heritage, is positioned on the western point of the village.
The castle was built in 1538 by Henry VIII after a confrontation with Spanish and French warships in Falmouth Bay.
The Castle was built with sea defence in mind and as such did not offer much protection from land based forces. During the civil war in 1646 the St Mawes governor surrendered immediately without resistance as he knew defence from the land-side was hopeless.
St Mawes Castle has always been an important gun emplacement right up to the end of the Second World War. Today it is frequented by visitors coming to the village and is also used as an excellent venue for wedding functions.
https://www.stmawes.info/st-mawes-castle
St. Mawes can be reached via the foot-passenger ferry which leaves from Prince of Wales Pier or Customs House Quay in the centre of Falmouth. You can drive to St.
Mawes using the King Harry Ferry at Feock, just off the main road between Falmouth and Truro. Or for a longer journey you can drive via Truro.