Turnpike Cottage
🏖️ 0.68 miles from Porthcurnick (Excellent water quality)
Portscatho, South West England
Sleeps 6
£617 per break
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Falmouth, South West England
🚆 Nearest station: · 3.0 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 1.4 mi (Open Charge Map)
🌊 Porthcurnick: Excellent bathing water 1.7 mi · Environment Agency
Sandbar is a Falmouth cottage sleeping up to six, with a bus stop close by for easy local travel. It suits families or groups wanting a Cornish coastal base without needing to drive everywhere.
Porthcurnick beach, with its excellent water quality, is 1.7 miles away, perfect for a swim or a stroll along the sand. Pendennis Castle Museum, the National Maritime Museum Cornwall and the Gwithti an Pyrst Cabinet of Folklore and Magic are all within a few miles for a change of pace, and The Victory Inn and Cafe Chandlers offer nearby options when you fancy eating out. Falmouth Docks station is around 3 miles off for those arriving by train.
Porthcurnick beach, with its excellent water quality, is 1.7 miles away, perfect for a swim or a stroll along the sand. Pendennis Castle Museum, the National Maritime Museum Cornwall and the Gwithti an Pyrst Cabinet of Folklore and Magic are all within a few miles for a change of pace, and The Victory Inn and Cafe Chandlers offer nearby options when you fancy eating out. Falmouth Docks station is around 3 miles off for those arriving by train.
Facilities
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Truro Audio Tour: A Historic and Cultural Audio Odyssey
Old County Hall, Truro, Truro · 6.0 mi
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Sat 14 Nov · 12:00
Truro Audio Tour: A Historic and Cultural Audio Odyssey
Old County Hall, Truro, Truro · 6.0 mi
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Fri 4 Dec · 12:00
Truro Audio Tour: A Historic and Cultural Audio Odyssey
Old County Hall, Truro, Truro · 6.0 mi
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Fri 4 Dec · 19:30
Evening of Mediumship with Nikki Kitt - Chacewater
Chacewater Village Hall, Chacewater · 8.2 mi
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Sandbar
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Things to do
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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 2.9 mi
Pendennis Castle Museum
Device Fort on the west side of the estuary of the River Fal, near Falmouth in Cornwall, England, UK
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.1 mi
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
The National Maritime Museum, Cornwall (NMMC) is located in a harbourside building at Falmouth in Co...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.2 mi
Gwithti an Pyrst A Cabinet of Folklore and Magic
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.8 mi
Enys Gardens
Enys Gardens, near Ponsanooth in Cornwall, are believed to be the oldest gardens in the county. Set...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.2 mi
Penryn Museum
Penryn Museum sits on the ground floor of the town hall, right in the centre of this historic market...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 6 mi
Royal Cornwall Museum
Royal Cornwall Museum sits in the heart of Truro, just off the main high street, and brings together...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 8.5 mi
Constantine Museum and Archive
Constantine Museum and Archive tells the story of this large Cornish parish, from mining and granite...
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Places to visit
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Castle & Heritage · 2 mi
St Mawes Castle
Garden & Arboretum · 2.6 mi
Trelissick Garden
Castle & Heritage · 2.9 mi
Pendennis Castle
Garden & Arboretum · 7 mi
Glendurgan Garden
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