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Stormy weather over St Mawes on a return boat trip from Falmouth. A bit choppy but some lovely light too (and luckily not too far!).
A picturesque scene taken from the chain car ferry that was established in 1888, that crosses the River Fal, the short 5 minute crossing saves considerable time and avoids the alternative 27 mile route , from St.Mawes to the Falmouth side of the river.
Taken July 2020, First visit to ST Maws playing around with luminar AI my new software, not sure if the Balloon addition should be there but it a lifting experience for me and keeps me intrested in photography.
We've just come back from a week in Cornwall.
Whilst there, in order to avoid spending too much time in our damp and dingy holiday chalet (it was meant to be silver standard; I dread to think what the bronze, or even the budget, chalets looked like), we went on several day trips.
on our first day we went to St. Mawes Castle on the mouth of the Carrick Roads opposite Falmouth. It's only small but is still almost complete and has lots of cannons on display. It was very windy the day we went so we didn't climb to the very top.
Near St Anthony Head, Roseland Peninsula, Cornwall. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/roseland/
Photo by Thomas Tolkien
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Explored #204 26/03/2016
When the family was younger we spent many an enjoyable holiday at Portscatho on Cornwall's Roseland Peninsula. Initially we rented a beautiful large Edwardian house on the cliff-top and when that was sold we rented a cottage overlooking the harbour. The pretty little former fishing village is a few miles from St Mawes. There's a very nice pub, the Plume of Feathers, a general store that sells freshly baked pasties, and one or two other shops and cafes. What's not to like?
Pendennis Castle is in the background, on the far bank of the River Fal.
St Mawes (Cornish: Lannvowsedh) is a small town opposite Falmouth, on the Roseland Peninsula on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise dramatically. The immense natural harbour created is often claimed to be the third largest in the world. It was once a busy fishing port, but the trade declined during the 20th century and it now serves as a popular tourist location, with many properties in the town functioning as holiday accommodation. The town is in the civil parish of St Just in Roseland.
A year-round ferry provides a service to Falmouth, which is less than a mile away by boat, but due to its proximity to the Fal estuary it is some 30 miles (48 km) away by road. The Place Ferry links the South West Coast Path and operates from Good Friday to the end of October.
I stayed in the Ship and Castle Hotel while I was in St Mawes.
St. Mawes Castle is a well-preserved coastal fortress in Cornwall, England. Built by Henry VIII in the 16th century, it guards the entrance to the Fal Estuary. The castle's distinctive cloverleaf design and strategic location offer stunning views of the sea. Today, it stands as a historic landmark, open to the public, showcasing Tudor military architecture and maritime heritage.
St Mawes is a delightful small coastal town opposite Falmouth, on the beautiful Roseland Peninsula in south-west Cornwall. There is a regular ferry service between the two. St Mawes lies on the east side of the Carrick Roads, otherwise known as the Fal estuary. This is an immense natural harbour - said to be the third largest in the world - created after the last Ice Age, as melt-water and rising sea levels flooded ancient river valleys. St Mawes was once a busy fishing port, but the trade declined during the 20th century and it now serves as a popular tourist location with several very upmarket hotels, including the Idle Rocks, which was built in 1913 on the site of the town's old bakery.
I was once told that there were more millionaires per head of population living in St Mawes than in any other place in England. I can believe it
Had to take the opportunity to capture this well known scene that so often can be seen on post cards , calendars and jig-saws . The light was just right and after quite a time of waiting I got the shot . There was the odd person or two and various vehicles but mostly a couple and the lady had to have a photograph taken looking over the sea , with St,Mawes Castle in the background and then to top it all she had to stand in the doorway of the old thatched cottage in all sorts of poses - goodness knows what the owners of the place make of folk like that !!
However , all of a sudden the coast was clear and here is the result !!
We called in at St Mawes when we paid a visit to the far west of Cornwall in June 2019. We are members of English Heritage so were able to visit St Mawes Castle without additional cost.
St Mawes Castle in the south-west of Cornwall is one of the chain of forts equipped with cannon and built by King Henry VIII between 1539 and 1545 to counter an invasion threat from Catholic France and Spain. It guarded the important anchorage of Carrick Roads, sharing the task with Pendennis Castle on the other side of the Fal estuary.
The gun shown in the picture is a typical ship's cannon, and much larger guns would almost certainly have been installed here in the 16th century.
St Mawes Castle is among the best-preserved of Henry VIII's coastal artillery fortresses, and the most elaborately decorated of them all. One of the chain of forts built between 1539 and 1545 to counter an invasion threat from Catholic France and Spain, it guarded the important anchorage of Carrick Roads, sharing the task with Pendennis Castle on the other side of the Fal estuary.
A charming clover-leaf shape originally surrounded by octagonal outer defences, St Mawes was designed to mount heavy 'ship-sinking' guns. But particular care was also taken with its embellishment, and it is still bedecked with carved Latin inscriptions in praise of King's Henry VIII and his son Edward VI. It owes its fine preservation to the fact that unlike Pendennis Castle, it saw little further development after its completion.
In the distance can be seen the lighthouse at St Anthony Head on the Roseland Peninsula.
St Mawes is the principal village on the Roseland Peninsula, in South Cornwall, and is situated on the mouth of the Percuil River which flows into the Carrick Roads. This is an immense natural harbour, often claimed to be the third largest in the world. It was created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the ice melted, causing the sea level to rise dramatically.
An important port in medieval times, it now serves as a popular tourist location, with many properties in the town functioning as holiday accommodation. The village is also a centre for a range of water sports activities and offers two fine sandy beaches, a range of pubs, cafes and restaurants, and some interesting shops and galleries.
A year-round ferry provides a service to Falmouth, which is less than a mile away by boat, but due to its proximity to the Fal estuary it is some 30 miles (48 km) away by road.
St Mawes Castle looking across to St Anthony Head and its lighthouse , and further out into the English Channel .