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Gyllyngvase

Photo of Gyllyngvase, a swimming spot near Falmouth, Cornwall, south west England.

Gyllyngvase

© DS Pugh / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© DS Pugh / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gyllyngvase

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Gyllyngvase is a designated bathing water in Cornwall with a sandy shore. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. It is one of 90 designated bathing waters in the county.

Other bathing waters nearby include Swanpool and Maenporth. The nearest railway station, Falmouth Town, is under a kilometre away.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Gyllyngvase

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

here · spans 4 counties

Photo of Falmouth, a village in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Falmouth

Village

Lively harbour town on one of the world's largest natural harbours, with a cobbled main street, beaches and Pendennis Castle.

0.6 km N · Cornwall

Photo of the Cornwall National Landscape, a National Landscape in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Cornwall National Landscape

National Landscape near Padstow

The best of Cornwall's coast and moor, gathered into a dozen protected stretches around the county

1 km SW

Photo of Pendennis Castle, an artillery fort near Falmouth, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Pendennis Castle

Artillery fort near Falmouth

Henry VIII's artillery fort on the Falmouth headland, garrisoned through to the Second World War.

1.5 km E

Photo of St Mawes Castle, a ruined castle in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

St Mawes Castle

Castle near St Mawes

Clover-shaped Tudor fort on the Roseland.

3.3 km E

Photo of Hotel Tresanton, a restaurant near St Mawes, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Hotel Tresanton

Restaurant · With rooms near St Mawes

Olga Polizzi's seaside hotel restaurant in the Roseland village of St Mawes.

3.7 km NE