Local Area

The village of Tregony is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – the Roseland Peninsula.

On the south coast of Cornwall with the historic St Mawes fishing village and its castle at the end, the Roseland Peninsula is one of our best kept secrets. Unable to change dramatically due to no new building being allowed by the council it continues to be a retreat for those seeking peace, simple holiday pursuits and a unique sense of time standing still.

There is much to see and do here. The Roseland is a walkers paradise, surrounded by water on three sides, the diverse coastline offers sheltered wooded creeks and secluded inlets to rock pool beaches with golden sand. The walk from the world famous St Just Church to St Mawes along the banks of the Fal Estuary as it reaches the open sea has cream teas and Cornish ice cream as a reward at the end.

There are ferries to enjoy a trip on too, the King Harry ferry, one of only 5 chain ferries in England, which takes cars and foot passengers over the Fal to Falmouth and further south and the St Mawes passenger ferry which takes you to Falmouth over the sea where often you can spot dolphins in the bay. The Place passenger ferry which goes from St Mawes over to Place, where a lovely walk and picnic can be taken to St Anthony’s lighthouse – home of the BBC children’s programme Fraggle Rock.

The villages on the Roseland are beautiful, Veryan with its thatched round houses and art gallery is well worth a visit, and it also has a pub serving lunches and dinner. On the outskirts of Veryan you will stumble across Mellinsey Mill a beautifully restored working water mill with a cafe serving homemade food and a lake with seating around. Portscatho, Porthcurnick, Pendower and Nare Head and worth exploring too with their craft shops, traditional inns and beautiful sea views and walks. St Mawes itself still has fishing boats working from harbour and you can buy fresh fish every day.

Truro is just a short trip away either by crossing on the King Harry Ferry or by road through Tresillian. Here you will find the Hall for Cornwall with a whole variety of live shows throughout the year, our local cinema, shopping, farmers markets and plenty of restaurants and coffee houses. A visit to Falmouth, which has the third largest, natural deep water harbour in the world, is always bursting with activity and hosts many regattas and festivals throughout the year. The National Maritime Museum is here along with Pendennis Castle, a huge variety of shops and galleries and like Truro, plenty of local eateries.

With its central location Tregony is also ideally placed for visiting Cornwall's famous Eden project, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Trelissick and Trebah, these gardens enjoy a warmer climate and so are home to a wide variety of tropical ferns, stunning magnolias, camellias, palms and beautiful vegetable and greenhouse plants.

The Old Coach house is well stocked with current leaflets and brochures giving all the opening times and details.