Retirement Properties Spotlight in Mawnan Smith

Mawnan Smith is a village about three miles south of Falmouth with a Grade II listed parish church. St Mawan is thought to have settled in the area in the 6h century.

Falmouth is situated by of one of England's finest natural harbours below Carrick Roads and opposite St Mawes. For many years it was a significant port being the first major port of call for ships entering the English Channel. The Maritime Museum has many exhibits particularly of the 'Falmouth packets' which were lightly armed sloops designed to take mail to foreign ports. 

Pendennis Castle is to be found at the headland to the east of the town and is one of a chain of coastal fortresses built by Henry VIII to ward off an invasion from Europe. There are long stretches of sand at Castle Beach and Gyllyngvasse Beach on the town's southern boundary.