Treloan River Moorings

Treloan Coastal Farm now has it's own tidal river moorings in the Percuil estuary, off Carrick Roads, close by. For further details please click here or contact the office.

The Falmouth Estuary itself has 14 miles of navigable river up to Truro and is the second deepest natural harbour in the world.

It is common to see huge ships anchored up river among the fields. This estuary is a phenomenal sailing and boating area, full of creeks and harbours. It is only minutes walking away from Treloan.

Greg at Percuil Boatyard can look after all your boating requirements - including service, spares and repairs. The whole locality is full of sailing and boating specialists.

Slipways are available for use at Portscatho, Rosevine, Percuil, Place Manor and St. Mawes. This area is a haven for sailing and boating enthusiasts with its magical creeks, inlets, wildlife, riverside restaurants and sailing clubs. For more information on how to get afloat please click here for Roseland Paddle and Sail. A hire service for canoes, windsurfers, motor and sailing boats is available from Bob Warren at Percuil Boat Yard.

There are some wonderful tours of the area by boat as well as opportunities to use the ferries.

Boat Trips:

The Cornish Belle - This boat tours the Fal and lands at the famous thatched Smugglers Cottage at Tolverne for lunch or cream teas. The cottage and beach were used as embarkation points for D-Day landings and the Smugglers Cottage houses a display and is full of memorabilia of the era.

MV Princessa - Sailing daily around the River Fal and creeks this trip takes 2 hours and offers a comprehensive view of the many features along the river. The Princessa has an indoor dance floor, saloon, toilets, and a triple deck lounge with a license for draught beers, wines and spirits as well as serving tea, coffee, soft drinks and snacks.

MV Tudor Prince - Sails daily around the Helford River viewing many places of interest including many of the settings for Daphne Du Maurier novels. This boat has a lounge, top deck, licensed bar, snacks, tea and coffee and toilets.

Ferries run between:

Place Manor and St. Mawes - pedestrian ferry which takes 10 minutes. Sails every half hour on the o'clock from St. Mawes. Will carry cycles and pets. Operates between 5th May and 30th September.

St. Mawes and Falmouth - regular pedestrian ferry service which takes 25 minutes and offers excellent views of many landmarks including Pendennis and St. Mawes castles, St. Anthony lighthouse and Black Rock.

The King Harry Ferry - a vehicle and passenger chain link ferry that has been running for over 100 years between Philleigh and Feock, landing just minutes from Trelissick Gardens and takes about 10 minutes.

Scillonian III passenger Ferry - runs regularly to the Scilly Isles from Penzance offering comfortable facilities and running commentary on the fascinating Cornish and Isle's coastline.

Skybus and helicopter flights also run regularly to the Isles.