Falmouth’s magnificent Marina on the estuary of the River Fal is in one of the deepest natural harbours in the world, many boats visit including huge cruise liners. On the waterfront is The National Maritime Museum, housing a maritime library and sea themed exhibitions. Falmouth School of Arts' friendly, vibrant campus makes the town a centre for the arts, and Falmouth also has an art gallery, Poly, castle and busy library. Deep in the streets hides a Cabinet of Folklore and Magic. Gyllyngvase Beach is the locals favourite place.
Nearby Penryn is home to the Cornwall Poetry Library and the new Falmouth University Campus. Here Glasney College, important seat of medieval Cornish learning where the Ordinalia miracle plays were written, was founded in 1265. Glasney was destroyed in the Reformation, its stones used to build Falmouth town.
Truro is the capital of Cornwall, in its centre is a stunning neo-gothic cathedral. The Hall for Cornwall hosts a huge variety of popular entertainment, The Royal Cornwall Museum holds historical treasures, but Truro is a serious centre of commerce and administration and not a place for folklore.
