Best Things to See & Do in Carlyon-Bay

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  • The Seahorse // St Austell

    Seahorse - Pentewan

    Set within Pentewan Sands Holiday Park, overlooking the beach, the Seahorse is a small leisure complex with something for all the family, whatever the weather. There are two indoor swimming pools, featuring a flume and play pool along with a...

  • St Catherines Castle // Fowey

    St Catherine's Castle was built, as one of several fortifications running along the south coast in 1536, to protect Fowey harbour from French Invasion and is now managed by English Heritage

  • Polruan Blockhouse // Fowey

    One of a pair of defensive structures, the other being on the far side of the river mouth in Fowey. The blockhouses were linked by a huge metal chain which could be raised to prevent ships entering the harbour during an attack. Built in 1380 primarily to defend from French and Spanish.

  • Fowey Museum // Fowey

    Fowey Museum

    Housed in one of the oldest buildings in Fowey this single room museum is packed full of artefacts relating to the history of this ancient harbour town.

  • The Tristan Stone

    Tristan Stone Inscription

    Located by the side of the road out of Fowey in rather arbitrary surroundings is a 8 ft (2.6m) tall inscribed stone. Legend has it that this monolith once marked the grave of Tristan, the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall. The...

  • World of Model Railways // Mevagissey

    World of Model Railways - Mevagissey

    The World of Model Railways has a main layout with over 30 trains travelling through varied landscapes and is home to a well-stocked model shop.

  • Restormel Castle // Lostwithiel

    Surrounded by a deep moat and perched on a high mound, the huge circular keep of this castle, built at the turn of the 14th century, survives in good condition.

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