Helford Passage
| Helford Passage | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Falmouth |
| Postcode district | TR11 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
Helford Passage (Cornish: Treth Heyl, meaning Estuary Beach) is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the north bank of the Helford River opposite Helford approximately five miles (8 km) south-southwest of Falmouth.[1] The village is in the civil parish of Mawnan; before 1986, it was in the parish of Constantine.
A pedestrian ferry operates daily from Easter to October between Helford Passage and Helford[2]
Helford Passage lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The gardens at Trebah, the National Trust's Glendurgan Garden, are a short walk away.
References
- Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
- Cornwall Council website; list of ferries. Retrieved April 2010
External links
Media related to Helford Passage at Wikimedia Commons
| Unitary authorities | |
|---|---|
| Major settlements (cities in italics) |
|
| Rivers | |
| Topics | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.