Treburthes

Cathedral or Cornish pasty? The city of Truro (20 minutes’ drive) is not far away. If that doesn’t tickle your fancy, you could catch a ferry from St Mawes (15 minutes) to the artsy seaside town of Falmouth, where the sea views are best beheld from the clifftop Pendennis Castle. Just be sure to plot in some time for fishing first, as St Mawes harbours some ripe fishing grounds. If you’ve got children, there are a host of Cornish attractions in the area likely to keep them entertained. It’s plants galore at the Eden Project (30 minutes) and the Lost Gardens Heligan (20 minutes). Meanwhile, at Flambards Theme Park (50 minutes), the whole family will be flying through the air in no time. Leave some time for Trelissick Gardens (30 minutes) too, a country estate with prim and proper maritime views. Afterward, you can take up sail or simply meander around the estuary at the nearby Channals Creek (35 minutes).