Helford Passage Explained

50.0999°N -5.1299°W

Country:England
Static Image Name:DSCN2107HelfordPassage2007Dec31.jpg
Official Name:Helford Passage
Shire County:Cornwall
Region:South West England
Post Town:Falmouth
Postcode District:TR11
Postcode Area:TR

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.

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth
  2. http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4458 Cornwall Council website; list of ferries. Retrieved April 2010