Helford Passage

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.

Helford Passage
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFalmouth
Postcode districtTR11
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western

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

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
  2. Cornwall Council website; list of ferries. Retrieved April 2010

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