24 hours in… FALMOUTH
Though home to little more than 20,000 people, Falmouth is nevertheless the second most populous place in Cornwall. The town developed from the 17th century onwards, thanks in part to Henry VIII ordering the construction of Pendennis Castle here in 1539. Previously the nearest settlement was Penryn, yet soon thriving maritime industries developed around what is the third deepest natural harbour in the world. A plaque on Market Street commemorates Charles Darwin’s docking here in 1836, while during the Second World War, Falmouth became a noted base for US
