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A charming historic port townwith a vibrant art community

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Penryn town welcomes visitors from all over the world attracted to nearby universities and the positive community vibe. The town is bursting at the seams with fantastic artists and crafts people bringing traditional skills to life.

The town is a labyrinth of enticing lanes and opes, with

charming hanging baskets. Nearby gardens, lakes and

woodland make Penryn a wonderful place to explore.

Much of the town is a conservation area with beautiful

granite buildings, a wide variety of shops and lots of

places to rest your feet.

With so many local events, community groups, art

exhibitions and town fairs, keeping up-to-date is essential.

Throughout the year the town hosts a variety of

festivals and events including the traditional May Day,

Penryn Town Fair Day and Gorsedh Kernow.

Want to find out what’s on while you’re in Penryn? Visit

www.visitpenryn.com for special offers, local news and

guided walks. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook to make

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Penryn

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Jubilee Wharf, Penryn

01326 377003

This isn’t just a bicycle workshop to come to for

all your bicycle repairs, this is also a lovely place by the side of

Penryn River run by two knowledgeable and fun guys.

Plus, bicycle sales of contemporary and classic bikes.

We’re an independent award winning café offering a warm

quirky welcome. We do superb coffee, home-made organic cakes and are famous for our breakfast

choices and roasts on Sundays.

open 7 days a weeksee www.misspeapod.co.uk or call:

01326 374424

Judged “outstanding” by Ofsted in 2012, provides high quality childcare for children aged from six weeks up to five years.

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Combining the best of our maritime heritage with our arts community, Jubilee Wharf and Exchequer Quay overlooks the Penryn river all the way towards Falmouth. With wind turbines, cycle, car and boat parking, both quays encourage visitors to stay and explore.

It is a tranquil place to watch the boats going to and

fro. There are surveying vessels, fishing boats, smart

shiny yachts and several pretty house boats. You can

pull up your own boat at Exchequer Quay, with more

permanent berths available from www.portoftruro.co.uk

Bird watching is possible from here. Keep an eye on the

mud-flats, exposed at low tide where various species

can be spotted. Don’t forget your binoculars!

Jubilee Wharfand Exchequer

(Penryn or Town) Quay

Full of local independent businesses which celebrate sustainable living

Image: View from Jubilee Wharf down river towards Falmouth as the sun rises over the hill Credit: Caroline Robinson

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Freeman’s Wharf is named after ‘John Freeman Sons & Company Limited’ established in 1848.

The Freemans seemed to have had quite an empire in

Penryn with at least two quarries (Maen and Polkanuggo),

steam engines, stonemasons, blacksmiths and cranes

for lifting the heavy granite blocks on to small ships.

Freeman’s Wharf and Eastwood Road continue along-

side Budock Creek towards Glasney Valley.

Freeman’s Wharf | Falmouth Road, Penryn TR10 8AD

Freeman’s Wharf boatyard consists of 45 half tide berths with a further 40 hard standing berths available for yachts up to 15m.

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Commercial Road,Freeman’s Wharf& Eastwood Park

Image: The current Penryn Bridge was built in 1936. Prior to that there was a swing bridge to cross the Penryn River. Freeman’s Wharf on the far right of photo. Credit: Caroline Robinson

Ride your bike or catch a bus to follow the river to Falmouth

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Glasney Valley,Argal & College Reservoirs

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Leading from Budock Creek to Glasney Valley is the site of Glasney College built in 1265. When the building was dismantled, most of the granite was destined for Pendennis Castle.

Glasney College was built after a dream in which Thomas

Beckett came to Bishop Bronescombe of Exeter and told

him to find a place called Polesethow, where a large willow

tree filled with a swarm of bees stood, there he must build

a church. The Church and college stood for 300 years before

being closed during The Reformation of 1548-9.

Now the green space on the Glasney College site is used

for community events and get-togethers. It is a wonderful

place to walk up the valley towards the College and Argal

Reservoir.

Image above: College Viaduct is one of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s last timber designs to be converted to stone during the 1930’s. Image Left: Lovely wooded walks by a stream in Glasney Valley Image above: Performance of Gogmagog by Golden Tree Productions on Glasney College (Site of) in 2014 Credits: Caroline Robinson

Walk the dog, explore the past and enjoy the outdoors

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Penryn welcomes visitors to its gaily painted houses, quaint shops and art galleries which compliment the vibrancy of the local art community. If you’re feeling peckish, then there is something for everyone with specialist cafés, restaurants and public houses.

PenrynTown Centre

Enjoy the galleries & shops during the day,and the pubs & bars at night!

Inset images: Miss Peapod’s Cafe Cake & Fresh Coffee Credit: David Griffen Number20 at night Credit: Pip Carlton-Barnes Image Left: Penryn Town Hall and clock tower in the heart of the town

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Penryn has a long history as a market town and now

has established itself as a cultural hub. With Falmouth

and Exeter university based at the top of the hill at

Tremough Campus, flowing down the hill are galleries

showcasing new and existing talent.

There are many cultural and community activities

which take place, giving visitors the opportunity to get

involved. Penryn has a strong emphasis on performance

arts, poetry readings, painting classes, craft exhibitions

and even arts for health.

This makes Penryn a truly an exciting place to live and

visit. If you are interested in purchasing art, making

art or taking part in art workshops, then Penryn has

something for everyone. We have glass makers, potters,

painters and craftspeople We even have dress-makers

and violin makers, attracted to friendliness and slower

pace of life in Cornwall.

Inset images: Miss Peapod’s Cafe Cake & Fresh Coffee Credit: David Griffen Number20at night Credit: Pip Carlton-Barnes Image Left: Penryn Town Hall and clock tower in the heart of the town Image above: Roads closed and hundreds of people filling the streets for Penryn Town Fair Credit: Caroline Robinson

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Along with a range of groceries, newspapers, and licensed drinks there is a PayPoint and two ATM machines.

Situated directly beside a regular bus route making it a true convenience store.

58-60 Lower Market St 9am – 10pmwww.costcutter.com

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The Penryn Town Hall (pictured on page 10) conceals

much within its granite walls. The original building was

built in 1825 over an Elizabethan wooden trading hall.

The granite clock tower was added in 1839. Not only is

this building the Town Hall, it also houses a large com-

munity space, council meeting rooms and the Penryn

Town Museum. Check the Penryn Town Museum’s

opening hours are on www.visitpenryn.com

While strolling through Penryn take the time to look at

details on walls, doorways and on the roofs. Previous

owners have left their marks on the wood and granite

structures throughout Lower and Higher Market Street.

Many houses in the town were originally shop fronts

displaying wares bought for stocking up boats and

ships. Orchards and fresh produce would have been

grown in the gardens to be sold out of windows to

passers-by. Captains would tie their small craft at the

bottom of their gardens!

Not only the buildings that can speak to us. It is said a

ghostly coach drawn by headless horses appears just

before Christmas and no-one dare to look at it for fear

of being spirited away! Various sightings of ghostly ap-

paritions have been sighted at the Kings Arms which is

over 600 years old.

If you would like to take part in a historical town walk,

then see www.visitpenryn.com for details.

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Twinned with Audierne, Brittany, France in 1973.

Tremough,Penryn Campus

& Kernick Industrial Estate

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Walking under the railway bridge and through to the Tremough Estate, the botanic gardens transport you to far away places. Many plants were discovered and brought back to the warm, wet Cornish climate. Ideal conditions for cultivating the tropical species.

Image Previous Page: Springtime crocuses by the bamboo and stream Credit: Pip Carlton-Barnes Image above: Grassy slopes and flower meadows leading up to Tremough House Credit: Caroline Robinson

Glorious gardens around Tremough

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For many years Tremough Estate supplied other Cornish gardens with Rhododendrons, they included Enys, Trebah, Glendurgan, Heligan and even further afield to the Botanic Gardens at Kew.

Tremough House is a Grade II listed building nestled in the

current site of Falmouth and Exeter University, which provides

further education for around 5,000 students per year.

Some plants have been replanted in local gardens, but many

have escaped into Cornish hedges such as Bird’s Nest Ferns

(Asplenium nidus).

At the other end of town, St Gluvias Church is positioned

(pictured left) at the place closest to St Gluvias Creek which

flows into Penryn river and down into the sea. People have

worshipped here since 1318. Saint Gluvias the Martyr to

whom the church is dedicated, is generally assumed to be

Welsh Saint Petroc’s nephew.

The most famous person commemorated at the churchyard

is Sir Samuel Argall. He kidnapped Pocahontas (the famous

Native American) for ransom to ensure safety for the British.

His interment was in St Gluvias churchyard after being lost

at sea in 1626.

Commercial Road,Islington Wharf, St Gluvias Church & Enys Gardens

Fantastic walks to Flushing,Enys and Mylor

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Commercial Road,Islington Wharf, St Gluvias Church & Enys Gardens

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Inset images on previous page: Poppy the dog Credit: Caroline Robinson St Gluvias Church Credit: Unknown Enys Gardens and Image above: Bluebells cover the spring meadow with a carpet of flowers at Enys Credits: Pip Carlton-Barnes

The Enys family can be traced from the present day back

to Norman times, but The Enys Estate has been owned by

members of the Enys family since the 13th century, starting

with Robert de Enys in 1272. Samuel Enys (1611-1697)

was the first owner of Enys known to have left records of

his family tree and notes about his family life, including his

marriage to Elizabeth Pendarves and their several children.

The estate was passed on in the male line through two

centuries and then to various branches of the family till Prof.

Gordon Leonard Rogers (deceased in 2006) founded the

Enys Trust, which is charged with the task of taking care of

the gardens at Enys now and into the future.

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Emergency

NHS Advice

Minor Injuries Unit

Treliske Hospital

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Non-emergency 101

Non-emergency 01326 310800

Harbour Commissioner 01872 272130

56 Lower Market St, Penryn 01326 373357

www.penrynsurgery.co.uk 01326 372502

www.penryndentalpractice.com 01326 372298

www.histedroberts.co.uk 01326 373837

www.duchyvets.co.uk 01326 375153

www.rosemullionvets.com 01326 378080

www.lloydsbank.com 0845 300 0000

59-61 The Terrace 01326 372593

Lower Market Street, Penryn

www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk 0345 7000 125

www.firstgroup.com/ukbus 0871 200 2233

Abacus 01326 212141

One Stop Shop, St Thomas Street,

Penryn 0300 1234 100

Police

Coastguard

Port

Pharmacy

Doctor

Dentist

Optician

Vets

Bank

Post Office

ATM

Train

Bus

Taxi

Residential

Services

UsefulContact Numbers

Image above: Kings Arms Hotel, Penryn Bridge, overlooking the railway bridge down to Carrick Roads Image left: Ope filled with hanging baskets Credits: Caroline Robinson

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Falmouth TR11 2JA 01326 434700

Truro TR1 3LJ 01872 250000

Emergency

NHS Advice

Minor Injuries Unit

Treliske Hospital