Falmouth Tour: The Town that Connected the World
Description
An award-winning storytelling tour that connects visitors to the Falmouth of centuries past. With passion, imagination and an eye for the funny side of things, we tell tales that transform our guests' experience of this wonderfully unique town.
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Itinerary
Your journey begins with the Killigrew family — powerful, ambitious, and with a reputation that blurred the line between respectable privateering and criminal piracy. They spent the 1500s earning a terrible reputation... but the 1600s building a new town.
Falmouth starts to take shape as a scrappy little sailors haunt. But with the arrival of the Packet Service, Falmouth is suddenly plugged into a global network. News, money, and people begin flowing through the harbour.
At its height, Falmouth is thriving. Ships crowd the harbour, sailors fill the streets, and the town hums with international energy. Standing here, overlooking the water, you’ll get a sense of just how important this place once was.
But success doesn’t last. The same forces that built Falmouth begin to shift, and the town faces a sudden and dramatic decline. The confidence of the town begins to unravel.
Even as Falmouth declines, great events still play out here. Think, cannibals, criminal trials, drama.
Falmouth finds a new purpose. And so we end our tour reflecting on a story of dynamism, possibilities and a hope for whatever the next day will bring.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended those with mobility issues due to a reasonably steep hill and limited seating
Reviews(342)
This was a terrific tour, we learned so much about Falmouth in this 2 hour tour thanks to Will. This was not a “facts and figures” tour but a very entertaining story telling walk. Will entertained us with his accordion, historical poems, and just his good nature way of leading our group
A must do in Falmouth. Great local flavor, highly entertaining and terrific historical insights.
We loved this tour. Will was an awesome guide - very entertaining and engaging. We recommend this tour for anyone visiting Falmouth. For all ages, whether it is a day trip or a longer holiday.
Will is an excellent story teller, excellent walking tour, fabulous music!
Bobby was extremely knowledgeable and also added humor into his stories. He walked at a reasonable pace and stopped to talk to the group to make sure everyone could hear. Great tour!
I took a guided tour with Bob last Sunday. The tour was very informative and entertaining and you could tell that our guide enjoyed the tour a lot. He was very knowledgeable and addressed our questions.
Will was a very entertaining and informative guide who brought the history of Falmouth to life in an engaging way.
Will was an excellent guide. He was articulate, full of passion, humour & loved sharing & bringing the incredible history & personalities alive that put Falmouth on the map. His accompanying accordion playing was a bonus!
Very engaging! Guide was very knowledgeable as well as entertaining. Be prepared to walk up steep inclines and stairs.
In short: I recommend the tour. In long: We had Bobby as a guide on a sunny Falmouth tour, he was able to tell us a lot of the history of Falmouth (which is also a personal interest of him), stuff even the locals don't seem to know, show us around, have some recommendations and a laugh with personal anecdotes and stories. It was a genuinely great experience and one of the best tours I've been on (overall). Group size was about 10 people, which was perfect. Trip itself is likely challenging for less mobile people, since Falmouth has some steep roads and stairs. One tip though: do book directly through them and not through another site to save yourself some money.
