St Mawes Cornwall
St Mawes in Cornwall, is a small fishing village and is located at the end of the Roseland peninsula, Cornwall. St Mawes has to be one of the most exclusive waterside villages within Cornwall, with plenty of activities and accommodation from self catering cottages to Hotels and bed and breakfasts. Being positioned within the gulf stream, the climate in St Mawes, Cornwall is very mild all year round and during the summer temperatures reach that of the Mediterranean, as a result their are beautiful local gardens with exquisite fauna and flora.
St Mawes, Cornwall and the surrounding area is a Mecca for the boating and yachting fraternity and St Mawes boasts three boatyards with numerous moorings and anchorages for visiting yachtsman in and around the Roseland Peninsula. The local St Mawes sailing club is extremely active arranging racing events and evening functions for locals & visitors alike. Of course being right on the seafront the village is also a haven for the gastro enthusiast, with restaurants and pubs serving up superb fish and shellfish dishes all year round as well as the more traditional dishes.
St Mawes is an extremely popular holiday destination and has three hotels, three pubs, a handful of shops, and like the rest of Cornwall numerous self catering holiday cottages and apartments. It's advisable to book any accommodation in St Mawes well in advance as the village does fill up very quickly. This is also true for the self catering properties in St Mawes. St Mawes still has a working fishing fleet, albeit a bit smaller than years ago, that consists of about a dozen operators and who now have a wet fish shop open on the St Mawes harbour Quay. This is something that should be greatly appreciated, as currently the nearest fish shop is either in Falmouth or Truro, the County town of Cornwall. An increase in leisure boat ownership in St Mawes and Cornwall over the recent years, has led to a waiting list for moorings as there is only a finite number available. There are no plans to increase this number which from a conservation standpoint can only be a good thing.
This website has been set up as a one stop point of information for the St Mawes resident, Cornwall visitor, self catering holiday home owner, boat owner, and tourist. The site contains a wealth of information on St Mawes, Cornwall, and the Roseland Peninsula including accommodation, webcams, services, boating, restaurants & pubs, tradesmen and more. If you want to see what's happening in St Mawes right now, have a look at our webcam. . As well as a webcam of St Mawes, we also have short Videos recorded in or around St Mawes, weather from St Mawes's very own weather station providing current and historical data, so if it looks stormy on the webcam, the weather page will tell you exactly what's going on!
The news section will be updated as often as possible with news & events in St Mawes and Cornwall and general chat. We'll also be listing forthcoming events in and around St Mawes and Cornwall. If you think of anything that may improve the site or have any ideas, please let us know.
