St. Mawes is a small, picturesque harbour village on the eastern side of the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, England, looking across the sheltered waters of the Carrick Roads towards Falmouth. Its compact harbour, narrow lanes and clifftop viewpoints are backed by coastal footpaths, including the South West Coast Path, and the village is dominated by the compact gun platform of St Mawes Castle, one of the Tudor forts built to protect the estuary in the 1540s.
Today the local economy is firmly centred on tourism, sailing and small-scale fishing, with summer day-trippers, yachtsmen and seafood restaurants filling the quay; the village retains a strong sense of community but like many Cornish harbours it also feels the effects of second‑home ownership and seasonal swings in activity. Cultural life is quietly lively, with galleries, local events and regattas, and its sheltered waters and scenic position make it a favourite for coastal walking and boating year‑round.
Postcode districts covering St. Mawes
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Falmouth 2.7 miles4.4 km
- St. Austell 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Truro 7.4 miles12 km
- Camborne 13.1 miles21 km
- Newquay 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Penzance 23.6 miles38 km
- Bodmin 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Helston 11.9 miles19.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Gerrans Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- St. Just-in-Roseland Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Portscatho Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Falmouth Arwenack Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Flushing Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Falmouth Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Falmouth Penwerris Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Mylor Bridge Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Harcourt Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Falmouth Boslowick Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Mylor Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Feock Built-up area 3.6 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in St. Mawes
TR2 5DJ, TR2 5UN, TR2 5UH, TR2 5AP, TR2 5DH, TR2 5BA, TR2 5AU, TR2 5BS, TR2 5AW … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Exeter International Airport 80.9 miles130.2 km
- Falmouth Docks Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
- Falmouth Town Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
Hotels in St. Mawes Ad
Schools in St. Mawes
- St Mawes Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Gylly Beach Beach 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Swanpool Beach Beach 3 miles4.8 km
- Pendower Beach 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Pencalenick Estate 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Hemmick Beach Beach 10.2 miles16.3 km
- Vault Beach Beach 11.2 miles18 km
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Pentewan Beach Beach 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 14.3 miles22.9 km
- Perranporth Beach Beach 14.6 miles23.6 km