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The Falmouth History Tour

How Falmouth went from criminal headquarters to booming global town.

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'One of the best walking tours we’ve done. Will is an incredible storyteller.

- Adam F

(Google Review) 

 

Cornwall Tourism Award Experience of the Year Silver 2024/2025

The Falmouth History Tour reveals how this place rose from an infamous pirate outpost into one of the busiest ports in the world — dynamic, diverse and dangerous. And how, just as quickly, it all began to slip away.

The tour has been carefully written to fascinate and entertain in equal measure — an unmissable experience for anyone visiting the town.

 

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Cornwall Tourism Award Experience of the Year Bronze 2023/2024

90-minute walking tour of Falmouth’s hidden history
Secure your place in advance — spaces are limited on each tour.

Christy B

(TripAdvisor Review)

Take this tour! You won’t regret it and will fall in love with Falmouth too.

Why come along?

The town becomes the story. You don’t just learn historical facts. 
Perfect for cruise visitors and short stays.
A perfect blend of humour, deep-history and local insights.
 
Discover places you would never find on your own.
 

Judith C

(TripAdvisor Review)

Absolutely fantastic! Great delivery, enthusiastic, interesting and informative. Book it!

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Prefer your history with a few chills?


The Falmouth Ghost Tour is spooky, funny, and a brilliant night out.

Want to explore Falmouth in your own time?

Our self-guided Falmouth Scavenger Hunt turns the town into a series of puzzles with a dramatic story at the heart. It's all grounded in the real history of Falmouth in its glory years, so the experience will teach you lots too.​

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