Harbours & ports · South West England
Carrick Roads
Carrick Roads — estuary in Cornwall, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Falmouth Docks · 1.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Carrick Roads is a harbour in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "estuary in Cornwall, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.1533°, -5.0356°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Carrick Roads (Cornish: Morlynn an Garrek, meaning lagoon of the rock) is the estuary of the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall in England. It joins the English Channel at its southern end near Falmouth.
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- Coordinates
- 50.1533, -5.0356
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Just-in-Roseland
- Postcode
- TR2 5DE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Nearest railway station
- Falmouth Docks — 1.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1045001 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Carrick Roads (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: TruroFalmouthAerial.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carrick Roads?
- Carrick Roads is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR2 5DE), in the parish of St. Just-in-Roseland.
- Is Carrick Roads a protected site?
- Yes — Carrick Roads is part of the Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Carrick Roads?
- The nearest railway station is Falmouth Docks, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR2 5DE.