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Ponsanooth

Ponsanooth is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

It is about 4 mi (6.4 km) southeast of Redruth and 2.5 mi (4.0 km) northwest of Penryn on the A393 road Redruth to Falmouth road. In 2019 it had an estimated population of 1184.

How locals move

Getting around Ponsanooth the local way

  • Get inNumerous ferries serve Falmouth, converging on the Prince of Wales Pier ferry terminal in the town centre.
  • Get inService is generally hourly but may skip a crossing when the tide is extremely low, when the ferries can't dock.
  • Get inTruro ferries run at all states of the tide, but have an alternative landing point in Truro during very low tides, when the ferry company provides a free shuttle bus to take you to the town centre.
  • Get inJust north of Falmouth, the King Harry Ferry runs year round as a chain-ferry providing a short-cut for cars crossing the Fal river.
  • Get inDetails for all of the above (along with connecting ferry services from St.

From Wikivoyage: Falmouth (England), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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