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Shortlanesend and Allet
Village in Cornwall, England

Shortlanesend and Allet

Shortlanesend is a village in Kenwyn parish, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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It lies two miles north of the city of Truro at grid reference SW 805 475. The name was recorded as Penfounder in 1547. Shortlanesend is in the former Carrick District. The village has a Methodist chapel, village hall, pub, the Old Plough Inn, a post office and primary school.

How locals move

Getting around Shortlanesend and Allet the local way

  • Get inInternational ferries arrive into Plymouth from: Roscoff, (Brittany Ferries) Santander, (Brittany Ferries) Use westbound from Plymouth to Saltash, Bodmin, and other destinations in Cornwall.
  • Get inThe Scillonian Ferry service operates between St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly and Penzance.
  • Get inSeveral ferries cross the Tamar from Plymouth including: Torpoint - Plymouth - Torpoint Ferry (takes vehicles); Mount Edgcumbe - Plymouth - Cremyll Ferry; Cawsand - Plymouth - Cawsand Ferry Wikivoyage has a guide to Rail travel in Great Britain Railway stations in Cornwall are part of the National Rail network.
  • Get aroundIn certain areas of Cornwall, ferries exist.
  • Get aroundFerries in the Fal River can be travelled on using a 'Mussel Card' visitor's ticket allowing for unlimited travel across the ferries at £27.60 for an adult and slightly cheaper prices for children.
  • Get aroundFoot passenger only Cawsand - Plymouth - Cawsand Ferry Falmouth - Flushing - Flushing Ferry Falmouth - St Mawes - St Mawes Ferry Falmouth - Trelissick - Tolverne - Malpas/Truro - Enterprise Boats Helford Passage - Helford Village - Helford River Boats Mevagissey - Fowey - Mevagissey Ferries Padstow - Rock - Padstow Harbour Commissioner's Polruan - Fowey - C Toms & Sons St Mawes - Place - Place Ferry Vehicle and foot passenger Feock - Philleigh - King Harry Ferry Fowey - Bodinnick Ferry - C Toms & Sons

From Wikivoyage: Cornwall, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.

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