Downriver to Falmouth
Truro owes its relative importance to its location where the Rivers Kenwyn and Allen meet to form the Truro River.
You would think therefore that the confluence of these rivers would be where the city’s focal point would be, but you would be wrong – and the reason is because the main A39 trunk road cuts right through where Truro‘s port once was, which is a great shame in my view.
For anybody wishing to take a river trip down to Falmouth, this means that you need to use the pedestrian underpass that links Lemon Quay with the Town Quay and where Enterprise Boats have a ticket office.
Before I go any further, I think it’s best to point out that the river at this point is tidal and the boat frequently has to launch from Malpas which is a couple of miles downriver. There’s no need to worry about that though as a bus transports customers down there from the ticket office.
Originally posted 2017-10-29 15:27:11.