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Welcome to the website of Falmouth Town Council. Falmouth is Cornwall’s leading south coast resort, it is one of the county’s largest, vibrant and most diverse towns. It is home to Cornwall’s rich maritime heritage, the Tremough Campus of the combined Universities of Cornwall, the internationally renowned Art Gallery and many sub-tropical gardens.

This site aims to provide you with information on the work of the Town Council and Falmouth generally. It will direct you to links to other websites for further information.

Falmouth Town Council was formed on local government reorganisation in 1974 from the former Falmouth Borough Council. The town received Royal Charter in 1661.

Falmouth is formally twinned with Douaranenez in Brittany and Rotenburg (Wümme) in Germany and is encouraging informal cultural links with Villagarcia in Spain.

Total electorate 15,432. Total population 19,855. Area 776 hectares.


Please leave your car at home if you can!
Falmouth is expected to be very busy during the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta, with many visitors attending from outside the county and from throughout Cornwall.




Falmouth will play host to the start of the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta, with a fleet of some 20 Tall Ships arriving by midday on Wednesday 10th September for four days of entertainment and spectacle before leaving on Saturday 13th September in a Parade of Sail preceding the race start.




Almost 200 delegates from 16 different countries were based in Falmouth for the biennial Congress of the International Camellia Society.




A new Falmouth Town Guide is being launched this week and 7,000 copies will be distributed over the coming weeks to a wide range of outlets including local shops, businesses and attractions.




Easter is early this year and work has now started to get Falmouth looking its best ahead of the Holiday. Over the next few weeks the Waste Management and Cleansing Team from Carrick District Council will start its annual spring clean works in preparation for the season.




Following intensive and constructive consultations between Falmouth Town Council, Carrick District Council and endorsement by Falmouth Town Councillors, the Town Centre Manager’s post has been reinstated and will now become a permanent job under the control of the Town Council.




A Coffee / Hot Chocolate Morning will be taking place on 6th March 10:00 to 12:00am in the Falmouth Town Council Chambers.





The tragic news of David Lang, Falmouth Town Centre Managers death in a car accident on Tuesday has shocked everyone at Carrick District Council and Falmouth Town Council.





The historic Falmouth Town Cemetery in Pennance road where famous local artist Henry Scott Tuke is laid to rest, has received 15 brand new visitor benches to replace the previous ones that were time expired and vandalised.