Falmouth Parish Church
Cornwall was a Royalist stronghold during the English Civil War and Falmouth Parish Church is consequently dedicated to King Charles I under the title "King Charles the Martyr", commemorating his execution in 1649. A little over a decade after the war ended, the building of the church began - in 1662 when the first foundation stone was laid by Sir Peter Killigrew. One historian suggests that since then the church has probably undergone more alterations and additions than any other church in the United Kingdom.
The church contains the warrant for the execution of Charles I (facing the front it's on the right). Other than the organ at Truro Cathedral, the church has the largest organ of any church in Cornwall.
On walks
- Falmouth and Pendennis Point (5.3 mile walk)
Get the iWalkCornwall app
Download the app and use it to explore the walks and to purchase a guided route.
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
