Visit Turo City on your Holiday in Cornwall
Book your camping and caravanning holiday in Cornwall at Perran Springs Holiday Park
and visit Truro. The city is dominated by the three spires of Truro Cathedral, but also boasts
some beautiful Georgian architecture. Truro’s importance began when it was a port and
stannary town, a place where the tin from the local mines was brought for testing and
stamping.
Boscowen Street © Visit Cornwall Walsingham Place © Visit Cornwall
Cornwall’s capital city is now the commercial and cultural centre of the county. It has an
excellent shopping centre with many of the main high street names, in addition to a variety
of smaller shops, bakeries, tea rooms and markets.
High Cross © Visit Cornwall Trelissick Gardens © Visit Cornwall
Truro has much to offer including; boat trips along the river Fal towards the sea at Falmouth, a park Victoria Gardens, a cinema and ten-pin bowling alley. The Royal Cornwall Museum is situated in the heart of the city and houses a permanent display of Cornish history and archaeology, with fine and decorative art. The Hall for Cornwall is a venue for plays and concerts and during the day often holds craft, WI, flea markets and Made-in-Cornwall fayres.
Along the estuary towards Falmouth you will find the tranquil Trelissick Gardens, with
numerous paths around established planting schemes, with views along the estaury.
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