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nical undertaking for its architect John Loughborough Pearson. The foundation stones
were laid in 1880 but the building wasn't completed until 1910 - the first new cathedral to
be built in Britain since St Paul's. The cathedral's copper-topped central tower reaches
76m, while the shorter western spires are 61m.
Royal Cornwall Museum
MAP
MUSEUM
GOOGLE MAP
( 01872-272205;
www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk
; River St; annual pass £5; 10am-4.45pm Mon-Sat)
The
Royal Cornwall Museum is Cornwall's oldest museum, and houses a varied range of ex-
hibits covering the county's archaeological and historical past. In the main galleries the
eclectic collection ranges from Celtic torcs to a ceremonial horse carriage, while the Rash-
leigh Gallery contains over 16,000 rare mineralogical specimens. Upstairs in the Treffry
Gallery you'll find paintings by Stanhope Forbes and other Newlyn School artists along-
side a small selection of old masters such as Rubens, Blake, Turner, Gainsborough and
Van Dyck.
Enterprise Boats
( 01326-374241;
www.enterprise-boats.co.uk
; adult/child return £13/8)
Two miles downriver from
Truro's city centre, past the green expanse of Boscawen Park, is the riverside hamlet of
Malpas, from where ferries chug out along the wooded banks of the River Fal all the way
to Falmouth. Free double-deckers run from the Truro harbour-master's office to the pon-
toon at Malpas, although depending on the tides you can often ride the boat all the way
back to Truro. It's a wonderfully scenic trip that putters past wooded riverbanks and hid-
den inlets; some boats also stop at Trelissick en route.
BOAT TOUR
Festivals & Events
City of Lights
(
www.trurocityoflights.co.uk
)
Giant withy (wicker) lanterns are carried through the city centre
during this December street parade.
FESTIVAL
Sleeping
Truro's hotels and B&Bs are on the dull side, but the city's central location makes it a use-
ful overnight base.
