Carrick Roads is located on the southern Cornish coast in the UK, near Falmouth. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Falmouth (Aberfal is a town Civil parish and Port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK. It is a large waterway created after the Ice age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise dramatically (see Ria), creating a large natural harbour which is navigable from Falmouth to Truro. An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets A ria is a Landform, often referred to as a drowned river valley. Truro (ˈtruːrəʊ Truru is a city in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, and is the centre for administration leisure

Carrick Roads, as seen from Roseland

Falmouth Harbour, including the Carrick Roads, is the third largest natural harbour in the world and the Falmouth Harbour Commissioners[1] are the statutory port authority with responsibility for the Inner Harbour at Falmouth (excluding Falmouth Docks), the Penryn River up as far as Boyers Cellars, the southern part of the Carrick Roads and a large part of Falmouth Bay. See also Penryn (UK Parliament constituency Penryn (Pennrynn from Pen-ryn meaning 'promontory' is a Town in Cornwall,

The Roads are crossed by the historic and scenic King Harry Ferry, a vehicular chain ferry that links the villages of Feock and Philleigh. The King Harry Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the Carrick Roads reach of the estuary of the River Fal in the United Kingdom county A cable ferry or chain ferry is a means of water transportation by which a Ferry or other boat is guided and in many cases propelled across a river or other larger Feock Cornwall Civil parish and village in the Carrick District of Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. Philleigh is a Civil parish and village in the Carrick District of Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.

See also

• List of topics related to Cornwall

King Harry Ferry between Trelissick and Roseland

Carrick Roads near Trelissick

An aerial showing Carrick Roads, Truro and Falmouth

External links

• Carrick Roads