A NEW direct ferry route from St Mawes to National Trust Trelissick was launched on Monday.

Sailing up to four times a day, the 40-minute boat trip passes through an area of outstanding natural beauty before arriving at the tranquil riverside National Trust garden.

“We are delighted to be debuting this new direct route, offering visitors and locals a greater range of options to leave the car behind, get out on the water and truly experience this beautiful part of Cornwall,” said Ben Mark, managing director of Fal River Cornwall.

Trelissick sits on its own peninsula in an unspoiled stretch of the Fal River, with many visitors already arriving by boat each summer from Truro and Falmouth.

This is the first time that there has been a dedicated ferry service from for St Mawes, providing greater river links for the popular village and wider Roseland Peninsula.

The boat will leave St Mawes at 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm and 4.30pm and from Trelissick at 11.45am, 1.45pm, 3.45pm and 5.20pm.

2018 is an exciting year for Fal River Cornwall and their award-winning transport network. Not only will they be celebrating the launch of this new route, later this year, there will be a new boat joining the fleet.

Set to sail the Trelissick Ferry route, our classic wooden ferry Kingsley II is being retrofitted with a state of the art, hybrid propulsion system.

This new technology will boast an extremely low emission diesel power unit, significantly reducing the ferry’s carbon footprint.

For timetables and tickets visit fa1river.co.uk/trelissick