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Truro is the archetypal County Town - elegant and charming with an air of distinction. Its cobbled streets and tiny alleyways, known as
"opes", contain some of the nations household names alongside many tiny specialist shops bursting with ideas for even the most demanding shopper.Parking in Truro could not be easier - there are several
multi-storey car parks and a Park and Ride scheme operates throughout the Summer season. The shopping centre is level and, for a City with such shopping choice, is remarkably compact. |
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The picture postcard image of Truro is of its magnificent Cathedral spires reaching up from the heart of the City. It is these spires
which have given their name to the annual Three Spires International Arts Festival, which takes place in and around Truro in late May and early June. |
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Indeed, Truro is never lacking in entertainment, the streets are a stage for colourful and sometimes zany buskers who perform anything from mime to
magic and fire eating. The City's parks host a season of free daytime entertainment including Jazz in the Park and Punch and Judy shows.If you are a 'culture vulture' then look no further. Truro houses the Royal
Cornwall Museum where visitors can soak up the history of Cornwall from the Stone Age to the present day. The museum also hosts special exhibitions from as far afield as Japan. At the top of Lemon Street stands the
impressive monument to the explorer Richard Lander, who, by the age of twenty one, had visited most of the known World. |
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Should you feel the need to escape the hustle and bustle of the City, why not take a stroll along Riverside Walk and watch the passenger
boats cruising along the river.Indeed why not hop on board and sail down to Falmouth - you'll be afloat on one of the most beautiful stretches of river in the country. A return journey along the
picturesque Falmouth-Truro railway line would round off a perfect trip. |
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