King Harry Ferry

[1] It is likely that there has been a ferry of some description at the King Harry Passage for centuries, but there are conflicting stories about the origins of the name.

One such story is that King Henry VIII spent his honeymoon with Anne Boleyn at St Mawes, and signed a charter for the ferry on this site.

A more likely origin lies in the fact that a small chapel formerly stood on the Philleigh side of the passage.

[2] In the 19th century, the ferry was operated by broad beamed rowing boats which had planks laid sideways across them to take to or three wheeled vehicles.

The Feock terminal of the ferry is adjacent to the renowned Trelissick house and garden.