This summer, we asked you to show us Charlestown through your eyes. The response to our first Charlestown Through Your Lens photography competition was wonderful. We received 85 photographs, capturing everything from historic ships and harbour life to dolphins in St Austell Bay, wild Cornish…
Small ceremonies, celebrations on the quays and a little inspiration for a wedding beside the Cornish sea. There’s something about autumn at Charlestown. Soft light across the granite, a fresh breeze coming in from St Austell Bay and the prospect of gathering somewhere warm as…
We’re launching a new community photography competition, open to photographers of all ages and abilities, to capture the many different sides of Charlestown Harbour.
Charlestown Harbour will welcome visiting vessels, live music and a packed programme of activities over the August Bank Holiday weekend as it launches the first ever Skipper Festival on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August. Best of all entry is completely free.
As summer arrives on the Cornish coast, Charlestown Harbour is once again preparing for a busy season of visitors, events, vessel arrivals and long evenings by the water. Whether you’re planning a family holiday, a weekend escape or a longer stay in Cornwall, Charlestown offers something increasingly rare: a…
On Saturday 4th April, as Charlestown Harbour reopened to the public, we invited people to take part in a simple conversation about what comes next. For two hours in the Inner Harbour, visitors, residents, businesses and passers-by gathered for Your Harbour – Update & Q&A. Some came with…
On Saturday 4th April, Charlestown Harbour reopened – marking the end of a long period of change. Since storm damage to the lock gate in September 2024, the harbour has been closed to vessels, the inner basin left tidal, and access across the gate restricted. What followed was…
To mark the reopening of Charlestown Harbour in 2026, we are releasing two Limited Edition Photographic Prints.
Charlestown Harbour has always been shaped by its people – from the shipwrights, sailors and entrepreneurs who built it, to the local people who continue to keep it alive today. As we look ahead to the next chapter in the Harbour’s story, we are excited…
Kajsamoor, a two-masted gaff-rigged ketch, has been a striking feature of Charlestown Harbour since 2017 when it was purchased by previous harbour owners from a charter business in Estonia. Built in 1939 in Norway, she was originally a coastal cargo vessel, navigating the cold waters…
Charlestown Harbour begins its spring reopening from 28 March, leading up to a special Season Launch on 4 April with live music, family activities, creative workshops and community events.
Spring is arriving at Charlestown Harbour, and with it comes the start of a new season on the quays. From 28th March, the Inner Harbour reopens for 2026, with harbour-side businesses and seasonal pop-ups returning to bring fresh energy to one of Cornwall’s most distinctive coastal…