non-tour company things to do in Falmouth

[kimberlym4]

Are there any must see things to do in Falmouth that do not involve a tour company?  We are just hoping to walk around a bit ourselves but not commit to an actual excursion.  Cheap and free preferred! Any public beaches or good restaurants or historic sites?

[Husky61]

Read what is available on TripAdvisor under things to do.

[Charles4515]

On 11/23/2018 at 8:32 AM, kimberlym4 said:

Are there any must see things to do in Falmouth that do not involve a tour company?  We are just hoping to walk around a bit ourselves but not commit to an actual excursion.  Cheap and free preferred! Any public beaches or good restaurants or historic sites?

 

The gated port area is a bunch of shops and restaurants. There is a Margaritaville that has a pool. Outside the gated port area is the authentic Falmouth which has some historic buildings. The authentic Falmouth is a sketchy area. You will probably be offered drugs, etc.  If you have not traveled much in the third world you could feel very uncomfortable. 

[kimberlym4]

4 hours ago, Husky61 said:

Read what is available on TripAdvisor under things to do.

I did take a look there and see a good number of tours described.  Was just hoping for other personal experience here.  

[kimberlym4]

10 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

 

The gated port area is a bunch of shops and restaurants. There is a Margaritaville that has a pool. Outside the gated port area is the authentic Falmouth which has some historic buildings. The authentic Falmouth is a sketchy area. You will probably be offered drugs, etc.  If you have not traveled much in the third world you could feel very uncomfortable. 

 

Thanks for the heads up.

[Charles4515]

29 minutes ago, kimberlym4 said:

Thanks for the heads up.

 

Forgot to mention there are no public beaches that you can get to without some kind of transport, a cruise line tour or private tour.  There are private operators in the gated area who will transport you to a beach without pre arranging,  or you can take a taxi from the official taxi area at the port.