They found it such an idyllic place they stayed and named it after their hometown of Vlissingen in Holland.

With its picturesque location in the heady days of the majestic packet ship, many Captains of the ships chose to live here.

Flushing has a sheltered southwesterly aspect and is reputed to have the mildest climate in the country.  Visitors and yachtsmen now enjoy the quiet charm of a nautical setting where period cottages line the waterfront.

A regular foot passenger ferry service operates between Flushing and Falmouth.  It takes five minutes to cross the estuary to Falmouth, from where you can link up with ferries to Truro, St Mawes and Frenchman’s Creek.  Falmouth has many art galleries, a wide range of shops and sandy beaches.

Mylor Marina is a short distance away giving direct access to the waters of the Carrick Roads.  Mylor Sailing School provides excellent tuition for keen sailors.

There are yacht clubs at Falmouth, Mylor and Flushing.

There is a splendid circular walk from Flushing via Kiln Quay Beach around Trefusis Headland to Mylor Church and Castaways Restaurant.

Flushing is a living fishing village.  It has 2 pubs both serving food, a village shop (next door to Hope Cottage), the The Quay Cafe on Flushing Quay.

There is a Costcutters in Mylor, open until late Sundays or Asda and Sainsburys between Penryn and Falmouth

Truro is ten miles away, with a mainline train service running directly to London Paddington in four and a half hours.  Air travellers can fly from London Stansted or Gatwick to Newquay.

Things to do:

• Cornwall is ideal for family and walking holidays, following the South West Coastal Path
• Famous gardens at Trebah, Trelissick, Glendurgan, Cotehele, Lanhydrock, and Heligan
• Falmouth area has sandy beaches with lifeguards to watch over swimmers.
• Truro Cathedral and shopping
• The Eden Project is only 1-hour drive away.
• Newquay airport is 50-minute drive.
• Falmouth: harbour, town, castles and National Maritime Museum
• St. Ives, the Minack Theatre, the Lizard and Land’s End Peninsula
• Good restaurants such as Harveys Wharf, Castaways Wine Bar and the world famous Pandora Inn.