Restronguet Passage is a coastal

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

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, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south bank of

Restronguet Creek Restronguet Creek is a tidal ria in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a tributary of Carrick Roads, the estuary of the River Fal, and is situated approximately four miles (6.5 km) south of Truro and three miles (5 km) north of ...

one mile north of

Mylor Bridge Mylor Bridge ( kw, Ponsnowyth) is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in Mylor civil parish at the head of Mylor Creek, about five miles north of Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' Found ...

and five miles (8 km) south of

Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its ...

. Restronguet Passage is in Mylor

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

and was the site of a ferry across Restronguet Creek to

Restronguet Point Restronguet Point ( kw, Ros Trongoos, meaning ''promontory of a wooded point'') is a small narrow promontory in the civil parish of Feock in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three-quarters of a mile (1 ...

. The creek is a popular location for

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and

dinghy racing Dinghy racing is a competitive sport using dinghies, which are small boats which may be rowboats, have an outboard motor, or be sailing dinghies. Dinghy racing has affected aspects of the modern sailing dinghy, including hull design, sail materia ...

and there are moorings for visiting boats at the Pandora Inn, a waterside

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.
Pandora Inn website. Retrieved May 2010

References

Hamlets in Cornwall Populated coastal places in Cornwall {{Carrick-geo-stub