Falmouth: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of United Kingdom.
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Services
Clearing out possible here
Good to know
First English port when arriving from the Atlantic; formalities by sPCR, no office.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
UK Border Force — online pleasure craft report (sPCR), no office to visit / National Yachtline
CustomsImmigration
No office to visit: file the sPCR online (2 to 24 h before departure), fly the Q flag from 12 miles; without internet, call the National Yachtline.
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Sources
- gov.uk/guidance/sailing-a-pleasure-craft-that-is-arriving-in-the-uk
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falmouth_Docks
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.