St Mawes

What St Mawes does

St Mawes (stmawes.info) is a community-run tourism information portal and local directory serving the village of St Mawes and the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, UK. Founded in 2010 and operated by a team of seven, the site aggregates information on accommodation (hotels, B&Bs, self-catering cottages, campsites), food and drink establishments, marine and watersports providers, local shops, tradesmen, events, and attractions such as St Mawes Castle. It also features live harbor webcams, virtual tour panoramas, weather information, and multi-language support across six European languages. The portal is positioned as the primary one-stop information resource for holiday visitors, second home owners, local residents, and the boating community.

The underlying technology is a conventional web-based content management and directory platform, with content integrated across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google Plus social channels. The site does not operate as a software product or technology platform in the venture sense; rather, it functions as curated editorial content with categorized business listings. There are no APIs, SDKs, or proprietary technical components disclosed.

The business model is advertising- and directory-based: revenue is generated through paid listings of local businesses and supplementary ad placements (Google AdSense-style), while visitor access to the portal is free. The customer base consists of numerous small local SMBs across hospitality, food and beverage, marine services, retail, and trades. There is no venture funding, no parent company, and no commercial ownership structure disclosed — the entity is best characterized as a community-maintained resource rather than an investable growth business.

Name

St Mawes

Legal name

St Mawes Cornwall

Website

https://stmawes.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St Mawes operates stmawes.info, a community-run tourism information portal and local business directory for the Cornish fishing village of St Mawes and the Roseland Peninsula, serving visitors, second home owners, residents, and the boating community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tourism Information Services

akta.pro primary industry

Permitting, Reservations & Visitor Information Services (Passes, Booking, Visitor Centers) (THAAAGAD)

Keywords

• Tourism information portal
• Local business directory
• Travel destination guide
• Visitor information services
• Cornwall tourism website

Headquarters

HQ city

St Mawes

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Directory Listings: The portal generates revenue through listing local businesses including hotels, bed and breakfasts, self-catering cottages, restaurants, pubs, shops, galleries, marine facilities, and service providers. The site also displays Google AdSense or similar advertising placements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St Mawes operates a community-run web-based tourism information portal and local business directory for the village of St Mawes and the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, UK. The portal provides categorized listings for accommodation, restaurants, pubs, marine facilities, shops, galleries, tradesmen, events, and attractions. The site offers multi-language content, live webcam feeds, virtual tour panoramas, and is supported by social media channels. Revenue is generated through directory listings and advertising placements from local businesses.

Product overview

St Mawes is a tourism information portal for St Mawes, Cornwall — a small fishing village at the end of the Roseland Peninsula. The website serves as a local directory and visitor guide, providing information about accommodation (hotels, bed and breakfasts, self-catering cottages, campsites), dining (restaurants, pubs, cafes, bakeries), attractions and activities (sailing, fishing, watersports, walking trails, St Mawes Castle), local businesses and services (shops, galleries, builders, tradesmen), events, and real-time webcam feeds. It is not a software product or technology platform but rather an informational content site.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• St Mawes Cornwall Tourism Portal Web-based community tourism information portal and local business directory serving visitors and residents of St Mawes and the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall. The portal provides categorized directories for accommodation (hotels, B&Bs, self-catering cottages), food and drink (restaurants, pubs, cafes), attractions and activities (sailing, fishing, watersports, walking trails), marine services, shops, galleries, tradesmen, and local events. Includes live webcam feeds, virtual tour panoramas, weather information, and multi-language support across English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cornwall Ferries (King Harry Ferry)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 11 July 2008The new pedestrian ferry service between Falmouth and St Mawes was officially named by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on July 11, 2008. The ferry was hand-built using traditional methods by Cockwells of Penryn and operates across the Carrick Roads.
• St Mawes Harbour and Pier CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal harbor management organizations involved in ferry operations, moorings, and maritime activities in St Mawes harbor.
• St Mawes Boat Show ExhibitorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal maritime businesses showcasing at the annual St Mawes Boat Show including Rustlet Yachts, Cockwells of Falmouth, DL Marine, Falmouth Lifeboat, and Mylor Harbours Marine team.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• TripAdvisor: Global travel platform combining destination information, business listings, reviews, and booking. Comparable as a travel information and directory platform, but operates as a broad incumbent aggregating content across all destinations rather than specializing in St Mawes.
• Lonely Planet: Global travel content and guide publisher covering UK destinations including Cornwall. Comparable as a travel information and inspiration source for visitors researching St Mawes, but operating at global scale across editorial content rather than local directory listings.
• VisitBritain: National tourism agency for Great Britain providing destination information, listings, and inspiration. Comparable as a visitor information service, but operating at national scale with funded marketing budgets versus a community-run local portal.
• Booking.com: Global online travel agency dominating accommodation booking in the UK and Europe. Comparable as the dominant platform where St Mawes visitors ultimately transact — a broad incumbent competing for the same end-user intent the portal funnels.
• Visit Cornwall: Official destination marketing organization for Cornwall, covering the entire county including St Mawes. Comparable as a Cornwall-focused tourism information portal and directory, but operating at county scale rather than a single village.

Direct peers

• Cornish Cottage Holidays: Cornwall-focused holiday letting agency specializing in self-catering cottages across the county. Comparable as a Cornwall holiday accommodation directory competing for the same booking intent the St Mawes portal directs.
• Sykes Holiday Cottages: UK holiday cottage letting agency with a large inventory of Cornish self-catering properties. Comparable as a directory and listing service for holiday accommodation in Cornwall, including the Roseland Peninsula, but with full booking and transaction capability.
• Visit Padstow: Tourism information portal for Padstow, another Cornish fishing village and holiday destination on the north coast. Closely comparable as a single-village destination directory offering accommodation, dining, and activity listings for a Cornish coastal community.

Regional players

• Visit Falmouth: Tourism portal for Falmouth, the town directly connected to St Mawes via the King Harry Ferry across Carrick Roads. Highly comparable as a Cornwall coastal destination directory serving visitors to the same Carrick Roads sailing area.

Emerging players

• Coolstays: UK booking platform curating unique and boutique holiday properties including Cornish coastal listings. Comparable as an accommodation directory targeting the same boutique/upmarket traveler segment visiting St Mawes, with a transactional booking layer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stmawesroseland
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/stmawescornwall
• Facebookfacebook.com/ST.Mawes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-mawes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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