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Caerhays Castle
Castle · near Gorran Haven · Cornwall

Caerhays Castle

Caerhays Castle is a grade I listed country house. Visitors find it 3.1 km west of Gorran Haven. Add The Lost Gardens of Heligan, 5.7 km away, to a visit; it leads 17 places within 15 km.

Photo: Caerhays Castle, Claudiu Bichescu (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
3.1 km
west of Gorran Haven
How well known
Top 19%
#1,601 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 18–20°C
In brief

Castle near Gorran Haven

Just outside Gorran Haven

Caerhays Castle is 3.1 km west of Gorran Haven. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Gorran Haven has 23 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Expect highs of 18–20°C in Gorran Haven from June to September.

Jan10° / 5°144 mm
Feb10° / 5°95 mm
Mar11° / 5°75 mm
Apr13° / 6°67 mm
May16° / 8°68 mm
Jun18° / 11°53 mm
Jul20° / 13°65 mm
Aug20° / 13°70 mm
Sep19° / 12°67 mm
Oct16° / 10°121 mm
Nov13° / 8°124 mm
Dec11° / 6°126 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gorran Haven, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Gorran Haven. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Gorran Haven’s full climate →
About

Caerhays Castle

Type
Castle
Listed
Grade II* listed park and garden
Wikipedias
Covered in 5 languages
Town
3.1 km west of Gorran Haven
Official site
caerhays.co.uk
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Locating Caerhays Castle

Orange is Caerhays Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

The towns around Caerhays Castle

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Probus (2,565 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

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  1. 1Gorran Haven
  2. 2Mevagissey
  3. 3Tregony
  4. 4Grampound
  5. 5Sticker
  6. 6Polgooth
  7. 7Probus
  8. 8Grampound Road
1 · 3.1 km east of it

Gorran Haven

814 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 4.6 km northeast of it

Mevagissey

1,878 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 5.7 km northwest of it

Tregony

756 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 7.6 km northwest of it

Grampound

687 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Caerhays Castle isPeoplePlaces to visit
Gorran Haven3.1 km east of it8146
Mevagissey4.6 km northeast of it1,8786
Tregony5.7 km northwest of it7562
Grampound7.6 km northwest of it6873
Sticker8.8 km north of it8193
Polgooth9.4 km north of it1,0963
Probus9.5 km northwest of it2,5653
Grampound Road11 km northwest of it1,1603
Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Choose from 17 places within 15 km, such as 3 historic houses, 2 gardens and a cathedral.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Caerhays Castle

Where is Caerhays Castle?

Caerhays Castle is 3.1 km west of Gorran Haven, Cornwall.

What is Caerhays Castle?

Grade I listed country house in Cornwall, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Caerhays Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Gorran Haven, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Caerhays Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near Caerhays Castle?

Within 15 km: The Lost Gardens of Heligan (5.7 km), Truro Cathedral (15 km), Trelissick Garden (13 km) and Trewithen House (8.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

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