Cornish Seal Sanctuary
Cornish Seal Sanctuary is a sanctuary for injured seal pups. This one stands 200 m southeast of Gweek. Within 15 km there are 36 more places to visit, starting with Pendennis Castle (13 km).
Zoo near Gweek
Just outside Gweek
Cornish Seal Sanctuary is 200 m southeast of Gweek. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
June to September are the warmest in Gweek, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.
Cornish Seal Sanctuary
Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.
- Type
- Zoo
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 200 m southeast of Gweek
- Official site
- sealsanctuary.sealifetrust.org/en
Where Cornish Seal Sanctuary is
Orange shows Cornish Seal Sanctuary; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Cornish Seal Sanctuary
By population, Helston leads the 8 with 11,366. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Gweek
Mawgan
Rose-in-the-bush
Constantine
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Cornish Seal Sanctuary is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gweek | 200 m northwest of it | 319 | 7 |
| Mawgan | 1 km south of it | 616 | 9 |
| Rose-in-the-bush | 2.3 km west of it | 228 | 10 |
| Constantine | 3 km northeast of it | 970 | 7 |
| Helston | 3.8 km west of it | 11,366 | 7 |
| Mawnan Smith | 7.1 km east of it | 1,001 | 11 |
| Mullion | 8 km south of it | 2,148 | 7 |
| Porthleven | 8 km west of it | 3,118 | 7 |
More to see nearby
A visit can add 3 castles, 2 gardens and a theme park, from 36 places within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle13 km away2GardenGardenTrebah5.8 km away3
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden6.3 km away4
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle14 km away5
Theme parkThe Flambards Experience4 km away6
CastleCarn Brea Castle15 km away7
Heritage railwayHelston Railway7.9 km away8
MuseumMuseum of Cornish Life5.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Cornish Seal Sanctuary
Where is Cornish Seal Sanctuary?
Cornish Seal Sanctuary is 200 m southeast of Gweek, Cornwall.
What is Cornish Seal Sanctuary?
Sanctuary for injured seal pups.
When is the best time to visit Cornish Seal Sanctuary?
June to September are the warmest months in Gweek, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Cornish Seal Sanctuary?
Within 15 km: Pendennis Castle (13 km), Trebah (5.8 km), Glendurgan Garden (6.3 km) and St Mawes Castle (14 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 (8)
- Cornish Seal Sanctuary: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Flambards Experience: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Cornish Life: Mutney, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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