Historic house · near Godolphin Cross · Cornwall

Godolphin House

Godolphin House is a country house at the Godolphin Estate. Its address puts it 500 m north of Godolphin Cross. The register lists it as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Godolphin House, waterborough (Public domain)

Where

500 m

north of Godolphin Cross

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 49%

#4,147 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Historic house near Godolphin Cross

Just outside Godolphin Cross

Godolphin House is 500 m north of Godolphin Cross. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Godolphin Cross has 7 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

How the seasons run

Warmest in Godolphin Cross are June to September, at 17–19°C.

Jan9° / 4°122 mm

Feb9° / 4°101 mm

Mar10° / 5°86 mm

Apr12° / 6°77 mm

May15° / 8°64 mm

Jun17° / 11°71 mm

Jul19° / 13°80 mm

Aug19° / 13°95 mm

Sep18° / 11°86 mm

Oct15° / 9°123 mm

Nov12° / 7°143 mm

Dec10° / 5°140 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Godolphin Cross, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Godolphin Cross. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Godolphin Cross’ full climate →

About

Godolphin House

Care of the site is provided by the National Trust. Add Godolphin Estate, 100 m away, to a visit; it leads 47 places within 15 km.

Godolphin Cross’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Town: 500 m north of Godolphin Cross
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/godolphin

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Its place on the map

Godolphin House is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns near Godolphin House

Goldsithney is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (1,346 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · 500 m south of it

Godolphin Cross

336 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km north of it

Leedstown

335 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km southwest of it

Praa Sands

412 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 3 km south of it

Ashton

565 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Godolphin House is	People	Places to visit
Godolphin Cross	500 m south of it	336	5
Leedstown	2.3 km north of it	335	5
Praa Sands	2.8 km southwest of it	412	4
Ashton	3 km south of it	565	6
Breage	3.5 km southeast of it	622	7
Reawla	4.2 km north of it	1,117	6
Perran Downs	4.4 km west of it	295	6
Goldsithney	4.6 km west of it	1,346	6

Make a day of it

Pair Godolphin House with these

There are 47 within 15 km, 2 historic houses, 2 museums and an art gallery among them.

Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate100 m away 2

Art galleryTate St Ives12 km away · 214K visitors a year (2009)3

Heritage railwayHelston Railway4.4 km away 4

CastleCarn Brea Castle12 km away 5

Historic houseTrevarno Gardens4.4 km away 6

MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden12 km away 7

MuseumSt Hilary Church, Cornwall5.1 km away 8

ZooParadise Park6.6 km away

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

Questions people have about Godolphin House

Where is Godolphin House?

Godolphin House is 500 m north of Godolphin Cross, Cornwall.

What is Godolphin House?

Country house at the Godolphin Estate in Cornwall, England, UK.

Who runs Godolphin House?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Godolphin House?

June to September are the warmest months in Godolphin Cross, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Godolphin House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Godolphin House?

Within 15 km: Godolphin Estate (100 m), Tate St Ives (12 km), Helston Railway (4.4 km) and Carn Brea Castle (12 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 (9)

Godolphin House: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Trevarno Gardens: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Hilary Church, Cornwall: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Paradise Park: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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