Heartlands
Heartlands is an attraction in Pool and Illogan. 11 more places to visit are within 5 km. It is managed by Heartlands Cornish Heritage and Culture.
Attraction in Pool and Illogan
Inside Pool and Illogan
Heartlands is inside Pool and Illogan’s built-up area, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
The warmest afternoons in Pool and Illogan run June to September, at 17–19°C.
Heartlands
Further out, Carn Brea Castle is 1.9 km away.
- Type
- Attraction
- Run by
- Heartlands Cornish Heritage and Culture
- Town
- in Pool and Illogan
- Official site
- heartlandscornwall.com
Address and hours
Finding Heartlands
The map centres on Heartlands, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Pool and Illogan’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Camborne, with 20,445 people, is the largest of the 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Pool and Illogan
Camborne
Tolvaddon
Illogan
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Heartlands is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pool and Illogan | It’s in town | 8,588 | 13 |
| Camborne | 400 m southwest of it | 20,445 | 12 |
| Tolvaddon | 800 m northwest of it | 1,107 | 12 |
| Illogan | 1.1 km north of it | 1,096 | 11 |
| Redruth | 1.2 km east of it | 15,455 | 12 |
| Troon | 2.8 km south of it | 1,402 | 9 |
| Four Lanes | 2.9 km southeast of it | 1,579 | 9 |
| Portreath | 3.3 km north of it | 1,218 | 10 |
Also within reach
Our list has 33 more within 15 km, among them 5 museums, a castle and a theme park.
CastleCarn Brea Castle1.9 km away2
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine900 m away3Theme parkTheme parkHeartlands (playground)400 m away4MuseumMuseum · National TrustMichell's Engine House500 m away5MuseumMuseumCornish Mines and Engines900 m away6
MuseumKing Edward Mine2.4 km away7
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate12 km away8
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Heartlands
Where is Heartlands?
Heartlands is in Pool and Illogan, Cornwall, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Heartlands?
Attraction.
Who runs Heartlands?
Heartlands Cornish Heritage and Culture.
When is the best time to visit Heartlands?
June to September are the warmest months in Pool and Illogan, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Heartlands?
Within 15 km: Carn Brea Castle (1.9 km), East Pool Mine (900 m), Heartlands (playground) (400 m) and Michell's Engine House (500 m).
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 (5)
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Pool Mine: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Edward Mine: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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