New County Hall
New County Hall is an art museum in Truro, Cornwall. The register lists it as a Grade II listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 30 more places, Truro Cathedral (1.4 km) first on our list.
Art gallery in Truro
Inside Truro
New County Hall is inside Truro’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Truro has 316 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
Expect highs of 18–20°C in Truro from June to September.
New County Hall
Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Truro
New County Hall and what surrounds it
Find New County Hall in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Truro’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of New County Hall
Of the 7, Truro is the largest, at 23,060 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
- 1Truro
- 2Playing Place
- 3Threemilestone
- 4Shortlanesend
- 5Carnon Downs and Devoran
- 6Tresillian
- 7Perranwell Station
Truro
Playing Place
Threemilestone
Shortlanesend
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where New County Hall is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truro | It’s in town | 23,060 | 6 |
| Playing Place | 2.4 km south of it | 855 | 6 |
| Threemilestone | 2.6 km west of it | 2,854 | 4 |
| Shortlanesend | 2.9 km north of it | 1,427 | 3 |
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | 3.6 km south of it | 2,129 | 7 |
| Tresillian | 4.4 km east of it | 711 | 5 |
| Perranwell Station | 4.9 km southwest of it | 350 | 3 |
Make a day of it near New County Hall
Within 15 km you can add 3 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
CathedralTruro Cathedral1.4 km away2
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum1.1 km away3
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle13 km away4GardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden5.5 km away5
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle12 km away6
Historic houseTregothnan5.1 km away7
CastleCarn Brea Castle13 km away8
Historic house · National TrustTrerice14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is New County Hall?
New County Hall is in Truro, Cornwall, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is New County Hall?
Art museum in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit New County Hall?
June to September are the warmest months in Truro, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is New County Hall a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near New County Hall?
Within 15 km: Truro Cathedral (1.4 km), Royal Cornwall Museum (1.1 km), Pendennis Castle (13 km) and Trelissick Garden (5.5 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)
- New County Hall: Andrew Le Couteur Bisson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tregothnan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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