Port Eliot
Port Eliot is a grade I listed country house in St Germans, Cornwall. Around it, within 15 km, lie 46 more places, Ince Castle (4.4 km) first on our list. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.
Castle in St Germans
Inside St Germans
Port Eliot is inside St Germans’ built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; St Germans has 21 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
The warmest afternoons in St Germans run June to September, at 19–21°C.
Port Eliot
Grade I listed country house in St Germans, Cornwall, England, UK.
In St Germans, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in St Germans
- Official site
- porteliot.co.uk
Map of Port Eliot and nearby
Numbered points are the places near Port Eliot, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is St Germans’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Port Eliot
By population, Saltash leads the 3 with 15,433. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Port Eliot is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Germans | It’s in town | 525 | 4 |
| Landrake | 2.8 km northeast of it | 1,104 | 4 |
| Saltash | 4.9 km east of it | 15,433 | 14 |
Make a day of it near Port Eliot
3 historic houses, 2 castles and a fort are among the 46 within 15 km.
CastleInce Castle4.4 km away2
FortDrake's Island12 km away3
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral11 km away4
Historic houseAntony House5 km away5
MuseumHMS Courageous9.4 km away6
Historic house · National TrustCotehele House12 km away7
Castle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel13 km away8
Historic houseMount Edgcumbe House11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Port Eliot in questions
Where is Port Eliot?
Port Eliot is in St Germans, Cornwall, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Port Eliot?
Grade I listed country house in St Germans, Cornwall, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Port Eliot?
June to September are the warmest months in St Germans, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Port Eliot a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Port Eliot?
Within 15 km: Ince Castle (4.4 km), Drake's Island (12 km), Plymouth Cathedral (11 km) and Antony House (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 (9)
- Port Eliot: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ince Castle: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antony House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cotehele House: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Edgcumbe House: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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