The Leach Pottery
The Leach Pottery is a pottery and museum in St Ives, Cornwall. Within 15 km there are 38 more places to visit, starting with Tate St Ives (1.2 km). It is written up in 3 Wikipedias.
Museum in St Ives
Inside St Ives
The Leach Pottery is inside St Ives’ built-up area, with 8 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.
Month by month in St Ives
In St Ives the warm season is June to September, with highs of 17–19°C.
The Leach Pottery
Pottery and museum in St Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
In St Ives, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in St Ives
- Official site
- leachpottery.com
The essentials
- EntryA fee is charged
Getting to The Leach Pottery
Spot The Leach Pottery in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is St Ives’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near The Leach Pottery
Hayle tops the 8 for size, at 9,040 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
St Ives
Carbis Bay
Lelant
The Towans
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Leach Pottery is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Ives | It’s in town | 5,413 | 12 |
| Carbis Bay | 1 km southeast of it | 3,967 | 12 |
| Lelant | 4.2 km southeast of it | 949 | 11 |
| The Towans | 4.6 km east of it | 259 | 10 |
| Canon's Town | 4.8 km southeast of it | 547 | 8 |
| Hayle | 6.2 km east of it | 9,040 | 9 |
| St Erth | 6.5 km southeast of it | 1,128 | 5 |
| Crowlas | 6.8 km south of it | 1,054 | 12 |
Next door to The Leach Pottery
Around it, within 15 km, lie 38 more, including 3 museums, an art gallery and a fort.
Art galleryTate St Ives1.2 km away · 214K visitors a year (2009)2
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden1.1 km away3
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill3.8 km away4
ZooParadise Park5.7 km away5
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate12 km away6
Museum · National TrustLevant Mine15 km away7
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens10 km away8
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on The Leach Pottery
Where is The Leach Pottery?
The Leach Pottery is in St Ives, Cornwall, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Leach Pottery?
Pottery and museum in St Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit The Leach Pottery?
June to September are the warmest months in St Ives, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Leach Pottery?
Within 15 km: Tate St Ives (1.2 km), Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (1.1 km), Trencrom Hill (3.8 km) and Paradise Park (5.7 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)
- The Leach Pottery: Jordanhill School D&T Dept, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trencrom Hill: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paradise Park: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levant Mine: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trengwainton Gardens: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penlee House, Gallery & Museum: Purely Penzance, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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