YHA Penzance
YHA Penzance is a mansion in Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK, used as a youth hostel. The register lists it as a Grade II* listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 46 more places, Tate St Ives (12 km) first on our list.
Historic house near Penzance
Just outside Penzance
YHA Penzance is 200 m west of Penzance. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Penzance has 211 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
From June to September, Penzance sees highs of 17–19°C.
YHA Penzance
It is managed by Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales). Its story is told in 3 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales)
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 200 m west of Penzance
- Official site
- yha.org.uk/hostel/yha-penzance
Where YHA Penzance is
Find YHA Penzance in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
In size, Penzance comes first of the 8, with 14,957 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Penzance
Newlyn
Madron
Longrock
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where YHA Penzance is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penzance | 200 m east of it | 14,957 | 17 |
| Newlyn | 800 m south of it | 3,362 | 15 |
| Madron | 1.4 km north of it | 664 | 16 |
| Longrock | 2.2 km northeast of it | 1,983 | 17 |
| Mousehole | 3.5 km south of it | 545 | 12 |
| Marazion | 6.5 km east of it | 1,350 | 10 |
| Crowlas | 6.6 km northeast of it | 1,054 | 12 |
| St Buryan | 6.6 km southwest of it | 653 | 8 |
Beyond YHA Penzance
Within 15 km are 46 places, among them 2 art galleries, 2 museums and a garden.
Art galleryTate St Ives12 km away · 214K visitors a year (2009)2
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum1.3 km away3
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens1.3 km away4
Historic houseTrereife House900 m away5
Art galleryNewlyn Orion Gallery1.3 km away6
FortChûn Castle6.4 km away7
Museum · National TrustLevant Mine9.8 km away8
PierSouth Pier2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting YHA Penzance
Where is YHA Penzance?
YHA Penzance is 200 m west of Penzance, Cornwall.
What is YHA Penzance?
Mansion in Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK, used as a youth hostel.
Who runs YHA Penzance?
Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales).
When is the best time to visit YHA Penzance?
June to September are the warmest months in Penzance, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is YHA Penzance a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near YHA Penzance?
Within 15 km: Tate St Ives (12 km), Penlee House, Gallery & Museum (1.3 km), Trengwainton Gardens (1.3 km) and Trereife House (900 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 (9)
- YHA Penzance: Edmund Gooch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penlee House, Gallery & Museum: Purely Penzance, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trengwainton Gardens: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trereife House: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newlyn Orion Gallery: Steve Tanner, photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chûn Castle: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levant Mine: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- South Pier: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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