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Pendennis Castle
Attractions in Budock Water

Nothing mapped in Budock Water itself; Pendennis Castle is the nearest draw

Around Budock Water, the places to visit include 4 museums, 3 gardens and 2 castles. There is no place to visit inside Budock Water’s built-up area; there are 12 within 5 km of its edge. Among them, 2 are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust. Out of town, Truro Cathedral is 13 km away.

Photo: Pendennis Castle, Darren Shilson (CC BY 2.0)
In Budock Water
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
12
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Top of the list around Budock Water

Following Pendennis Castle are 2 gardens, 2 art galleries and a museum.

Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle3.7 km outside town, to the eastGarden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden3.4 km outside town, to the southGardenGardenTrebah4.1 km outside town, to the southArt galleryFalmouth Art Gallery2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumNational Maritime Museum Cornwall2.7 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryFalmouth Municipal Buildings2 km outside town, to the east

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where each one is

To the east is where most of the 12 nearby are.

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The dashed line is Budock Water’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What sort of places

Museums or galleries are the biggest group (6), then gardens or estates (3).

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 2 art galleries0 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles0 in town · 2 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Budock Water. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Pendennis Castle and Glendurgan Garden).

Every place

All the places to visit

Each of the 12 is within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

31 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Budock Water’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Budock Water →

Big names nearby

Further away

The pick of the 12 is Truro Cathedral, 13 km off.

CathedralTruro Cathedral13 km northCastle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle5.8 km eastGardenEden Project35 km northeastArt galleryTate St Ives28 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)CastleCarn Brea Castle13 km northwestGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden9.2 km northeastMuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum13 km northGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan26 km northeastZooCornish Seal Sanctuary9.4 km southwestHistoric houseTregothnan12 km northeastHeritage railwayHelston Railway14 km westHistoric house · National TrustGodolphin Estate18 km west

Places well known beyond Budock Water (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Your questions on Budock Water

What is there to see near Budock Water?

No attraction is mapped inside Budock Water itself. Within 5 km of it are Pendennis Castle, Glendurgan Garden, Trebah and Falmouth Art Gallery.

Does Budock Water have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Budock Water: Falmouth Art Gallery, National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth Municipal Buildings and Penryn Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Budock Water?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Budock Water, 2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Pendennis Castle and Glendurgan Garden).

What are the best-known days out near Budock Water?

Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (13 km), St Mawes Castle (5.8 km), Eden Project (35 km), Tate St Ives (28 km).

Where are Budock Water’s historic buildings listed?

Budock Water has 31 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Budock Water when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (16)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.