Close to Camborne: Carn Brea Castle and more
Around Camborne, the places to visit include 6 museums, 2 castles and a theme park. There is no place to visit inside Camborne’s built-up area; there are 12 within 5 km of its edge. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by the National Trust. Allow a day for Tate St Ives, 13 km off.
Where to start near Camborne
Along with Carn Brea Castle, see 4 museums and a theme park.
CastleCarn Brea Castle2.3 km outside town, to the east
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine1.3 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumKing Edward Mine200 m outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkHeartlands (playground)200 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum · National TrustMichell's Engine House1 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumCornish Mines and Engines1.3 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
To the northeast lie most of the 12 nearby.
The dashed line is Camborne’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Ahead are museums or galleries (6); next, castles or historic places (3).
Green: inside Camborne. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (East Pool Mine and Michell's Engine House).
Everything on the list
Here are the 12 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
54 listed buildings and 4 scheduled monuments are on Camborne’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Camborne →
Day trips from Camborne
Of the 12 day trips, Tate St Ives (13 km) is the best known.
Art galleryTate St Ives13 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)
CathedralTruro Cathedral18 km east
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle19 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle20 km east
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate9.8 km southwest
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden13 km west
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden17 km southeastGardenGardenTrebah17 km southeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum18 km eastGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden19 km east
Heritage railwayHelston Railway10 km southGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan35 km eastPlaces well known beyond Camborne (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.
Quick answers on Camborne
What is there to see near Camborne?
No attraction is mapped inside Camborne itself. Within 5 km of it are Carn Brea Castle, East Pool Mine, King Edward Mine and Heartlands (playground).
Does Camborne have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Camborne: East Pool Mine, King Edward Mine, Michell's Engine House and Cornish Mines and Engines.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Camborne?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Camborne, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (East Pool Mine and Michell's Engine House).
What are the best-known days out near Camborne?
Within 40 km: Tate St Ives (13 km), Truro Cathedral (18 km), Pendennis Castle (19 km), St Mawes Castle (20 km).
Where are Camborne’s historic buildings listed?
Camborne has 54 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Camborne 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 (12)
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Pool Mine: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Edward Mine: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 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
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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