North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery
Privately owned local museum and art gallery.
Attractions in Camelford
Photo: Tintagel Castle, Rawac (CC BY-SA 3.0)Camelford’s draw is North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery
Of the 6 places to visit in and around Camelford, 5 are museums or galleries. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 5 beyond the one inside Camelford’s built-up area. The trip to Tintagel Castle is 7.7 km.
In Camelford
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Best known, in and near Camelford
Alongside North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery you find 4 museums and a fort.
Art galleryArt galleryNorth Cornwall Museum and Art Galleryin townMuseumMuseumCornwall at War Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumRAF Davidstow Moor Memorial Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumDavidstow Creamery Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumMuseum of Cycling1.3 km outside town, to the northFortFortSt Syth’s Chapel3.2 km outside town, to the southwest
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
Mapped around Camelford
To the northeast lie most of the 5 nearby.
The dashed line is Camelford’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 you can see
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 5 of the 6.
Museums & galleries 4 museums · 1 art gallery1 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 fort0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Camelford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All 6 on the list
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 5 more.
The one inside Camelford comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
23 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Camelford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Camelford →
Big names nearby
Names further out
The pick of the 12 is Tintagel Castle, 7.7 km off.
Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle7.7 km northwest
GardenEden Project29 km south
Museum · National TrustTintagel Old Post Office6.8 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageLaunceston Castle23 km east
MuseumMuseum of Witchcraft and Magic7.8 km north
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle22 km south
Museum · English HeritageKing Doniert's Stone20 km southeast
Fort · National TrustThe Rumps17 km west
Historic housePencarrow House14 km southwestGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan38 km south
Historic house · National TrustLanhydrock House20 km south
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle33 km southPlaces well known beyond Camelford (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.
Camelford, answered
What are the main attractions in Camelford?
The place to visit inside Camelford’s built-up area is North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Camelford have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Camelford: North Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, Cornwall at War Museum, RAF Davidstow Moor Memorial Museum and Davidstow Creamery Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Camelford?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintagel Castle (English Heritage), 7.7 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Camelford?
Within 40 km: Tintagel Castle (7.7 km), Eden Project (29 km), Tintagel Old Post Office (6.8 km), Launceston Castle (23 km).
Where are Camelford’s historic buildings listed?
Camelford has 23 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 Camelford 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 (11)
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Old Post Office: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Launceston Castle: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Witchcraft and Magic: JUweL, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- King Doniert's Stone: TinWidget at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Rumps: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pencarrow House: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanhydrock House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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