Places to visit around Carharrack, from Carn Brea Castle
No place to visit is mapped inside Carharrack’s built-up area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums, a castle and a historic house. Beyond the town, Truro Cathedral sits 10 km away.
The names to know near Carharrack
Beyond Carn Brea Castle, there are 2 museums and a historic house.
CastleCarn Brea Castle4 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseHistoric houseScorrier House2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumMoseley Heritage Museum4.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumRedruth Old Cornwall Society Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
The 4 outside town cluster to the west.
The dashed line is Carharrack’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What you can see
There are more castles or historic places (2) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Carharrack. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
4 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Carharrack’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carharrack →
Big names nearby
Truro Cathedral, 10 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralTruro Cathedral10 km east
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle13 km southeast
Art galleryTate St Ives22 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)
GardenEden Project34 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle14 km southeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum9.7 km eastGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden11 km east
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine5.8 km west
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden14 km southGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan27 km eastGardenGardenTrebah15 km south
Historic house · National TrustTrerice20 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Carharrack (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.
Questions before you go to Carharrack
What is there to see near Carharrack?
No attraction is mapped inside Carharrack itself. Within 5 km of it are Carn Brea Castle, Scorrier House, Moseley Heritage Museum and Redruth Old Cornwall Society Museum.
Does Carharrack have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Carharrack: Moseley Heritage Museum and Redruth Old Cornwall Society Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Carharrack?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Pendennis Castle (English Heritage), 13 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Carharrack?
Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (10 km), Pendennis Castle (13 km), Tate St Ives (22 km), Eden Project (34 km).
Where are Carharrack’s historic buildings listed?
Carharrack has 7 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 Carharrack 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 (10)
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Pool Mine: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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