Leave Carloggas for Newquay Zoo, 6.5 km away
Carloggas’ list takes in 3 attractions, 2 theme parks and a zoo. None of our places to visit is inside Carloggas’ built-up area; 10 are within 5 km of its edge. Travel 21 km and you reach Eden Project.
The first to see around Carloggas
After Newquay Zoo come 2 theme parks, 2 attractions and an aquarium.
ZooNewquay Zoo3.3 km outside town, to the southwestTheme parkTheme parkSpringfields Fun Park4.1 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionCornish Birds of Prey Centre4.3 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkSpingfields Fun Park and Pony Centre4 km outside town, to the southeastAquariumAquariumBlue Reef Aquarium3.9 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionNewquay Water Sports Centre4 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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 view
The map stretches to Newquay Water Sports Centre, 7.3 km away.
The dashed line is Carloggas’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
Most are zoos, theme parks or other days out, 5 in all, ahead of other attractions (3).
Green: inside Carloggas. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
These 10 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Carloggas’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carloggas →
Beyond Carloggas
Worth the drive, Eden Project (21 km) is first of the 12.
GardenEden Project21 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle30 km northeast
CathedralTruro Cathedral21 km south
Historic house · National TrustTrerice7.6 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle23 km eastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan23 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle34 km south
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle33 km south
Theme parkCamel Creek Adventure Park6.6 km northeast
Fort · National TrustThe Rumps17 km north
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum21 km south
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle28 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Carloggas (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.
Seeing Carloggas: your questions
What is there to see near Carloggas?
No attraction is mapped inside Carloggas itself. Within 5 km of it are Newquay Zoo, Springfields Fun Park, Cornish Birds of Prey Centre and Spingfields Fun Park and Pony Centre.
Does Carloggas have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Carloggas: St Columb Major Smallseum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Carloggas?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintagel Castle (English Heritage), 30 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Carloggas?
Within 40 km: Eden Project (21 km), Tintagel Castle (30 km), Truro Cathedral (21 km), Trerice (7.6 km).
Where are Carloggas’ historic buildings listed?
Carloggas has 6 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 Carloggas 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)
- Newquay Zoo: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camel Creek Adventure Park: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Rumps: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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