A zoo just outside Connor Downs: Paradise Park
From Connor Downs, the big name within reach is Tate St Ives, 8.1 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a zoo and an art gallery.
The names to know near Connor Downs
Behind Paradise Park on the list is an art gallery.
ZooParadise Park4.2 km outside town, to the southwestArt galleryArt galleryCarnsew Art Gallery3.5 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
At 4.9 km, Paradise Park is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Connor Downs’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
It comes down to a zoo and an art gallery.
Green: inside Connor Downs. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Connor Downs’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Connor Downs →
Trips out
The standout of the 12 is Tate St Ives, 8.1 km from town.
Art galleryTate St Ives8.1 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)
CathedralTruro Cathedral24 km east
CastleCarn Brea Castle9.2 km east
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle24 km east
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden8 km west
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate7.4 km south
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle25 km east
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine8.3 km east
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill8.4 km southwest
Heritage railwayHelston Railway10 km southeastGardenGardenTrebah21 km southeast
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden21 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Connor Downs (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.
Good to know in Connor Downs
What is there to see near Connor Downs?
No attraction is mapped inside Connor Downs itself. Within 5 km of it are Paradise Park and Carnsew Art Gallery.
Does Connor Downs have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Connor Downs: Carnsew Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Connor Downs?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Pendennis Castle (English Heritage), 24 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Connor Downs?
Within 40 km: Tate St Ives (8.1 km), Truro Cathedral (24 km), Carn Brea Castle (9.2 km), Pendennis Castle (24 km).
Where are Connor Downs’ historic buildings listed?
Connor Downs has 2 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 Connor Downs 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)
- Paradise Park: Chris Allen, 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
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Pool Mine: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trencrom Hill: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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