Trips from Cubert, starting with Newquay Zoo
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Cubert’s built-up area. The commonest are a zoo, a museum and an aquarium. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by English Heritage. Further afield lies Truro Cathedral, at 14 km.
The names to know near Cubert
Close behind Newquay Zoo are a museum, an aquarium and an attraction.
ZooNewquay Zoo4.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum · English HeritagePerranporth Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southwestAquariumAquariumBlue Reef Aquarium4.1 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionNewquay Water Sports Centre4.2 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.
The layout
To the northeast lie most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Cubert’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
The places here are a zoo, a museum and an aquarium.
Green: inside Cubert. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Perranporth Museum).
All of it
Nothing is inside Cubert itself; these 4 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Cubert’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cubert →
Worth the drive
Truro Cathedral, 14 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralTruro Cathedral14 km south
GardenEden Project27 km east
Historic house · National TrustTrerice5.6 km east
Art galleryTate St Ives32 km southwest · 214K visitors a year (2009)
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle26 km southGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan24 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle32 km east
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum14 km south
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle26 km south
CastleCarn Brea Castle20 km southwestGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden19 km south
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle34 km eastPlaces well known beyond Cubert (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.
Asked about places to visit in Cubert
What is there to see near Cubert?
No attraction is mapped inside Cubert itself. Within 5 km of it are Newquay Zoo, Perranporth Museum, Blue Reef Aquarium and Newquay Water Sports Centre.
Does Cubert have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Cubert: Perranporth Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cubert?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Cubert, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Perranporth Museum).
What are the best-known days out near Cubert?
Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (14 km), Eden Project (27 km), Trerice (5.6 km), Tate St Ives (32 km).
Where are Cubert’s historic buildings listed?
Cubert has 15 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 Cubert 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)
- Newquay Zoo: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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