What is near Duporth: Eden Project first
Duporth’s list takes in 3 gardens, 2 museums and 2 attractions. With nothing inside Duporth’s built-up area, the list has 8 places within 5 km of its edge. Day-trippers head 12 km out to Restormel Castle.
Just outside Duporth, the best known
Then come 2 gardens, a historic house and a museum, behind Eden Project.
GardenEden Project3.6 km outside town, to the northeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseTregrehan House2.6 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumWheal Martyn Clay Works4.7 km outside town, to the northwest
GardenPinetum Gardens1.5 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionCornwall FootballGolf Park2.1 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.
Map of the places
Just outside town, most of the 8 sit to the northeast.
The dashed line is Duporth’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Count 3 gardens or estates and 2 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Duporth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 8 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Duporth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Duporth →
For a day out
Worth the drive, Restormel Castle (12 km) is first of the 12.
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle12 km northeast
CathedralTruro Cathedral21 km west
Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle38 km north
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle8.7 km east
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle28 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle27 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustLanhydrock House13 km north
CastleCaerhays Castle11 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustTrerice20 km west
Museum · English HeritageKing Doniert's Stone27 km northeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum22 km westGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden23 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Duporth (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.
What visitors ask about Duporth
What is there to see near Duporth?
No attraction is mapped inside Duporth itself. Within 5 km of it are Eden Project, The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Tregrehan House and Wheal Martyn Clay Works.
Does Duporth have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Duporth: Wheal Martyn Clay Works and The Core.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Duporth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Restormel Castle (English Heritage), 12 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Duporth?
Within 40 km: Restormel Castle (12 km), Truro Cathedral (21 km), Tintagel Castle (38 km), St Catherine's Castle (8.7 km).
Where are Duporth’s historic buildings listed?
Duporth has 10 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 Duporth 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 (15)
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tregrehan House: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wheal Martyn Clay Works: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinetum Gardens: Paul Barnett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanhydrock House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caerhays Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Doniert's Stone: TinWidget at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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