What is near Four Lanes: Carn Brea Castle first
Museums or galleries make up 5 of the 9 places on the list. Four Lanes itself has none of them. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by the National Trust. Truro Cathedral lies 15 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Leading the list near Four Lanes
Following Carn Brea Castle are 4 museums and a theme park.
CastleCarn Brea Castle1.7 km outside town, to the north
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine3.1 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumKing Edward Mine1.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseum · National TrustMichell's Engine House2.9 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkHeartlands (playground)2.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCornish Mines and Engines3.1 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.
Plotted on the map
To the northwest lie most of the 9 nearby.
The dashed line is Four Lanes’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
5 museums or galleries and 2 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Four Lanes. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (East Pool Mine and Michell's Engine House).
Place after place
You will find all 9 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Four Lanes’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Four Lanes →
Day trips
Leading the 12 is Truro Cathedral, 15 km away; they include 5 gardens and 2 castles.
CathedralTruro Cathedral15 km northeast
Art galleryTate St Ives17 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle15 km southeast
GardenEden Project39 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle16 km east
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden14 km southeastGardenGardenTrebah14 km southeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum15 km northeastGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden15 km east
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate11 km southwestGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan32 km east
Heritage railwayHelston Railway9.7 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Four Lanes (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.
Before a day out in Four Lanes
What is there to see near Four Lanes?
No attraction is mapped inside Four Lanes itself. Within 5 km of it are Carn Brea Castle, East Pool Mine, King Edward Mine and Michell's Engine House.
Does Four Lanes have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Four Lanes: East Pool Mine, King Edward Mine, Michell's Engine House and Cornish Mines and Engines.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Four Lanes?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Four Lanes, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (East Pool Mine and Michell's Engine House).
What are the best-known days out near Four Lanes?
Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (15 km), Tate St Ives (17 km), Pendennis Castle (15 km), Eden Project (39 km).
Where are Four Lanes’ historic buildings listed?
Four Lanes has 5 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 Four Lanes 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)
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Pool Mine: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Edward Mine: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, 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
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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