Wheal Martyn Clay Works heads the list around Foxhole
From Foxhole, the big name within reach is Eden Project, 8.4 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Foxhole’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a museum and an attraction.
The names to know near Foxhole
After Wheal Martyn Clay Works, look out for an attraction.
MuseumWheal Martyn Clay Works3.6 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionBike Park Kernow4.7 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.
Plotted on the map
The farthest of them, Bike Park Kernow, is 5.6 km out.
The dashed line is Foxhole’s 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
The list holds a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Foxhole. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Big names nearby
Leading the 12 is Eden Project, 8.4 km away; they include 5 castles and 3 gardens.
GardenEden Project8.4 km east
CathedralTruro Cathedral17 km southwestGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan9.2 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle35 km north
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle15 km northeast
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle27 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle16 km east
Historic house · National TrustTrerice13 km west
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle25 km southwest
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum17 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustLanhydrock House15 km northeastGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden20 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Foxhole (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.
Know before you go to Foxhole
What is there to see near Foxhole?
No attraction is mapped inside Foxhole itself. Within 5 km of it are Wheal Martyn Clay Works and Bike Park Kernow.
Does Foxhole have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Foxhole: Wheal Martyn Clay Works.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Foxhole?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintagel Castle (English Heritage), 35 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Foxhole?
Within 40 km: Eden Project (8.4 km), Truro Cathedral (17 km), The Lost Gardens of Heligan (9.2 km), Tintagel Castle (35 km).
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 Foxhole 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)
- Wheal Martyn Clay Works: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanhydrock House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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