Grampound’s draw is Heritage Centre
Only one place to visit is inside Grampound’s built-up area, but 2 more are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a museum, a historic house and an attraction. A longer outing takes you to Eden Project, 13 km off.
Where to start in Grampound
After Heritage Centre, look out for a historic house and an attraction.
Historic houseTrewithen House1.9 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionBike Park Kernow2.1 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Grampound
At 2.7 km, Bike Park Kernow is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Grampound’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
It comes down to a museum, a historic house and an attraction.
Green: inside Grampound. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
One in town leads, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge after it.
The one inside Grampound comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
54 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Grampound’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Grampound →
Beyond the town
Worth the drive, Eden Project (13 km) is first of the 12.
GardenEden Project13 km northeast
CathedralTruro Cathedral11 km westGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan6.6 km east
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle20 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle21 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle18 km southwest
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum12 km west
CastleCaerhays Castle7.6 km southeastGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden13 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle18 km east
Historic house · National TrustTrerice14 km northwest
CastleCarn Brea Castle26 km westPlaces well known beyond Grampound (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.
Questions before you go to Grampound
What are the main attractions in Grampound?
The place to visit inside Grampound’s built-up area is Heritage Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Grampound have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Grampound: Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Grampound?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Pendennis Castle (English Heritage), 20 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Grampound?
Within 40 km: Eden Project (13 km), Truro Cathedral (11 km), The Lost Gardens of Heligan (6.6 km), Pendennis Castle (20 km).
Where are Grampound’s historic buildings listed?
Grampound has 54 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 Grampound 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)
- Trewithen House: ElzbietaBorgosz, 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
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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
- Caerhays Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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