Trips from Gweek, starting with Cornish Seal Sanctuary
None of our places to visit is inside Gweek’s built-up area; 7 are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 3 museums, a zoo and a theme park. Beyond the town, the best known is Pendennis Castle, 13 km off.
The best known around Gweek
The rest of the best known are 3 museums, a theme park and a historic site.
ZooCornish Seal Sanctuary200 m outside town, to the southeast
Theme parkThe Flambards Experience2.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMuseum of Cornish Life4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumConstantine Museum and Archive3.1 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumPoldark Mine4.7 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric site771 NAS Search and Rescue Sea King3.4 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
At the edge of the map sits Uther, 5.4 km out.
The dashed line is Gweek’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 list by type
There are more museums or galleries (3) than anything else, then zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Green: inside Gweek. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
These 7 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
23 listed buildings are on Gweek’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gweek →
Further out, the best known
Top of the 12 day trips: Pendennis Castle, at 13 km.
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle13 km northeast
Art galleryTate St Ives24 km northwest · 214K visitors a year (2009)
CathedralTruro Cathedral22 km northeastGardenGardenTrebah6 km east
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle15 km northeast
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden6.6 km east
CastleCarn Brea Castle14 km north
Heritage railwayHelston Railway7.4 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate12 km westGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden18 km northeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan35 km northeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum21 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Gweek (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 Gweek
What is there to see near Gweek?
No attraction is mapped inside Gweek itself. Within 5 km of it are Cornish Seal Sanctuary, The Flambards Experience, Museum of Cornish Life and Constantine Museum and Archive.
Does Gweek have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Gweek: Museum of Cornish Life, Constantine Museum and Archive and Poldark Mine.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Gweek?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Pendennis Castle (English Heritage), 13 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Gweek?
Within 40 km: Pendennis Castle (13 km), Tate St Ives (24 km), Truro Cathedral (22 km), Trebah (6 km).
Where are Gweek’s historic buildings listed?
Gweek has 23 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 Gweek 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)
- Cornish Seal Sanctuary: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Flambards Experience: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Cornish Life: Mutney, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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