The Flambards Experience and one more: what to see in Helston
2 places to visit are mapped inside Helston’s built-up area, and 5 more within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 museums, a theme park and a heritage railway to choose from. A drive of 20 km brings you to Tate St Ives.
Most famous in Helston
Behind The Flambards Experience on the list are 2 museums, a heritage railway and a zoo.
Theme parkThe Flambards Experiencein town
MuseumMuseum of Cornish Lifein town
Heritage railwayHelston Railway1.8 km outside town, to the northwest
ZooCornish Seal Sanctuary3.8 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseTrevarno Gardens1.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumPoldark Mine2.7 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.
Plotted on the map
Out at 4.9 km is Cornish Seal Sanctuary, the farthest.
The dashed line is Helston’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
3 zoos, theme parks or other days out and 2 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Helston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
The town has 2; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 5 more.
The 2 inside Helston come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
209 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Helston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Helston →
Big names nearby
Of the 12 day trips, Tate St Ives (20 km) is the best known.
Art galleryTate St Ives20 km northwest · 214K visitors a year (2009)
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle17 km east
CathedralTruro Cathedral24 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle18 km east
CastleCarn Brea Castle13 km northGardenGardenTrebah10 km east
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden11 km east
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate7.5 km northwestGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden21 km northeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan39 km northeast
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden19 km northwest
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum23 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Helston (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 Helston
What are the main attractions in Helston?
The best known inside Helston’s built-up area are The Flambards Experience and Museum of Cornish Life. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Helston have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Helston: Museum of Cornish Life and Poldark Mine.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Helston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Pendennis Castle (English Heritage), 17 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Helston?
Within 40 km: Tate St Ives (20 km), Pendennis Castle (17 km), Truro Cathedral (24 km), St Mawes Castle (18 km).
Where are Helston’s historic buildings listed?
Helston has 209 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. 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 Helston 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 (14)
- The Flambards Experience: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Cornish Life: Mutney, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornish Seal Sanctuary: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevarno Gardens: Jonathan Billinger, 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
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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