Carn Brea Castle heads the list around Illogan
Illogan and its surroundings hold 6 museums, 2 castles and a theme park. What there is to see lies just outside: 11 places within 5 km of its edge. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by the National Trust. The best-known trip out is to Tate St Ives, 15 km away.
Where to start near Illogan
The rest of the best known are 4 museums and a theme park.
CastleCarn Brea Castle2.2 km outside town, to the southeast
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine700 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumCornish Mines and Engines700 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseum · National TrustMichell's Engine House900 m outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkHeartlands (playground)1.5 km outside town, to the south
MuseumKing Edward Mine3.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The map ends at King Edward Mine, 3.9 km out.
The dashed line is Illogan’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 mix
6 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.
Green: inside Illogan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (East Pool Mine and Michell's Engine House).
Everything to see
11 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Out of town
Top of the 12 day trips: Tate St Ives, at 15 km.
Art galleryTate St Ives15 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)
CathedralTruro Cathedral16 km east
GardenEden Project40 km east
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle19 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle20 km southeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum16 km eastGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden17 km east
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden15 km west
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden18 km southeastGardenGardenTrebah18 km southeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan33 km east
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate13 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Illogan (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 Illogan
What is there to see near Illogan?
No attraction is mapped inside Illogan itself. Within 5 km of it are Carn Brea Castle, East Pool Mine, Cornish Mines and Engines and Michell's Engine House.
Does Illogan have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Illogan: East Pool Mine, Cornish Mines and Engines, Michell's Engine House and King Edward Mine.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Illogan?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Illogan, 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 Illogan?
Within 40 km: Tate St Ives (15 km), Truro Cathedral (16 km), Eden Project (40 km), Pendennis Castle (19 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 Illogan 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
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 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
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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