What is near Lelant: Tate St Ives first
8 of the 11 places to visit in and around Lelant are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Lelant. In 2009, Tate St Ives had 214K visitors. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the National Trust. Beyond the town, Truro Cathedral sits 29 km away.
Top of the list around Lelant
Behind Tate St Ives on the list are 3 museums, a fort and a zoo.
Art galleryTate St Ives4.1 km outside town, to the northwest · 214K visitors a year (2009)
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden3.9 km outside town, to the northwest
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill2.3 km outside town, to the southwest
ZooParadise Park800 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumThe Leach Pottery4.2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumSt Hilary Church, Cornwall5 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.
Mapped around Lelant
Head northwest for most of the 11 just outside.
The dashed line is Lelant’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What is on offer
8 of the 11 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Lelant. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Trencrom Hill).
All of them, one by one
Here are the 11 places within 5 km of its edge.
7Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
52 listed buildings and 5 scheduled monuments are on Lelant’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lelant →
Bigger names, a drive away
Head 29 km out for Truro Cathedral, the best known of 12.
CathedralTruro Cathedral29 km east
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle28 km east
CastleCarn Brea Castle15 km east
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate7.8 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle30 km east
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum10 km southwest
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens11 km southwest
Museum · National TrustLevant Mine18 km west
Heritage railwayHelston Railway12 km southeast
FortChûn Castle14 km westGardenGardenTrebah24 km east
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden25 km eastPlaces well known beyond Lelant (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.
Places to visit in Lelant: questions
What is there to see near Lelant?
No attraction is mapped inside Lelant itself. Within 5 km of it are Tate St Ives, Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, Trencrom Hill and Paradise Park.
Does Lelant have a museum?
8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lelant: Tate St Ives, Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, The Leach Pottery and St Hilary Church, Cornwall.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lelant?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Lelant, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Trencrom Hill).
What are the best-known days out near Lelant?
Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (29 km), Pendennis Castle (28 km), Carn Brea Castle (15 km), Godolphin Estate (7.8 km).
Where are Lelant’s historic buildings listed?
Lelant has 52 listed buildings, 1 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 Lelant 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 (18)
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trencrom Hill: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paradise Park: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Leach Pottery: Jordanhill School D&T Dept, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Hilary Church, Cornwall: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Ives Museum: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penlee House, Gallery & Museum: Purely Penzance, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trengwainton Gardens: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levant Mine: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chûn Castle: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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