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Penlee House, Gallery & Museum
Attractions in Longrock

From Longrock, 1.8 km to Penlee House, Gallery & Museum

Around Longrock, the places to visit include 4 museums, 3 attractions and 2 historic houses. Nothing is mapped inside Longrock’s built-up area, but 17 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Of these, 2 are looked after by the National Trust. Tate St Ives is worth a day, 10 km from the centre.

Photo: Penlee House, Gallery & Museum, Purely Penzance (CC BY 2.0)
In Longrock
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
17
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
7
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Around Longrock: where to begin

Along with Penlee House, Gallery & Museum, see 2 historic houses, a garden and a fort.

MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum1.4 km outside town, to the southwestGarden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens2.6 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseYHA Penzance2.2 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseTrereife House3.1 km outside town, to the southwestFort · National TrustTrencrom Hill4.8 km outside town, to the northeastPierSouth Pier1.1 km outside town, to the south

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where to find them

The farthest of them, St Hilary Church, Cornwall, is 6.8 km out.

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The dashed line is Longrock’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

The types of place

Castles or historic places number 7, museums or galleries 5.

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 2 forts · 2 historic sites · 1 castle0 in town · 7 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 pier0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Longrock. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Trengwainton Gardens and Trencrom Hill).

Every place

Place after place

The list runs to 17 places, all within 5 km of its edge.

YHA Penzance

Historic house · 2.2 km outside town, to the southwest

Mansion in Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK, used as a youth hostel.

Run by Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales)
About YHA Penzance →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

6 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Longrock’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Longrock →

Big names nearby

Within a day

Leading the 12 is Tate St Ives, 10 km away; they include 3 museums and 3 castles.

Art galleryTate St Ives10 km north · 214K visitors a year (2009)CathedralTruro Cathedral37 km northeastMuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden9.8 km northCastle · English HeritagePendennis Castle34 km eastMuseum · National TrustLevant Mine12 km westFortChûn Castle8.1 km westCastleCarn Brea Castle22 km northeastHistoric house · National TrustGodolphin Estate12 km eastCastle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle36 km eastMuseumThe Leach Pottery8.9 km northZooParadise Park8.9 km northeastGardenGardenTrebah29 km east

Places well known beyond Longrock (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 people ask about Longrock

What is there to see near Longrock?

No attraction is mapped inside Longrock itself. Within 5 km of it are Penlee House, Gallery & Museum, Trengwainton Gardens, YHA Penzance and Trereife House.

Does Longrock have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Longrock: Penlee House, Gallery & Museum, Newlyn Orion Gallery, St Hilary Church, Cornwall and Trinity House National Lighthouse Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Longrock?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Longrock, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Trengwainton Gardens and Trencrom Hill).

What are the best-known days out near Longrock?

Within 40 km: Tate St Ives (10 km), Truro Cathedral (37 km), Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (9.8 km), Pendennis Castle (34 km).

Where are Longrock’s historic buildings listed?

Longrock has 6 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 Longrock 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 (21)

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