What is near Luxulyan: Eden Project first
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Luxulyan’s built-up area, but 6 places are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums, 2 attractions and a garden. Further out, Restormel Castle is 6.4 km away.
Around Luxulyan: where to begin
After Eden Project, look out for 2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house.
GardenEden Project2.9 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseTregrehan House4.2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumWheal Martyn Clay Works4.9 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionCornwall FootballGolf Park4.4 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionKidzworld4.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumThe Core3 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
To the south lie most of the 6 nearby.
The dashed line is Luxulyan’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 types of place
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (2), then other attractions (2).
Green: inside Luxulyan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Its 6 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Luxulyan’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Luxulyan →
Worth the drive
Restormel Castle, at 6.4 km, heads the 12.
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle6.4 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle31 km northGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan13 km south
CathedralTruro Cathedral26 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle9.9 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustLanhydrock House6.6 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageLaunceston Castle39 km northeast
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle35 km southwest
Museum · English HeritageKing Doniert's Stone22 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle33 km southwest
Historic housePencarrow House13 km north
Historic house · National TrustTrerice21 km westPlaces well known beyond Luxulyan (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.
Planning a visit to Luxulyan
What is there to see near Luxulyan?
No attraction is mapped inside Luxulyan itself. Within 5 km of it are Eden Project, Tregrehan House, Wheal Martyn Clay Works and Cornwall FootballGolf Park.
Does Luxulyan have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Luxulyan: Wheal Martyn Clay Works and The Core.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Luxulyan?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Restormel Castle (English Heritage), 6.4 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Luxulyan?
Within 40 km: Restormel Castle (6.4 km), Tintagel Castle (31 km), The Lost Gardens of Heligan (13 km), Truro Cathedral (26 km).
Where are Luxulyan’s historic buildings listed?
Luxulyan has 19 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 Luxulyan 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)
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tregrehan House: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wheal Martyn Clay Works: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanhydrock House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Launceston Castle: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Doniert's Stone: TinWidget at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pencarrow House: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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