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Trengwainton Gardens
Attractions in Madron

Places to visit around Madron, from Trengwainton Gardens

Madron’s list takes in 4 historic sites, 3 attractions and 2 museums. Nothing is mapped inside Madron’s built-up area, but 16 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the National Trust. Go 11 km out for Tate St Ives.

Photo: Trengwainton Gardens, N p holmes (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Madron
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
8
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The best known around Madron

The rest of the best known are 2 historic houses, a museum and a fort.

Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens500 m outside town, to the southwestMuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum2.3 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseYHA Penzance1.4 km outside town, to the southFortChûn Castle4.8 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseTrereife House2.1 km outside town, to the southArt galleryNewlyn Orion Gallery2.7 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

The layout

Chûn Castle marks the outer edge, 5.2 km away.

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The dashed line is Madron’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

A breakdown by kind

Ahead are castles or historic places (8); next, museums or galleries (3).

Museums & galleries 2 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 historic sites · 2 historic houses · 2 forts0 in town · 8 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 Madron. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Trengwainton Gardens).

Every place

The places, one by one

Nothing is inside Madron itself; these 16 are within 5 km of its edge.

YHA Penzance

Historic house · 1.4 km outside town, to the south

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.

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

Big names nearby

Worth the drive

Top of the 12 day trips: Tate St Ives, at 11 km.

Art galleryTate St Ives11 km northeast · 214K visitors a year (2009)CathedralTruro Cathedral39 km eastMuseum · National TrustLevant Mine8.8 km westMuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden11 km northeastCastle · English HeritagePendennis Castle37 km eastFort · National TrustTrencrom Hill7.6 km northeastCastleCarn Brea Castle25 km northeastHistoric house · National TrustGodolphin Estate15 km eastCastle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle39 km eastMuseumThe Leach Pottery9.6 km northeastZooParadise Park11 km northeastMuseumPorthcurno Telegraph Museum12 km southwest

Places well known beyond Madron (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 Madron

What is there to see near Madron?

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

Does Madron have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Madron: Penlee House, Gallery & Museum, Newlyn Orion Gallery and Trinity House National Lighthouse Museum.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Madron, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Trengwainton Gardens).

What are the best-known days out near Madron?

Within 40 km: Tate St Ives (11 km), Truro Cathedral (39 km), Levant Mine (8.8 km), Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (11 km).

Where are Madron’s historic buildings listed?

Madron has 34 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 Madron 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 (20)

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