Places to visit near Mawgan Porth
Close by, the list has a single place: Bedruthan Steps, within 5 km of its edge. Eden Project, 23 km away, is the best-known day out. Look within 40 km and there are 12, among them 4 castles and 2 gardens.
The nearest place to visit
It is Bedruthan Steps, 3.3 km from the middle.
Mapped from Mawgan Porth
From 1 to 7, each number is a tile below.
Mawgan Porth is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
8 castles or historic places and 2 gardens or estates top the count.
Green: inside Mawgan Porth. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
6 places are cared for: 4 by English Heritage and 2 by the National Trust (Tintagel Castle, Trerice, Restormel Castle and Pendennis Castle, and 2 more).
The list in full
Look within 40 km for all 13.
Truro Cathedral
Cathedral located in the city of Truro, Cornwall, England, UK.
Restormel Castle
Castle, now ruinous, north of Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, UK.
The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Botanical garden in Cornwall, England, UK.
Pendennis Castle
Device Fort on the west side of the estuary of the River Fal, near Falmouth in Cornwall, England, UK.
Prideaux Place
Grade I listed historic house museum in Padstow, United Kingdom.
What is in or close to Mawgan Porth comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
A day out from Mawgan Porth
Best known first, these lead 12 places within 40 km.
2GardenEden Project23 km southeast
3Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle30 km northeast
4CathedralTruro Cathedral21 km south
5Historic house · National TrustTrerice7.8 km south
6ZooNewquay Zoo5.8 km southwest
7Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle26 km eastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan25 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle34 km south
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle33 km south
Fort · National TrustThe Rumps17 km northeast
Historic housePrideaux Place11 km northeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum22 km southThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Newquay →
Seeing Mawgan Porth: questions
What is there to see near Mawgan Porth?
No attraction is mapped inside Mawgan Porth itself. Within 5 km of it are Bedruthan Steps.
Does Mawgan Porth have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Mawgan Porth.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Mawgan Porth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintagel Castle (English Heritage), 30 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Mawgan Porth?
Within 40 km: Eden Project (23 km), Tintagel Castle (30 km), Truro Cathedral (21 km), Trerice (7.8 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 Mawgan Porth 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 (6)
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newquay Zoo: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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