Around Mawgan, Cornish Seal Sanctuary leads the list
Mawgan and its surroundings hold 3 attractions, 2 museums and a zoo. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 9 places to visit; none is inside Mawgan’s built-up area. Pendennis Castle, 14 km away, is the best-known day out.
Leading the list near Mawgan
Alongside Cornish Seal Sanctuary you find 2 museums, a theme park and a historic site.
ZooCornish Seal Sanctuary1 km outside town, to the north
Theme parkThe Flambards Experience3.1 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMuseum of Cornish Life4.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumConstantine Museum and Archive4.4 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric site771 NAS Search and Rescue Sea King3.5 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionArthur3.4 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
Out at 5.5 km is Museum of Cornish Life, the farthest.
The dashed line is Mawgan’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Most are other attractions, 3 in all, ahead of zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Green: inside Mawgan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
9 places make the list, every one 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 1 scheduled monument are on Mawgan’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mawgan →
Beyond the town
Head 14 km out for Pendennis Castle, the best known of 12.
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle14 km northeast
Art galleryTate St Ives25 km northwest · 214K visitors a year (2009)
CathedralTruro Cathedral24 km northeastGardenGardenTrebah6.7 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle16 km northeast
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden7.3 km northeast
CastleCarn Brea Castle16 km north
Heritage railwayHelston Railway8.5 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate13 km northwestGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden20 km northeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan37 km northeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum23 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Mawgan (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.
Before a day out in Mawgan
What is there to see near Mawgan?
No attraction is mapped inside Mawgan itself. Within 5 km of it are Cornish Seal Sanctuary, The Flambards Experience, Museum of Cornish Life and Constantine Museum and Archive.
Does Mawgan have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Mawgan: Museum of Cornish Life and Constantine Museum and Archive.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Mawgan?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Pendennis Castle (English Heritage), 14 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Mawgan?
Within 40 km: Pendennis Castle (14 km), Tate St Ives (25 km), Truro Cathedral (24 km), Trebah (6.7 km).
Where are Mawgan’s historic buildings listed?
Mawgan 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 Mawgan 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 (12)
- Cornish Seal Sanctuary: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Flambards Experience: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Cornish Life: Mutney, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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