Around Nanpean, Wheal Martyn Clay Works leads the list
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Nanpean’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a museum, a zoo and an attraction. At 9 km, Eden Project is worth the journey.
The first to see around Nanpean
Along with Wheal Martyn Clay Works, see a zoo and an attraction.
MuseumWheal Martyn Clay Works3.9 km outside town, to the eastZooZooScreech Owl Sanctuary4.5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionBike Park Kernow4.8 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Nanpean, mapped
Bike Park Kernow marks the outer edge, 6.1 km away.
The dashed line is Nanpean’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
The places here are a museum, a zoo and an attraction.
Green: inside Nanpean. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Nanpean’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Nanpean →
Beyond Nanpean
Head 9 km out for Eden Project, the best known of 12.
GardenEden Project9 km east
CathedralTruro Cathedral17 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle34 km northGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan10 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle15 km northeast
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle28 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustTrerice12 km west
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle17 km east
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle26 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustLanhydrock House15 km northeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum18 km southwestGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden20 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Nanpean (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 Nanpean
What is there to see near Nanpean?
No attraction is mapped inside Nanpean itself. Within 5 km of it are Wheal Martyn Clay Works, Screech Owl Sanctuary and Bike Park Kernow.
Does Nanpean have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Nanpean: Wheal Martyn Clay Works.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Nanpean?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintagel Castle (English Heritage), 34 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Nanpean?
Within 40 km: Eden Project (9 km), Truro Cathedral (17 km), Tintagel Castle (34 km), The Lost Gardens of Heligan (10 km).
Where are Nanpean’s historic buildings listed?
Nanpean has 1 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 Nanpean 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 (11)
- Wheal Martyn Clay Works: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanhydrock House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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