Prideaux Place
Grade I listed historic house museum in Padstow, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Padstow
Photo: Prideaux Place, Olaf Tausch (CC BY 3.0)Padstow to see, Prideaux Place first
The built-up area itself has 3 places on our list; one more is within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums, a historic house and a theme park. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 3 of them. Allow a day for Tintagel Castle, 19 km off.
In Padstow
3
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Leading places in Padstow
Prideaux Place aside, the next best known are 2 museums and a theme park.
Historic housePrideaux Placein townMuseumMuseumPadstow Museumin townMuseumMuseumThe National Lobster Hatcheryin town
Theme parkCamel Creek Adventure Park4.7 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.
The map
The layout
Camel Creek Adventure Park marks the outer edge, 5.5 km away.
The dashed line is Padstow’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
The mix
The places here are 2 museums, a historic house and a theme park.
Museums & galleries 2 museums2 in town
Castles & historic places 1 historic house1 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Padstow. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All 4 on the list
First the 3 in town, then one within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside Padstow come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
132 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Padstow’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Padstow →
Big names nearby
Beyond the town
Leading the 12 is Tintagel Castle, 19 km away; they include 3 castles and 2 gardens.
Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle19 km northeast
GardenEden Project24 km southeast
CathedralTruro Cathedral31 km south
Fort · National TrustThe Rumps6.3 km north
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle23 km southeast
Museum · National TrustTintagel Old Post Office20 km northeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan30 km south
Historic house · National TrustTrerice18 km south
Historic housePencarrow House13 km east
MuseumMuseum of Witchcraft and Magic24 km northeast
ZooNewquay Zoo17 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle32 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Padstow (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.
Questions before you go to Padstow
What are the main attractions in Padstow?
The best known inside Padstow’s built-up area are Prideaux Place, Padstow Museum and The National Lobster Hatchery. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Padstow have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Padstow: Padstow Museum and The National Lobster Hatchery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Padstow?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintagel Castle (English Heritage), 19 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Padstow?
Within 40 km: Tintagel Castle (19 km), Eden Project (24 km), Truro Cathedral (31 km), The Rumps (6.3 km).
Where are Padstow’s historic buildings listed?
Padstow has 132 listed buildings, 2 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 Padstow 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 (13)
- Prideaux Place: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camel Creek Adventure Park: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Rumps: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Old Post Office: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pencarrow House: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Witchcraft and Magic: JUweL, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newquay Zoo: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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