Levant Mine, 1.5 km from Pendeen
Pendeen’s list takes in 3 museums, 3 attractions and 2 historic sites. There is no place to visit inside Pendeen’s built-up area; there are 9 within 5 km of its edge. Of these, one is looked after by the National Trust. Walking distance covers 2 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. Tate St Ives is worth a day, 15 km from the centre.
Leading the list near Pendeen
Alongside Levant Mine you find 2 museums, 2 attractions and a fort.
Museum · National TrustLevant Mine900 m outside town, to the west
FortChûn Castle1.6 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumHard Rock Museum400 m outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumGeevor Tin Mine400 m outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionBotallack Mines1.5 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionCarn Galver Mine3.7 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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 view
At 4.6 km, Lanyon Quoit is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Pendeen’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 kinds on offer
3 museums or galleries and 3 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Pendeen. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Levant Mine).
The complete list
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 9 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Pendeen’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pendeen →
For a day out
Allow a day for Tate St Ives, 15 km away, the pick of 12.
Art galleryTate St Ives15 km northeast · 214K visitors a year (2009)
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens7.2 km east
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden15 km northeast
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum9.6 km southeast
Historic houseTrereife House8.3 km southeast
Historic houseYHA Penzance8.4 km southeast
CastleCarn Brea Castle31 km east
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill14 km east
MuseumPorthcurno Telegraph Museum12 km south
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate22 km east
MuseumThe Leach Pottery14 km northeast
ZooParadise Park17 km eastPlaces well known beyond Pendeen (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.
What people ask about Pendeen
What is there to see near Pendeen?
No attraction is mapped inside Pendeen itself. Within 5 km of it are Levant Mine, Chûn Castle, Hard Rock Museum and Geevor Tin Mine.
Does Pendeen have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Pendeen: Levant Mine, Hard Rock Museum and Geevor Tin Mine.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pendeen?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Pendeen, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Levant Mine).
What are the best-known days out near Pendeen?
Within 40 km: Tate St Ives (15 km), Trengwainton Gardens (7.2 km), Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (15 km), Penlee House, Gallery & Museum (9.6 km).
Where are Pendeen’s historic buildings listed?
Pendeen has 4 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 Pendeen 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 (14)
- Levant Mine: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chûn Castle: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trengwainton Gardens: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penlee House, Gallery & Museum: Purely Penzance, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trereife House: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- YHA Penzance: Edmund Gooch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trencrom Hill: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Porthcurno Telegraph Museum: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Leach Pottery: Jordanhill School D&T Dept, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paradise Park: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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