What to see from Penpol: Trelissick Garden first
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Penpol’s built-up area. They include 2 museums, a garden and a historic house. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by the National Trust. Beyond the town, Truro Cathedral sits 6.3 km away.
Where to start near Penpol
Close behind Trelissick Garden are 2 museums and a historic house.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Penpol
Most of the 4 out of town lie to the east.
The dashed line is Penpol’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
The list holds 2 museums, a garden and a historic house.
Green: inside Penpol. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Trelissick Garden and Trelissick House).
The complete list
The list runs to 4 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Penpol’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Penpol →
A drive away
Day trips number 12; the best known is Truro Cathedral, 6.3 km off.
CathedralTruro Cathedral6.3 km north
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle7.1 km south
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle6.8 km southeast
GardenEden Project29 km northeast
Art galleryTate St Ives29 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum6.2 km north
CastleCarn Brea Castle13 km westGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan21 km northeast
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden12 km southGardenGardenTrebah12 km south
Historic houseTregothnan5.8 km northeast
Art galleryFalmouth Art Gallery5.9 km southPlaces well known beyond Penpol (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.
Know before you go to Penpol
What is there to see near Penpol?
No attraction is mapped inside Penpol itself. Within 5 km of it are Trelissick Garden, Trelissick House, Penryn Museum and Enys Gardens.
Does Penpol have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Penpol: Penryn Museum and Enys Gardens.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Penpol?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Penpol, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Trelissick Garden and Trelissick House).
What are the best-known days out near Penpol?
Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (6.3 km), Pendennis Castle (7.1 km), St Mawes Castle (6.8 km), Eden Project (29 km).
Where are Penpol’s historic buildings listed?
Penpol 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 Penpol 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 (10)
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tregothnan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Falmouth Art Gallery: Vernon39, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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