Penryn Museum is Penryn’s place to visit
6 of the 10 places to visit in and around Penryn are museums or galleries. One place to visit is mapped inside Penryn’s built-up area, and 9 more within 5 km of its edge. 2 of them are cared for by English Heritage. Further out, Truro Cathedral is 11 km away.
The best known in Penryn
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle3.4 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle4.6 km outside town, to the east
Art galleryFalmouth Art Gallery1.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumNational Maritime Museum Cornwall2.3 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryFalmouth Municipal Buildings1.4 km outside town, to the southeastWhere they are
The dashed line is Penryn’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
10 places in or within 5 km of Penryn. The biggest group is museums & galleries (6).
Green: inside Penryn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle).
In Penryn first, then nearby
The one inside Penryn comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Pendennis Castle
Device Fort on the west side of the estuary of the River Fal, near Falmouth in Cornwall, England, UK.
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Museum in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Falmouth Municipal Buildings
Building housing the library, municipal offices and art gallery in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, UK.
7210 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Penryn’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Penryn →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Places well known beyond Penryn (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.
CathedralTruro Cathedral11 km northeast
GardenEden Project34 km northeast
Art galleryTate St Ives27 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden6.9 km southGardenGardenTrebah7.4 km south
CastleCarn Brea Castle11 km northwestGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden7.8 km northeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum11 km northGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan25 km northeast
ZooCornish Seal Sanctuary11 km southwest
Historic houseTregothnan11 km northeast
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine13 km northwestQuestions about Penryn’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Penryn?
The place to visit inside Penryn’s built-up area is Penryn Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 9 more within 5 km.
Does Penryn have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Penryn: Penryn Museum, Falmouth Art Gallery, National Maritime Museum Cornwall and Falmouth Municipal Buildings.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Penryn?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Penryn, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Penryn?
Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (11 km), Eden Project (34 km), Tate St Ives (27 km), Glendurgan Garden (6.9 km).
Where are Penryn’s historic buildings listed?
Penryn has 210 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 Penryn 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 (15)
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Falmouth Art Gallery: Vernon39, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum Cornwall: Vernon39, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Falmouth Municipal Buildings: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Dennis: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornish Seal Sanctuary: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tregothnan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- East Pool Mine: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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