The one place to visit in Perranporth is Perranporth Museum
Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 2 beyond the one inside Perranporth’s built-up area. The list includes one place cared for by English Heritage. Travel 12 km and you reach Truro Cathedral.
Top of the list in Perranporth
Then come 2 museums, behind Perranporth Museum.
MuseumSt Agnes Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumBlue Hills Tin Streams2 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.
The map view
The map ends at St Agnes Museum, 5.4 km out.
The dashed line is Perranporth’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 is on offer
They are all museums or galleries: 3 in all.
Green: inside Perranporth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Perranporth Museum).
The complete list
After the one in town come 2 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Perranporth comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Perranporth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Perranporth →
Big names nearby
First of the 12 big names within reach is Truro Cathedral, 12 km away.
CathedralTruro Cathedral12 km southeast
GardenEden Project29 km east
Art galleryTate St Ives27 km southwest · 214K visitors a year (2009)
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle23 km south
Historic house · National TrustTrerice9.4 km northeast
CastleCarn Brea Castle15 km southwest
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum11 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle23 km southeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan25 km east
ZooNewquay Zoo9.7 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle35 km eastGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden17 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Perranporth (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 Perranporth
What are the main attractions in Perranporth?
The place to visit inside Perranporth’s built-up area is Perranporth Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Perranporth have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Perranporth: Perranporth Museum, St Agnes Museum and Blue Hills Tin Streams.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Perranporth?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Perranporth, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Perranporth Museum).
What are the best-known days out near Perranporth?
Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (12 km), Eden Project (29 km), Tate St Ives (27 km), Pendennis Castle (23 km).
Where are Perranporth’s historic buildings listed?
Perranporth has 6 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 Perranporth 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 (12)
- St Agnes Museum: Mutney, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Hills Tin Streams: Chris Allen, 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
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newquay Zoo: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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