What is near Perranwell Station: New County Hall first
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Perranwell Station’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. There are an art gallery, a historic house and a museum to choose from. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. Truro Cathedral lies 6.7 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Leading the list near Perranwell Station
Beyond New County Hall, there are a historic house and a museum.
Art galleryNew County Hall4.9 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustTrelissick House4.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumEnys Gardens3.2 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 layout
The outermost point is Trelissick House, at 5.6 km.
The dashed line is Perranwell Station’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
2 of the 3 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Perranwell Station. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Trelissick House).
Everything to see
Its 3 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Perranwell Station’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Perranwell Station →
A drive away
Worth the drive, Truro Cathedral (6.7 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralTruro Cathedral6.7 km northeast
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle9.1 km southeast
GardenEden Project31 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle9.3 km southeast
Art galleryTate St Ives27 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)GardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden5.7 km east
CastleCarn Brea Castle9.6 km west
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum6.5 km northeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan23 km east
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden12 km southGardenGardenTrebah13 km south
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle39 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Perranwell Station (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.
Visiting Perranwell Station: the answers
What is there to see near Perranwell Station?
No attraction is mapped inside Perranwell Station itself. Within 5 km of it are New County Hall, Trelissick House and Enys Gardens.
Does Perranwell Station have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Perranwell Station: New County Hall and Enys Gardens.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Perranwell Station?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Perranwell Station, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Trelissick House).
What are the best-known days out near Perranwell Station?
Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (6.7 km), Pendennis Castle (9.1 km), Eden Project (31 km), St Mawes Castle (9.3 km).
Where are Perranwell Station’s historic buildings listed?
Perranwell Station has 2 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 Perranwell Station 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)
- New County Hall: Andrew Le Couteur Bisson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 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
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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