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Truro Cathedral
Attractions in Playing Place

Truro Cathedral heads the list around Playing Place

Our list finds nothing inside Playing Place’s built-up area, but 6 places within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 historic houses, a cathedral and a garden to choose from. Here, 2 places are kept up by the National Trust. Beyond the town, the best known is Pendennis Castle, 9.7 km off.

Photo: Truro Cathedral, tracey maclean (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Playing Place
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Top of the list around Playing Place

Close behind Truro Cathedral are 2 historic houses, a garden and a museum.

CathedralTruro Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the northGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden2.8 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum3 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseTregothnan4 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryNew County Hall2.4 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustTrelissick House2.7 km outside town, to the southeast

Each 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

The layout

The map shows most of the 6 nearby to the north.

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The dashed line is Playing Place’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

What there is to see

The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (3) and museums or galleries (2).

Museums & galleries 1 museum · 1 art gallery0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 cathedral0 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Playing Place. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Trelissick Garden and Trelissick House).

Every place

The complete list

The list runs to 6 places, all within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

3 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Playing Place’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Playing Place →

Big names nearby

A drive away

Pendennis Castle, at 9.7 km, heads the 12 day trips.

Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle9.7 km southGardenEden Project27 km northeastCastle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle9.2 km southArt galleryTate St Ives30 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)CastleCarn Brea Castle13 km westGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan19 km eastGarden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden14 km southCastle · English HeritageRestormel Castle35 km northeastGardenGardenTrebah15 km southArt galleryFalmouth Art Gallery8.6 km southHistoric house · National TrustTrerice17 km northCastleCaerhays Castle16 km east

Places well known beyond Playing Place (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.

Seeing Playing Place: your questions

What is there to see near Playing Place?

No attraction is mapped inside Playing Place itself. Within 5 km of it are Truro Cathedral, Trelissick Garden, Royal Cornwall Museum and Tregothnan.

Does Playing Place have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Playing Place: Royal Cornwall Museum and New County Hall.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Playing Place?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Playing Place, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Trelissick Garden and Trelissick House).

What are the best-known days out near Playing Place?

Within 40 km: Pendennis Castle (9.7 km), Eden Project (27 km), St Mawes Castle (9.2 km), Tate St Ives (30 km).

Where are Playing Place’s historic buildings listed?

Playing Place has 3 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 Playing Place 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).

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