Places to visit around Polruan, from St Catherine's Castle
None of our places to visit is inside Polruan’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a castle, a museum and an aquarium. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage. Go 8.9 km out for Eden Project.
Top of the list around Polruan
St Catherine's Castle aside, the next best known are a museum and an aquarium.
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle300 m outside town, to the west
MuseumFowey Town Museum500 m outside town, to the northAquariumAquariumFowey Aquarium400 m outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
To the north lie most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Polruan’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
It comes down to a castle, a museum and an aquarium.
Green: inside Polruan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Catherine's Castle).
Everything on the list
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Polruan’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Polruan →
Out of town
Of the 12 day trips, Eden Project (8.9 km) is the best known.
GardenEden Project8.9 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle11 km north
Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle39 km northGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan14 km west
CathedralTruro Cathedral31 km west
Castle · English HeritageLaunceston Castle39 km northeast
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle36 km southwest
Museum · English HeritageKing Doniert's Stone21 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustLanhydrock House13 km north
FortDrake's Island34 km east
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle34 km southwest
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral35 km eastPlaces well known beyond Polruan (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.
Polruan: questions and answers
What is there to see near Polruan?
No attraction is mapped inside Polruan itself. Within 5 km of it are St Catherine's Castle, Fowey Town Museum and Fowey Aquarium.
Does Polruan have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Polruan: Fowey Town Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Polruan?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Polruan, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Catherine's Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Polruan?
Within 40 km: Eden Project (8.9 km), Restormel Castle (11 km), Tintagel Castle (39 km), The Lost Gardens of Heligan (14 km).
Where are Polruan’s historic buildings listed?
Polruan has 13 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 Polruan 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 (13)
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fowey Town Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Launceston Castle: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Doniert's Stone: TinWidget at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanhydrock House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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