Penryn Museum heads the list around Ponsanooth
Nothing on our list is inside Ponsanooth’s built-up area; the 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 museums and a water park to choose from. Further afield, Truro Cathedral is 10 km from the centre.
Just outside Ponsanooth, the best known
A museum and a water park follow Penryn Museum.
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 view
Kernow Adventure Park, 4.3 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Ponsanooth’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 list by type
Most common are museums or galleries: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Ponsanooth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
These 3 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Ponsanooth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ponsanooth →
For a day out
Top of the 12 day trips: Truro Cathedral, at 10 km.
CathedralTruro Cathedral10 km northeast
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle8.7 km southeast
GardenEden Project34 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle9.6 km southeast
Art galleryTate St Ives24 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)
CastleCarn Brea Castle7.9 km northwestGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden8.3 km east
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden9.9 km south
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum9.9 km northeastGardenGardenTrebah10 km southGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan26 km northeast
Art galleryFalmouth Art Gallery6.7 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Ponsanooth (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 about Ponsanooth’s attractions
What is there to see near Ponsanooth?
No attraction is mapped inside Ponsanooth itself. Within 5 km of it are Penryn Museum, Enys Gardens and Kernow Adventure Park.
Does Ponsanooth have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ponsanooth: Penryn Museum and Enys Gardens.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ponsanooth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Pendennis Castle (English Heritage), 8.7 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ponsanooth?
Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (10 km), Pendennis Castle (8.7 km), Eden Project (34 km), St Mawes Castle (9.6 km).
Where are Ponsanooth’s historic buildings listed?
Ponsanooth has 18 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 Ponsanooth 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 (9)
- 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
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Falmouth Art Gallery: Vernon39, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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