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Attractions in Pool and Illogan

East Pool Mine opens Pool and Illogan’s list

Visitors to Pool and Illogan can choose from 6 museums, 2 castles and a theme park. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 7 beyond the 6 inside Pool and Illogan’s built-up area. Our list counts 2 places looked after by the National Trust. 4 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. Beyond the town, the best known is Tate St Ives, 16 km off.

Photo: East Pool Mine, see below (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Pool and Illogan
6
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Best known, in and near Pool and Illogan

Along with East Pool Mine, see 3 museums, a theme park and an attraction.

Museum · National TrustEast Pool Minein townMuseumMuseumCornish Mines and Enginesin townTheme parkTheme parkHeartlands (playground)in townMuseumMuseum · National TrustMichell's Engine Housein townAttractionAttractionHeartlandsin townMuseumMuseumMoseley Heritage Museumin town

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

Map of the places

Out at 5.5 km is Scorrier House, the farthest.

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The dashed line is Pool and Illogan’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 they are

Most are museums or galleries, 6 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (4).

Museums & galleries 6 museums4 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 historic house · 1 historic site0 in town · 4 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park · 1 wildlife park1 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction1 in town

Green: inside Pool and Illogan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (East Pool Mine and Michell's Engine House).

Every place

All 13 on the list

The 6 inside Pool and Illogan come first, then 7 more within 5 km of its edge.

The 6 inside Pool and Illogan come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

43 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Pool and Illogan’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pool and Illogan →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Tate St Ives, at 16 km, heads the 12 day trips.

Art galleryTate St Ives16 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)CathedralTruro Cathedral16 km eastGardenEden Project40 km eastCastle · English HeritagePendennis Castle18 km southeastCastle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle19 km southeastMuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum15 km eastGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden17 km eastGarden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden17 km southeastGardenGardenTrebah18 km southeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan33 km eastHistoric house · National TrustGodolphin Estate13 km southwestMuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden16 km west

Places well known beyond Pool and Illogan (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 Pool and Illogan: questions

What are the main attractions in Pool and Illogan?

The best known inside Pool and Illogan’s built-up area are East Pool Mine, Cornish Mines and Engines, Heartlands (playground) and Michell's Engine House. In all, 6 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 7 more within 5 km.

Does Pool and Illogan have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Pool and Illogan: East Pool Mine, Cornish Mines and Engines, Michell's Engine House and Moseley Heritage Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pool and Illogan?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Pool and Illogan, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (East Pool Mine and Michell's Engine House).

What are the best-known days out near Pool and Illogan?

Within 40 km: Tate St Ives (16 km), Truro Cathedral (16 km), Eden Project (40 km), Pendennis Castle (18 km).

Where are Pool and Illogan’s historic buildings listed?

Pool and Illogan has 43 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 Pool and Illogan 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)

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