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East Pool Mine
Attractions in Porthtowan

Around Porthtowan, start with East Pool Mine

Museums or galleries make up 6 of the 8 places on the list. None of them is inside Porthtowan itself. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. For a full day, there is Truro Cathedral, 14 km away.

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In Porthtowan
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The first to see around Porthtowan

Close behind East Pool Mine are 3 museums, a historic house and a wildlife park.

Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine4.9 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseHistoric houseScorrier House4 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumCornish Mines and Engines4.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumSt Agnes Museum3 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumRedruth Old Cornwall Society Museum2.2 km outside town, to the southWildlife parkWildlife parkFeadon Wildlife Centre3.8 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Plotted on the map

Leave town to the south for most of the 8 nearby.

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The dashed line is Porthtowan’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

Which kinds

Museums or galleries lead the count with 6 of 8.

Museums & galleries 6 museums0 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 wildlife park0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Porthtowan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (East Pool Mine).

Every place

The list in full

Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 8 places in all.

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

3 listed buildings are on Porthtowan’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Porthtowan →

Big names nearby

The wider area

Leading the 12 is Truro Cathedral, 14 km away; they include 5 gardens and 3 castles.

CathedralTruro Cathedral14 km eastArt galleryTate St Ives19 km southwest · 214K visitors a year (2009)GardenEden Project36 km eastCastleCarn Brea Castle7.2 km southCastle · English HeritagePendennis Castle21 km southeastCastle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle21 km southeastMuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum13 km eastGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden17 km southeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan31 km eastHistoric house · National TrustTrerice18 km northeastGarden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden22 km southeastGardenGardenTrebah22 km south

Places well known beyond Porthtowan (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.

Know before you go to Porthtowan

What is there to see near Porthtowan?

No attraction is mapped inside Porthtowan itself. Within 5 km of it are East Pool Mine, Scorrier House, Cornish Mines and Engines and St Agnes Museum.

Does Porthtowan have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Porthtowan: East Pool Mine, Cornish Mines and Engines, St Agnes Museum and Redruth Old Cornwall Society Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Porthtowan?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Porthtowan, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (East Pool Mine).

What are the best-known days out near Porthtowan?

Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (14 km), Tate St Ives (19 km), Eden Project (36 km), Carn Brea Castle (7.2 km).

Where are Porthtowan’s historic buildings listed?

Porthtowan 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 Porthtowan 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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