Close to Rose-in-the-bush: The Flambards Experience and more
Rose-in-the-bush and its surroundings hold 2 attractions, a theme park and a zoo. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 10 places to visit; none is inside Rose-in-the-bush’s built-up area. Further afield, Tate St Ives is 22 km from the centre.
Where to start near Rose-in-the-bush
Next to The Flambards Experience, the best known are a zoo, a heritage railway and a museum.
Theme parkThe Flambards Experience400 m outside town, to the northwest
ZooCornish Seal Sanctuary2.3 km outside town, to the east
Heritage railwayHelston Railway4.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMuseum of Cornish Life1.4 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseTrevarno Gardens4.6 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric site771 NAS Search and Rescue Sea King100 m outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
Leave town to the northwest for most of the 10 nearby.
The dashed line is Rose-in-the-bush’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
There are more castles or historic places (4) than anything else, then zoos, theme parks or other days out (3).
Green: inside Rose-in-the-bush. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
These 10 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.
A little further out
Head 22 km out for Tate St Ives, the best known of 12.
Art galleryTate St Ives22 km northwest · 214K visitors a year (2009)
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle16 km northeast
CathedralTruro Cathedral25 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle18 km northeastGardenGardenTrebah9.3 km east
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden9.9 km east
CastleCarn Brea Castle16 km north
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate10 km northwestGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden22 km northeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan39 km northeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum25 km northeast
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden22 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Rose-in-the-bush (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.
Asked about places to visit in Rose-in-the-bush
What is there to see near Rose-in-the-bush?
No attraction is mapped inside Rose-in-the-bush itself. Within 5 km of it are The Flambards Experience, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Helston Railway and Museum of Cornish Life.
Does Rose-in-the-bush have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Rose-in-the-bush: Museum of Cornish Life.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rose-in-the-bush?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Pendennis Castle (English Heritage), 16 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Rose-in-the-bush?
Within 40 km: Tate St Ives (22 km), Pendennis Castle (16 km), Truro Cathedral (25 km), St Mawes Castle (18 km).
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 Rose-in-the-bush 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 (14)
- The Flambards Experience: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornish Seal Sanctuary: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Cornish Life: Mutney, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevarno Gardens: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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