Truro Cathedral
Cathedral located in the city of Truro, Cornwall, England, UK.
Attractions in Shortlanesend
Photo: Truro Cathedral, tracey maclean (CC BY-SA 2.0)Out from Shortlanesend: Truro Cathedral and more
With nothing inside Shortlanesend’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a cathedral, a museum and an art gallery. For a full day, there is Eden Project, 25 km away.
In Shortlanesend
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Around Shortlanesend: where to begin
A museum and an art gallery follow Truro Cathedral.
CathedralTruro Cathedral3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum2.9 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryNew County Hall2.9 km outside town, to the southEach 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
Where things are
Head to the southeast for most of the 3 on the list.
The dashed line is Shortlanesend’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
The types of place
2 of the 3 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Museums & galleries 1 museum · 1 art gallery0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 cathedral0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Shortlanesend. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything on the list
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Shortlanesend’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shortlanesend →
Big names nearby
Names further out
Eden Project, at 25 km, heads the 12.
GardenEden Project25 km east
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle16 km south
Art galleryTate St Ives30 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle15 km southGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden8.5 km southeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan19 km east
CastleCarn Brea Castle14 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustTrerice11 km north
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle33 km northeast
Historic houseTregothnan7.5 km southeast
ZooNewquay Zoo14 km north
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden20 km southPlaces well known beyond Shortlanesend (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 before you go to Shortlanesend
What is there to see near Shortlanesend?
No attraction is mapped inside Shortlanesend itself. Within 5 km of it are Truro Cathedral, Royal Cornwall Museum and New County Hall.
Does Shortlanesend have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Shortlanesend: Royal Cornwall Museum and New County Hall.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Shortlanesend?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Pendennis Castle (English Heritage), 16 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Shortlanesend?
Within 40 km: Eden Project (25 km), Pendennis Castle (16 km), Tate St Ives (30 km), St Mawes Castle (15 km).
Where are Shortlanesend’s historic buildings listed?
Shortlanesend has 1 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 Shortlanesend 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)
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- New County Hall: Andrew Le Couteur Bisson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tregothnan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newquay Zoo: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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