St Agnes Museum is St Agnes’ place to visit
Only one place to visit is inside St Agnes’ built-up area, but 2 more are within 5 km of its edge. Of these, one is looked after by English Heritage. Day-trippers head 12 km out to Truro Cathedral.
The headline places in St Agnes
Then come 2 museums, behind St Agnes Museum.
MuseumSt Agnes Museumin townMuseumMuseum · English HeritagePerranporth Museum4.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumBlue Hills Tin Streams400 m outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The farthest of them, Perranporth Museum, is 5.4 km out.
The dashed line is St Agnes’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
They are all museums or galleries: 3 in all.
Green: inside St Agnes. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Perranporth Museum).
All of them, one by one
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside St Agnes comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
77 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on St Agnes’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Agnes →
A drive away
Truro Cathedral, at 12 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CathedralTruro Cathedral12 km southeast
GardenEden Project33 km east
Art galleryTate St Ives23 km southwest · 214K visitors a year (2009)
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle21 km southeast
CastleCarn Brea Castle10 km south
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle21 km southeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum12 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustTrerice14 km northeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan28 km eastGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden16 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle40 km east
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine9.8 km southwestPlaces well known beyond St Agnes (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.
Common questions about St Agnes
What are the main attractions in St Agnes?
The place to visit inside St Agnes’ built-up area is St Agnes Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does St Agnes have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of St Agnes: St Agnes Museum, Perranporth Museum and Blue Hills Tin Streams.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Agnes?
Yes. In or within 5 km of St Agnes, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Perranporth Museum).
What are the best-known days out near St Agnes?
Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (12 km), Eden Project (33 km), Tate St Ives (23 km), Pendennis Castle (21 km).
Where are St Agnes’ historic buildings listed?
St Agnes has 77 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 St Agnes 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)
- St Agnes Museum: Mutney, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Hills Tin Streams: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- East Pool Mine: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.