In St Columb Major, St Columb Major Smallseum is the place to visit
Around St Columb Major, the places to visit include 2 theme parks, 2 historic sites and a museum. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 7 others are within 5 km of its edge. Further afield lies Eden Project, at 16 km.
Most famous in St Columb Major
Following St Columb Major Smallseum are 2 theme parks, an attraction and a zoo.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Close by, the 7 mostly lie to the southeast.
The dashed line is St Columb Major’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
Zoos, theme parks or other days out lead the count with 4; 2 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside St Columb Major. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
One in town leads, with 7 more within 5 km of its edge after it.
The one inside St Columb Major comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
82 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on St Columb Major’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Columb Major →
Day trips from St Columb Major
Most famous of the 12 is Eden Project, 16 km from the centre.
GardenEden Project16 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle30 km northeast
CathedralTruro Cathedral20 km south
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle20 km east
Historic house · National TrustTrerice8.3 km southwestGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan19 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle32 km south
ZooNewquay Zoo9.1 km west
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle31 km south
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle24 km southeast
Theme parkCamel Creek Adventure Park6.7 km north
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum20 km southwestPlaces well known beyond St Columb Major (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 St Columb Major
What are the main attractions in St Columb Major?
The place to visit inside St Columb Major’s built-up area is St Columb Major Smallseum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 7 more within 5 km.
Does St Columb Major have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of St Columb Major: St Columb Major Smallseum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Columb Major?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintagel Castle (English Heritage), 30 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near St Columb Major?
Within 40 km: Eden Project (16 km), Tintagel Castle (30 km), Truro Cathedral (20 km), Restormel Castle (20 km).
Where are St Columb Major’s historic buildings listed?
St Columb Major has 82 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Columb Major 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 (11)
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newquay Zoo: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camel Creek Adventure Park: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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