Carn Brea Castle and more near St Day
Of the 7 places to visit in and around St Day, 5 are museums or galleries. St Day itself has none of them. 2 of them are cared for by the National Trust. The best-known trip out is to Truro Cathedral, 10 km away.
Just outside St Day, the best known
Beyond Carn Brea Castle, there are 4 museums and a historic house.
CastleCarn Brea Castle3.6 km outside town, to the southwest
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine4.5 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseHistoric houseScorrier House800 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumCornish Mines and Engines4.5 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseum · National TrustMichell's Engine House4.8 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumRedruth Old Cornwall Society Museum3.6 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
On the map, most of the 7 sit to the west.
The dashed line is St Day’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 kind of places
Museums or galleries lead the count with 5; 2 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside St Day. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (East Pool Mine and Michell's Engine House).
Every place to visit
These 7 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.
32 listed buildings are on St Day’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Day →
Out of town
Truro Cathedral, at 10 km, heads the 12.
CathedralTruro Cathedral10 km east
Art galleryTate St Ives21 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle14 km southeast
GardenEden Project34 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle15 km southeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum9.7 km eastGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden11 km eastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan27 km east
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden15 km southGardenGardenTrebah16 km south
Historic house · National TrustTrerice19 km northeast
Art galleryFalmouth Art Gallery12 km southeastPlaces well known beyond St Day (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.
Quick answers on St Day
What is there to see near St Day?
No attraction is mapped inside St Day itself. Within 5 km of it are Carn Brea Castle, East Pool Mine, Scorrier House and Cornish Mines and Engines.
Does St Day have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of St Day: East Pool Mine, Cornish Mines and Engines, Michell's Engine House and Redruth Old Cornwall Society Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Day?
Yes. In or within 5 km of St Day, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (East Pool Mine and Michell's Engine House).
What are the best-known days out near St Day?
Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (10 km), Tate St Ives (21 km), Pendennis Castle (14 km), Eden Project (34 km).
Where are St Day’s historic buildings listed?
St Day has 32 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 Day 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)
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Pool Mine: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, 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
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Falmouth Art Gallery: Vernon39, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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