Near St Dennis: Springfields Fun Park and other places to visit
Our list finds nothing inside St Dennis’ built-up area, but 4 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 theme parks, a zoo and a historic site, among others. Eden Project is worth a day, 10 km from the centre.
The first to see around St Dennis
Along with Springfields Fun Park, see a zoo, a theme park and a historic site.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around St Dennis, mapped
To the northwest is where most of the 4 lie.
The dashed line is St Dennis’ 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 3 of 4.
Green: inside St Dennis. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
You will find all 4 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on St Dennis’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Dennis →
The wider area
Allow a day for Eden Project, 10 km away, the pick of 12.
GardenEden Project10 km east
CathedralTruro Cathedral18 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle33 km north
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle16 km eastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan12 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle29 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustTrerice11 km west
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle18 km east
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle27 km south
Historic house · National TrustLanhydrock House15 km northeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum18 km southwest
ZooNewquay Zoo14 km westPlaces well known beyond St Dennis (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.
St Dennis, answered
What is there to see near St Dennis?
No attraction is mapped inside St Dennis itself. Within 5 km of it are Springfields Fun Park, Screech Owl Sanctuary, Spingfields Fun Park and Pony Centre and Devil's Quoit.
Does St Dennis have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of St Dennis.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Dennis?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintagel Castle (English Heritage), 33 km north.
What are the best-known days out near St Dennis?
Within 40 km: Eden Project (10 km), Truro Cathedral (18 km), Tintagel Castle (33 km), Restormel Castle (16 km).
Where are St Dennis’ historic buildings listed?
St Dennis 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 St Dennis 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
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trerice: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanhydrock House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newquay Zoo: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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