Places to visit around St Erth, from Paradise Park
Of the 5 places to visit in and around St Erth, 3 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside St Erth. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the National Trust. Further afield, Tate St Ives is 6.6 km from the centre.
The names to know near St Erth
Following Paradise Park are 2 museums, a fort and an art gallery.
ZooParadise Park1.2 km outside town, to the north
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill2.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumSt Hilary Church, Cornwall3.6 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryCarnsew Art Gallery2.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumSt Ives Archive3.7 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Furthest from the centre is St Ives Archive, 4.1 km away.
The dashed line is St Erth’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Most common are museums or galleries: 3 of 5.
Green: inside St Erth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Trencrom Hill).
The full list
Its 5 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
31 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on St Erth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Erth →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Out of town, Tate St Ives (6.6 km) leads 12 names to know.
Art galleryTate St Ives6.6 km northwest · 214K visitors a year (2009)
CathedralTruro Cathedral29 km east
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden6.4 km northwest
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle27 km east
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate5.9 km southeast
CastleCarn Brea Castle15 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle29 km east
MuseumThe Leach Pottery6.5 km northwest
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum9.7 km southwest
Heritage railwayHelston Railway10 km southeast
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens11 km southwest
Museum · National TrustLevant Mine18 km westPlaces well known beyond St Erth (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.
Good to know in St Erth
What is there to see near St Erth?
No attraction is mapped inside St Erth itself. Within 5 km of it are Paradise Park, Trencrom Hill, St Hilary Church, Cornwall and Carnsew Art Gallery.
Does St Erth have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of St Erth: St Hilary Church, Cornwall, Carnsew Art Gallery and St Ives Archive.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Erth?
Yes. In or within 5 km of St Erth, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Trencrom Hill).
What are the best-known days out near St Erth?
Within 40 km: Tate St Ives (6.6 km), Truro Cathedral (29 km), Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (6.4 km), Pendennis Castle (27 km).
Where are St Erth’s historic buildings listed?
St Erth has 31 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 Erth 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 (15)
- Paradise Park: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trencrom Hill: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Hilary Church, Cornwall: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, 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
- The Leach Pottery: Jordanhill School D&T Dept, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penlee House, Gallery & Museum: Purely Penzance, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trengwainton Gardens: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levant Mine: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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