What is near St Just: Levant Mine first
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 4 of its 7. St Just itself has none of them. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. For a full day, there is Tate St Ives, 18 km away.
Leading the list near St Just
Beyond Levant Mine, there are 2 museums, a fort and an art gallery.
Museum · National TrustLevant Mine2.7 km outside town, to the north
FortChûn Castle4.1 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumGeevor Tin Mine2.8 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumHard Rock Museum2.9 km outside town, to the northArt galleryArt galleryThe Roundhouse and Capstan Gallery4.8 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionBotallack Mines1.4 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
Leave town to the north for most of the 7 nearby.
The dashed line is St Just’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
4 museums or galleries and 2 other attractions top the count.
Green: inside St Just. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Levant Mine).
Everything on the list
Its 7 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.
21 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on St Just’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Just →
Day trips
Top of the 12 day trips: Tate St Ives, at 18 km.
Art galleryTate St Ives18 km northeast · 214K visitors a year (2009)
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens8 km east
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum10 km east
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden18 km northeast
Historic houseTrereife House8.5 km east
MuseumPorthcurno Telegraph Museum8.7 km south
Historic houseYHA Penzance8.9 km east
CastleCarn Brea Castle33 km east
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill16 km east
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate23 km east
MuseumThe Leach Pottery16 km northeast
ZooParadise Park19 km eastPlaces well known beyond St Just (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 Just
What is there to see near St Just?
No attraction is mapped inside St Just itself. Within 5 km of it are Levant Mine, Chûn Castle, Geevor Tin Mine and Hard Rock Museum.
Does St Just have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of St Just: Levant Mine, Geevor Tin Mine, Hard Rock Museum and The Roundhouse and Capstan Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Just?
Yes. In or within 5 km of St Just, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Levant Mine).
What are the best-known days out near St Just?
Within 40 km: Tate St Ives (18 km), Trengwainton Gardens (8 km), Penlee House, Gallery & Museum (10 km), Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (18 km).
Where are St Just’s historic buildings listed?
St Just has 21 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 Just 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 (14)
- Levant Mine: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chûn Castle: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trengwainton Gardens: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penlee House, Gallery & Museum: Purely Penzance, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trereife House: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Porthcurno Telegraph Museum: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- YHA Penzance: Edmund Gooch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trencrom Hill: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Leach Pottery: Jordanhill School D&T Dept, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paradise Park: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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