Trips from St Mabyn, starting with Pencarrow House
The best-known day out from St Mabyn is Tintagel Castle, 16 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside St Mabyn’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a historic house and a fort.
The names to know near St Mabyn
After Pencarrow House, look out for a fort.
Historic housePencarrow House1.8 km outside town, to the southFortFortDunmere Castle4.1 km outside town, to the southEach 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
The list reaches out to Dunmere Castle, 4.6 km away.
The dashed line is St Mabyn’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
They are all castles or historic places: 2 in all.
Green: inside St Mabyn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on St Mabyn’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Mabyn →
For a day out
Out of town, Tintagel Castle (16 km) leads 12 names to know.
Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle16 km north
GardenEden Project18 km south
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle13 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageLaunceston Castle31 km northeast
CathedralTruro Cathedral36 km southwest
Museum · National TrustTintagel Old Post Office15 km north
Historic house · National TrustLanhydrock House10 km southeastGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan27 km south
Museum · English HeritageKing Doniert's Stone20 km east
MuseumMuseum of Witchcraft and Magic19 km north
Fort · National TrustThe Rumps14 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageSt Catherine's Castle23 km southPlaces well known beyond St Mabyn (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.
Places to visit in St Mabyn: questions
What is there to see near St Mabyn?
No attraction is mapped inside St Mabyn itself. Within 5 km of it are Pencarrow House and Dunmere Castle.
Does St Mabyn have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of St Mabyn.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Mabyn?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintagel Castle (English Heritage), 16 km north.
What are the best-known days out near St Mabyn?
Within 40 km: Tintagel Castle (16 km), Eden Project (18 km), Restormel Castle (13 km), Launceston Castle (31 km).
Where are St Mabyn’s historic buildings listed?
St Mabyn has 17 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 Mabyn 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 (12)
- Pencarrow House: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Launceston Castle: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Old Post Office: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanhydrock House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Doniert's Stone: TinWidget at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Witchcraft and Magic: JUweL, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Rumps: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Catherine's Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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