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St Mawes Castle
Attractions in St Mawes

In St Mawes, St Mawes Castle is the place to visit

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 4 of its 7. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 6 beyond the one inside St Mawes’ built-up area. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by English Heritage. At 12 km, Truro Cathedral is worth the journey.

Photo: St Mawes Castle, Claudiu Bichescu (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In St Mawes
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Where to start in St Mawes

The list goes on from St Mawes Castle to 2 castles, 2 art galleries and a museum.

Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castlein townCastle · English HeritagePendennis Castle1.8 km outside town, to the southwestArt galleryFalmouth Art Gallery3.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumNational Maritime Museum Cornwall2.5 km outside town, to the westArt galleryFalmouth Municipal Buildings3.2 km outside town, to the westCastleLittle Dennis1.8 km outside town, to the southwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

The layout

On the map, most of the 6 sit to the west.

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The dashed line is St Mawes’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What kind of places

Museums or galleries are the biggest group (4), then castles or historic places (3).

Museums & galleries 2 art galleries · 2 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 castles1 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside St Mawes. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by English Heritage (St Mawes Castle and Pendennis Castle).

Every place

All of them, one by one

After the one in town come 6 more within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside St Mawes comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

37 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on St Mawes’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Mawes →

Big names nearby

Days out

Best known of the 12 within reach is Truro Cathedral, at 12 km.

CathedralTruro Cathedral12 km northGardenEden Project29 km northeastGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden6.2 km northArt galleryTate St Ives34 km west · 214K visitors a year (2009)Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden9.6 km southwestGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan20 km northeastGardenGardenTrebah10 km southwestMuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum12 km northCastleCarn Brea Castle18 km westCastle · English HeritageRestormel Castle38 km northeastHistoric houseTregothnan8.5 km northCastleCaerhays Castle15 km northeast

Places well known beyond St Mawes (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.

Questions before you go to St Mawes

What are the main attractions in St Mawes?

The place to visit inside St Mawes’ built-up area is St Mawes Castle. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.

Does St Mawes have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of St Mawes: Falmouth Art Gallery, National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth Municipal Buildings and Gwithti an Pyrsti A Cabinet of Folklore and Magic.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Mawes?

Yes. In or within 5 km of St Mawes, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (St Mawes Castle and Pendennis Castle).

What are the best-known days out near St Mawes?

Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (12 km), Eden Project (29 km), Trelissick Garden (6.2 km), Tate St Ives (34 km).

Where are St Mawes’ historic buildings listed?

St Mawes has 37 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 Mawes 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)

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