Trips from The Towans, starting with Tate St Ives
7 of the 10 places to visit in and around The Towans are museums or galleries. The Towans itself has none of them. A total of 214K visitors went to Tate St Ives in 2009. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the National Trust. The best-known trip out is to Truro Cathedral, 28 km away.
Leading the list near The Towans
After Tate St Ives come 3 museums, a zoo and a fort.
Art galleryTate St Ives4.2 km outside town, to the northwest · 214K visitors a year (2009)
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden4.1 km outside town, to the northwest
ZooParadise Park1.1 km outside town, to the south
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill3.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumThe Leach Pottery4.6 km outside town, to the west
MuseumSt Ives Museum3.9 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.
Mapped
To the northwest lie most of the 10 nearby.
The dashed line is The Towans’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Museums or galleries lead the count with 7 of 10.
Green: inside The Towans. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Trencrom Hill).
The places, one by one
10 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.
2 listed buildings are on The Towans’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in The Towans →
Names further out
The pick of the 12 is Truro Cathedral, 28 km off.
CathedralTruro Cathedral28 km east
CastleCarn Brea Castle13 km east
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle28 km east
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate8.1 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle29 km east
Heritage railwayHelston Railway12 km southeast
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum12 km southwest
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine12 km east
Museum · National TrustLevant Mine19 km west
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens13 km southwestGardenGardenTrebah24 km southeast
Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden24 km southeastPlaces well known beyond The Towans (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.
Seeing The Towans: questions
What is there to see near The Towans?
No attraction is mapped inside The Towans itself. Within 5 km of it are Tate St Ives, Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, Paradise Park and Trencrom Hill.
Does The Towans have a museum?
7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of The Towans: Tate St Ives, Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, The Leach Pottery and St Ives Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near The Towans?
Yes. In or within 5 km of The Towans, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Trencrom Hill).
What are the best-known days out near The Towans?
Within 40 km: Truro Cathedral (28 km), Carn Brea Castle (13 km), Pendennis Castle (28 km), Godolphin Estate (8.1 km).
Where are The Towans’ historic buildings listed?
The Towans has 2 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 The Towans 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 (17)
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paradise Park: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trencrom Hill: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Leach Pottery: Jordanhill School D&T Dept, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Ives Museum: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penlee House, Gallery & Museum: Purely Penzance, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Pool Mine: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levant Mine: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trengwainton Gardens: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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