Places to visit
National Trust and English Heritage places in Cornwall
Photograph to come Historic Cornwall.
35 castles, houses, gardens, mines, headlands and ancient sites: 18 cared for by the National Trust and 17 by English Heritage. Each page links to the official page for opening times and prices, and lists the nearest beaches, railway stations and council car parks.
| Place | Cared for by | Nearest beach in our guide | Nearest station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antony | National Trust | Sharrow (4.8 km (3.0 miles)) | Saltash station (2.8 km (1.7 miles)) |
| Ballowall Barrow | English Heritage | Gwynver (3.8 km (2.3 miles)) | Penzance station (12.1 km (7.5 miles)) |
| Carn Euny Ancient Village | English Heritage | Gwynver (4.1 km (2.6 miles)) | Penzance station (7.6 km (4.7 miles)) |
| Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps | National Trust | Mawgan Porth (1.5 km (0.9 miles)) | Newquay station (8.0 km (5.0 miles)) |
| Chysauster Ancient Village | English Heritage | Long Rock (4.5 km (2.8 miles)) | Penzance station (4.3 km (2.7 miles)) |
| Cotehele | National Trust | Portwrinkle (16.0 km (10.0 miles)) | Calstock station (1.2 km (0.8 miles)) |
| Cotehele Mill | National Trust | Portwrinkle (15.4 km (9.6 miles)) | Calstock station (1.9 km (1.2 miles)) |
| Dupath Well | English Heritage | Portwrinkle (15.4 km (9.5 miles)) | Gunnislake station (5.2 km (3.2 miles)) |
| East Pool Mine | National Trust | Portreath (4.0 km (2.5 miles)) | Redruth station (2.6 km (1.6 miles)) |
| Glendurgan Garden | National Trust | Maenporth (2.6 km (1.6 miles)) | Penmere station (5.4 km (3.4 miles)) |
| Godolphin | National Trust | Praa Sands (4.5 km (2.8 miles)) | Hayle station (6.9 km (4.3 miles)) |
| Godrevy | National Trust | Godrevy (630 m (0.4 miles)) | Hayle station (6.2 km (3.8 miles)) |
| Halliggye Fogou | English Heritage | Poldhu Cove (6.2 km (3.9 miles)) | Penmere station (12.0 km (7.4 miles)) |
| The Hurlers Stone Circles | English Heritage | Millendreath (17.3 km (10.8 miles)) | Liskeard station (7.8 km (4.8 miles)) |
| King Doniert’s Stone | English Heritage | Millendreath (15.1 km (9.4 miles)) | Liskeard station (5.3 km (3.3 miles)) |
| Lanhydrock | National Trust | Par Sands (10.5 km (6.5 miles)) | Bodmin Parkway station (2.5 km (1.6 miles)) |
| Launceston Castle | English Heritage | Widemouth Bay (22.1 km (13.8 miles)) | Gunnislake station (16.8 km (10.4 miles)) |
| Levant Mine and Beam Engine | National Trust | Gwynver (7.0 km (4.3 miles)) | Penzance station (11.4 km (7.1 miles)) |
| Pendennis Castle | English Heritage | Gyllyngvase (1.5 km (0.9 miles)) | Falmouth Docks station (760 m (0.5 miles)) |
| Penhallam Manor | English Heritage | Widemouth Bay (5.7 km (3.6 miles)) | Gunnislake station (33.2 km (20.7 miles)) |
| Penrose | National Trust | Porthleven Sands (1.2 km (0.7 miles)) | Camborne station (14.0 km (8.7 miles)) |
| Pentire Head | National Trust | Polzeath (1.7 km (1.1 miles)) | Roche station (20.0 km (12.5 miles)) |
| Restormel Castle | English Heritage | Par Sands (8.5 km (5.3 miles)) | Lostwithiel station (1.6 km (1.0 miles)) |
| St Anthony Head | National Trust | Gyllyngvase (3.8 km (2.3 miles)) | Falmouth Docks station (3.1 km (1.9 miles)) |
| St Breock Downs Monolith | English Heritage | Daymer Bay (10.1 km (6.3 miles)) | Roche station (7.2 km (4.5 miles)) |
| St Catherine’s Castle | English Heritage | Readymoney Cove (150 m (0.1 miles)) | Par station (5.2 km (3.3 miles)) |
| St Mawes Castle | English Heritage | Gyllyngvase (3.3 km (2.1 miles)) | Falmouth Docks station (2.3 km (1.4 miles)) |
| St Michael’s Mount | National Trust | Marazion (1.1 km (0.7 miles)) | Penzance station (3.9 km (2.4 miles)) |
| Tintagel Castle | English Heritage | Trebarwith Strand (2.6 km (1.6 miles)) | Bodmin Parkway station (25.7 km (16.0 miles)) |
| Tintagel Old Post Office | National Trust | Trebarwith Strand (2.2 km (1.3 miles)) | Bodmin Parkway station (25.0 km (15.5 miles)) |
| Tregiffian Burial Chamber | English Heritage | Porthcurno (4.9 km (3.1 miles)) | Penzance station (7.8 km (4.9 miles)) |
| Trelissick | National Trust | Porthcurnick (5.5 km (3.4 miles)) | Perranwell station (5.6 km (3.5 miles)) |
| Trengwainton Garden | National Trust | Wherry Town (3.0 km (1.9 miles)) | Penzance station (3.1 km (1.9 miles)) |
| Trerice | National Trust | Great Western Beach (4.3 km (2.6 miles)) | Quintrell Downs station (2.2 km (1.4 miles)) |
| Trethevy Quoit | English Heritage | Millendreath (14.8 km (9.2 miles)) | Liskeard station (5.3 km (3.3 miles)) |
Distances are straight-line, our own calculation. Locations come from Wikidata, except Antony House, which we take from OpenStreetMap. We include a place only when we could find its official page.
We do not yet cover privately run attractions, museums or gardens. For events at these places and elsewhere, see Share Cornwall.
Sources and checks
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