Advent is a Town in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Advent

There are great places to visit near Advent including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Advent.

Country Parks to visit near Advent include Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Advent.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Advent if you like hills.

There are a number of villages near Advent including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Advent if you like historic buildings.

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are some of Advent best airports to visit near Advent.

Advent History

There are some historic monuments around Advent:

• Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Cross head N of Tregony Farm
• Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Leskernick north stone circle
• Round called Castle Goff
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Bowl barrow called Condolden Barrow
• Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
• The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
• Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
• Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
• Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• Four Hole Cross, 200m north of Lord's Waste Farm
• Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
• Deserted medieval settlement 1125m WNW of Canaglaze
• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
• Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
• Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
• Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
• Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
• Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
• Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
• Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
• Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
• Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
• Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
• The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
• Cairn 485m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
• Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
• Leskernick south stone circle
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
• Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
• Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
• Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
• Rock art at Rocky Valley, 150m north of Trevillett Mill
• Platform cairn 450m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Motte and bailey castle at Boscastle
• Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs
• Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
• Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
• Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
• Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone
• Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church
• Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
• Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
• Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
• Wayside cross 620m south west of Basil Farm
• Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill
• Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
• Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
• Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
• Ring cairn and two kerbed cairns on Bray Down
• Iron Age defended settlement 425m west of Trebray
• Prehistoric hut circle settlement on Stanning Hill
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs
• Medieval wayside cross at Fenterleigh crossroads, 750m south-east of Bossiney
• Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
• Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
• Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm
• Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 625m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
• Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
• Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
• Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
• Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
• Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
• Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
• Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
• Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
• Motte castle known as Bossiney Castle
• An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
• Leskernick stone alignment
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
• Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Hut circles near New Hall
• Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
• Two platform cairns centred 485m SW of Colquite Farm
• Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
• Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
• Stone hut circle 525m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Round barrow W of Dozmary Pool
• Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
• Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
• Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
• Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
• Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
• Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
• Six cairns on Buttern Hill
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
• Trevalga Cross in Trevalga churchyard
• Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
• King Arthur's Hall
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
• Holy well near St James' Chapel
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill