Balwest is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Balwest postcode: TR13 9TE

Retail in Balwest

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Balwest include Tehidy.

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

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Balwest if you like towns.

Kit Hill Country Park is one of Balwest's best, nearby hills to visit in Balwest.

There are a several good villages in the Balwest area like Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

There are a number of airports near Balwest including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Balwest History

There are some historic monuments around Balwest:

• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Wheal Prosper pumping engine house 210m south of Eastcliff Farm
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas
• Rectangular camp SW of Trevarnon Round
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Wayside cross in Gunwalloe churchyard, 0.75m east of the church
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• National Explosives
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head
• Trevarnon Round
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Cliff castle W of Gunwalloe Church
• Trevena Cross
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church