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.

Tehidy is one of Balwest's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Balwest.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Balwest best country parks to visit near Balwest.

Balwest's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

Villages to visit near Balwest include Cremyll, and Botallack.

Historic Buildings to visit near Balwest include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the Balwest area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Balwest History

There are some historic monuments around Balwest:

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