Brea is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Brea postcode: TR14 9BE

Retail in Brea

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Brea include Tehidy.

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

There are a number of towns near Brea including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

There are a several good hills in the area around Brea like Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are some of Brea best villages to visit near Brea.

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

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Brea if you like airports.

Brea History

There are some historic monuments around Brea:

• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Cliff castle at Tubby's Head
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Bowl barrow in Mingoose Plantation
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• 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
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Bowl barrow 325m south of Hurlingbarrow
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Medieval chapel and enclosures 570m north west of Wheal Freedom
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Round 520m north west of Trevissick Farm
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Cornubia Farm
• Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• Round 680m east of Gwealavellan Farm
• Wayside cross in St Agnes' churchyard
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Bolster Bank
• Two bowl barrows 130m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea
• East Pool Mine
• Bowl barrow on St Agnes Beacon 350m west of Cannonball Farm
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Bowl barrow immediately north west of Mingoose Plantation
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm