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.

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Brea like Tehidy.

Don't miss Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Brea.

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

There are a number of hills near to Brea including Kit Hill Country Park.

Brea has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Places near Brea feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Brea History

There are some historic monuments around Brea:

• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• 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 280m south west of Trebowland
• Two bowl barrows 130m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• 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
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• 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
• Bowl barrow on St Agnes Beacon 350m west of Cannonball Farm
• Round 520m north west of Trevissick Farm
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Round 680m east of Gwealavellan Farm
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Medieval chapel and enclosures 570m north west of Wheal Freedom
• Cliff castle at Tubby's Head
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Bowl barrow in Mingoose Plantation
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Bowl barrow 325m south of Hurlingbarrow
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Cornubia Farm
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Bowl barrow immediately north west of Mingoose Plantation
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Bolster Bank
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm
• Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• East Pool Mine
• Wayside cross in St Agnes' churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage