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.

The area around Brea features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Hills to visit near Brea include Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Brea if you like villages.

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

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

Brea History

There are some historic monuments around Brea:

• Round 680m east of Gwealavellan Farm
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Bowl barrow in Mingoose Plantation
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Round 520m north west of Trevissick Farm
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• 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
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• East Pool Mine
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Bowl barrow 325m south of Hurlingbarrow
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon 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
• Cliff castle at Tubby's Head
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm
• Wayside cross in St Agnes' churchyard
• Medieval chapel and enclosures 570m north west of Wheal Freedom
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Two bowl barrows 130m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Bowl barrow on St Agnes Beacon 350m west of Cannonball Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Cornubia Farm
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Bolster Bank
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Bowl barrow immediately north west of Mingoose Plantation
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen