Carnon Downs is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Carnon Downs postcode: TR3 6HQ

Retail in Carnon Downs

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

There are a number of hiking areas near to Carnon Downs including Tehidy.

Carnon Downs has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Carnon Downs has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

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

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

The area around Carnon Downs boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Carnon Downs History

There are some historic monuments around Carnon Downs:

• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Fentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil Church
• Two bowl barrows 130m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Churchyard cross in Feock churchyard
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200m north east of Fair-View Farm, Allet
• Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Standing cross 300m south east of Trelissick
• Round barrow 400m east of Parkwood Hill
• Round barrow and round, 200m south west of Carrine
• Two bowl barrows 250m south east and 230m north east of Ashgrove Farm
• The Cregou or Cregon bowl barrow and enclosure 900m south east of Park Farm
• Round and annexe 330m west of Lanner Barton
• Round 200m north west of Penventinnie
• The Four Burrows
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Cornubia Farm
• Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Large univallate hillfort in Bishop's Wood
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton
• Round 450m south of Tregeagle
• Two bowl barrows 275m south west of Higher Callestick Farm
• Round and annexe 720m WSW of Tregear
• D-day landing craft maintenance site at Mylor harbour
• Wheal Busy
• Churchyard cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Bowl barrow 425m north east of Polvenna
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Hillfort 225m north east of Bosvisack
• Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill
• Bowl barrow 425m north west of Little Regarded Farm
• Holy well 80m east of St Just Church
• Churchyard cross in St Mylor churchyard
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south west of the church
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British round and Bronze Age to Roman hut circles and enclosures, 230m north west of Callestock Veor
• Hillfort 250m south west of Tresawsen
• Round barrow 40m south west of Hilltop Cottage
• Round barrow 290m north east of Penventon
• Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
• Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• The Three Burrows
• Bowl barrow 250m south east of Gew
• Round 310m north of Carlannick
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity churchyard, Tresillian
• Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Enys
• Bowl barrow 425m south west of Higher Callestick Farm
• Three bowl barrows 470m and 460m west of Bolotho
• Round barrow 230m south west of Killiganoon Manor
• Round barrow 120m south east of Parkwood Hill
• St Mawes Castle
• Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton
• Multiple enclosure fort 300m north east of Tretherres
• Bowl barrow 125m south of St Peter's Church at Three Burrows
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Holy well of St Mawes, 80m east of St Mawes Methodist Church
• Early 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castle
• Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm
• Polwhele Castle: a round with hut circle and field system 160m south west of Higher Tregurra
• Bell barrow 520m west of Pendown
• Round 180m north east of Polstein
• Pendennis peninsula fortifications
• Round 390m north east of Carwarthen
• Round barrow 230m south east of Chapel Farm
• Multiple enclosure fort at Round Wood
• Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m east of the church
• Two rounds at Playing Place, 960m and 970m south west of Carlyon Farm
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Round barrow known as Goodern Barrow, 550m east of St Michael's Church
• Round barrow NE of Gew Farm
• Bowl barrow 100m south west of Callestick Vean
• Round barrow 650m east of Carrine
• Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in St Clement's churchyard