Charlestown is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Charlestown postcode: PL25 3AJ

Retail in Charlestown

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

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

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

The area around Charlestown boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is one of Charlestown's best, nearby hills to visit in Charlestown.

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

The area around Charlestown's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Charlestown's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Charlestown History

There are some historic monuments around Charlestown:

• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• Churchyard cross in Roche churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Menacuddle Well
• Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House
• Longstone on Longstone Downs
• Portal dolmen 400m north east of Lesquite Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Medieval cross base at St Ewe
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct
• Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn
• Round called Castle Gotha
• Wayside cross in Luxulyan churchyard
• Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round
• Medieval chapel of St Michael's on Roche Rock
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly
• Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine
• Round cairn with beacon called Hensbarrow
• Promontory fort at Black Head
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Bowl barrow 270m south west of Castle Hill Farm
• Three bowl barrows between 120m and 820m south of Brynn Barton Cottage
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Chapel Well, Towan
• Lesquite Cross, 160m NNW of Lesquite Farm
• St Cyor's well house
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor
• Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill
• Holy well NW of Roche Station
• Bowl barrow 875m SSE of Bodrugan Barton
• Platform cairn 180m northwest of Hensbarrow Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Lockengate
• Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 3m north west of the chapel
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• A henge re-used as a medieval playing place, 75m north east of Castle Hill Farm