Gwinear-Gwithian is a Town in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Gwinear-Gwithian

There are great places to visit near Gwinear-Gwithian 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 Gwinear-Gwithian like Tehidy.

Gwinear-Gwithian has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Gwinear-Gwithian's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

There are a number of hills near to Gwinear-Gwithian including Kit Hill Country Park.

Villages to visit near Gwinear-Gwithian include Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Gwinear-Gwithian if you like historic buildings.

The area around Gwinear-Gwithian features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Gwinear-Gwithian History

There are some historic monuments around Gwinear-Gwithian:

• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Multi-period prehistoric settlement sites and associated field systems at Godrevy Towans
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Round with medieval re-use as a manor house at Crane Godrevy, 650m south east of Godrevy Farm
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• East Pool Mine
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Linear earthworks, probably 17th century, W of Godrevy
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Animal pound 160m ESE of Gwithian church
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Trevena Cross
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Godrevy Headland - complex of prehistoric sites
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Churchyard cross in Gwithian churchyard
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Trevarnon Round
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• National Explosives
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Round 680m east of Gwealavellan Farm
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Medieval chapel called St Govian's Chapel, 200m south east of Gwithian Bridge
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Rectangular camp SW of Trevarnon Round
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church