Helford is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Helford postcode: TR12 6JY

Retail in Helford

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

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

The area around Helford 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 Helford including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

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

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

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

Helford History

There are some historic monuments around Helford:

• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis
• Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Bowl barrow 440m south east of Mount Hermon
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Churchyard cross in St Mylor churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
• Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three bowl barrows between 200m and 730m north of Hayle Kimbra Pool
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head
• Multi-period archaeological landscape of settlements, field systems, flint working, salt working and pottery production 450m SSE of Trevarbeth
• Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
• Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm
• Promontory fort at Lankidden
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Enys
• Bowl barrow 290m south east of Sunny Corner Cottage
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• D-day landing craft maintenance site at Mylor harbour
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Mount Hermon
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Pendennis peninsula fortifications