Par is a village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Par

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

Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Par if you like hiking areas.

There are a several good country parks in the Par area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Par.

The area close to Par boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

There are a number of villages near Par including Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

Par has some unmissable airports nearby like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Par History

There are some historic monuments around Par:

• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
• Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 3m north west of the chapel
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct
• Medieval wayside cross at Lockengate
• Woodley Cross, opposite Fernside Farm
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Chapel at Hall
• Bowl barrow 875m SSE of Bodrugan Barton
• Reperry Cross, 550m ENE of Reperry Manor Farm
• Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Lerryn Bridge
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 5m west of the church
• Fowey Blockhouse
• St Cyor's well house
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Chapel Well, Towan
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Menacuddle Well
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Lesquite Cross, 160m NNW of Lesquite Farm
• Fenton Pits Cross, 210m WSW of Penburthen Farm
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• St Saviour's Chapel, Polruan
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• Portal dolmen 400m north east of Lesquite Farm
• A henge re-used as a medieval playing place, 75m north east of Castle Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 270m south west of Castle Hill Farm
• Wayside cross in Luxulyan churchyard
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Polruan Blockhouse
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 30m north of the church
• St Ingunger Cross, 240m south-east of St Ingunger Farm
• St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point
• Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Promontory fort at Black Head
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Round called Castle Gotha
• Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery