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.

Hiking Areas to visit near Par include Tehidy.

Country Parks to visit near Par include Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Towns to visit near Par include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Par if you like villages.

The area close to Par boasts some of the best historic buildings including 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:

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