Penberth
Penberth is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
Penberth postcode: TR19 6HJ
There are great places to visit near Penberth 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 Penberth like Tehidy.
Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Penberth best country parks to visit near Penberth.
The area around Penberth boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Penberth is near some unmissable hills like Kit Hill Country Park,
Villages to visit near Penberth include Cremyll, and Botallack.
There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Penberth like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Don't miss Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport's airports if visiting the area around Penberth.
Penberth History
There are some historic monuments around Penberth:
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Kerris Cross
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Boleigh fogou
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Round called Trewern Round
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Cross slab at parish church
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Boskenna Cross
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Botrea barrows
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Market cross
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Higher Levant Mine
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
Places to see near Penberth
Lakes near Penberth
Rivers near Penberth
- West Looe River
- Polperro River
- East Looe River
- Seaton
- Upper River Ruthern
- Amble
- Camel (De Lank to Stannon)
- Stannon Stream
- Lower River Camel
- St Lawrence Stream
- Issey Brook (Camel)
- Upper River Amble
- De Lank River
- Lower River Ruthern
- Demelza Stream (Ruthern)
- Polmorla Stream
- Upper River Camel
- Amble tributary (Camel)
- Allen
- Lanivet Stream
- Porth Stream
- Gannel (Upper)
- Menalhyl
- Gannel (Lower)
- Harlyn Water
- Benny Stream
- Porthcothan Stream
- Trebant Water
- Lerryn River
- Cardinham Water
- Warleggan River
- Fowey (Upper)
- Fowey (Warleggan to St Neot)
- Pont Pill
- St Neot River
- Lower River Fowey
- Crackington Stream
- Marsland Water
- Lower River Strat
- Lower River Neet
- Upper River Neet
- Jacob Stream
- Valency
- Upper River Strat
- Coombe Valley Stream
- Newlyn River
- Trevaylor Stream
- Penberth Stream
- Marazion River
- Lamorna Stream
- Roseworthy Stream
- Portreath Stream
- Red River (Upper)
- Bolingey Stream
- Red River (Lower)
- Hayle
- Angarrack Stream
- Holywell Stream
- Kestle Stream
- Upper River Allen (Fal)
- Kenwyn
- Kennal
- Zelah Brook
- Brighton Stream
- Hicks Mill Stream
- Gwindra Stream
- Tresillian River (Lower)
- Upper River Fal
- Calenick Stream
- Trevella Stream
- Tresillian River (Upper)
- Lower River Allen (Fal)
- Lower River Fal
- Upper Carnon River
- Lower River Carnon
- Bokiddick Stream
- Crinnis River
- St Austell River
- Caerhays Stream
- Par River (Upper)
- Par River (Lower)
- Tywardreath Stream
- Carminowe Creek
- Gunwalloe Stream
- Cury River
- Helford River
- Manaccan River
- Poltesco River
- Lestraines River
- Lower River Cober
- Porthleven Stream
- Upper River Cober
- Gweek River
- Upper River Inny
- Penpont Water
- Cotehele Stream
- Lowley Brook
- Lower River Inny
- Lower River Tamar
- Upper River Lynher
- Tiddy
- Withey Brook
- Lower River Lynher
- Tala Water
- Canworthy Water
- Carey
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Deer)
- Tamar (Small Brook to River Deer)
- Upper River Ottery
- Kensey
- Tamar (Small Brook to Lamberal Water)
- Small Brook (Tamar)
- Claw
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Lyd)
- Lower River Ottery
- Upper River Tamar
- Caudworthy Water
- Deer
- Lamberal Water
- Bolesbridge Water
- Derril Water
- Middle River Ottery
