Penmarth is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Penmarth postcode: TR16 6NX

Retail in Penmarth

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

The area around Penmarth's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Penmarth if you like country parks.

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

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

Cremyll, and Botallack are some of Penmarth best villages to visit near Penmarth.

Penmarth is near some unmissable historic buildings like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park,

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are some of Penmarth best airports to visit near Penmarth.

Penmarth History

There are some historic monuments around Penmarth:

• Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Two bowl barrows 250m south east and 230m north east of Ashgrove Farm
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• East Pool Mine
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Wheal Busy
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Round barrow known as Goodern Barrow, 550m east of St Michael's Church
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• 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 in St Stithians churchyard
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor