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.

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Penmarth.

The area around Penmarth boasts some of the best country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Penmarth features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

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

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Penmarth's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Penmarth.

There are a number of airports near Penmarth including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Penmarth History

There are some historic monuments around Penmarth:

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