Penrose is a village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Penrose

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

There are a number of hiking areas near to Penrose including Tehidy.

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

Penrose has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area around Penrose's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

Villages to visit near Penrose include Cremyll, and Botallack.

Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Penrose.

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

Penrose History

There are some historic monuments around Penrose:

• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Holy well of St Mawes, 80m east of St Mawes Methodist Church
• Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Pendennis peninsula fortifications
• Holy well 80m east of St Just Church
• Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton
• Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Multiple enclosure fort at Round Wood
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Round barrow 120m south east of Parkwood Hill
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head
• Round 310m north of Carlannick
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round barrow 400m east of Parkwood Hill
• Multi-period archaeological landscape of settlements, field systems, flint working, salt working and pottery production 450m SSE of Trevarbeth
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• D-day landing craft maintenance site at Mylor harbour
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Churchyard cross in Feock churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Standing cross 300m south east of Trelissick
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Enys
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• Round barrow 290m north east of Penventon
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• St Mawes Castle
• Round barrow 40m south west of Hilltop Cottage
• Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton
• Churchyard cross in St Mylor churchyard
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Early 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castle
• Round barrow 230m south west of Killiganoon Manor
• Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Round 390m north east of Carwarthen