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.

Penrose is near some unmissable hiking areas like 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.

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Penrose.

Hills to visit near Penrose include 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.

Penrose's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Penrose History

There are some historic monuments around Penrose:

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