Pentewan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Pentewan postcode: PL26 6DA

Retail in Pentewan

There are great places to visit near Pentewan 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 Pentewan.

Pentewan's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Hills to visit near Pentewan include Kit Hill Country Park.

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

The area close to Pentewan boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Pentewan features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Pentewan History

There are some historic monuments around Pentewan:

• Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon
• Promontory fort at Black Head
• Round called Castle Gotha
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah
• Round cairn with beacon called Hensbarrow
• Medieval cross base at St Ewe
• Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm
• Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn
• Platform cairn 180m northwest of Hensbarrow Farm
• St Cyor's well house
• Menacuddle Well
• Chapel Well, Towan
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School
• Later prehistoric cliff castle, two prehistoric round barrows, medieval field system, and associated remains on Dodman Point
• Wayside cross in Luxulyan churchyard
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
• Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House
• Longstone on Longstone Downs
• Fair Cross, 420m WNW of Tregidgeo Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Bowl barrow 875m SSE of Bodrugan Barton
• Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round
• Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct
• Round 310m east of Carloggas Moor Farm
• Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill