Polruan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Polruan postcode: PL23 1PJ

Retail in Polruan

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Polruan include Tehidy.

There are a number of country parks near Polruan including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Polruan.

Villages to visit near Polruan include Cremyll, and Botallack.

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Polruan like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Polruan History

There are some historic monuments around Polruan:

• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• St Saviour's Chapel, Polruan
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
• Fowey Blockhouse
• Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
• Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly
• Polruan Blockhouse
• The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic
• Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Bake Rings later prehistoric-Roman round with attached enclosure and outwork
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 3m north west of the chapel
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Lerryn Bridge
• Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
• Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Chapel at Hall
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard