Pont is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Pont

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

Places near Pont feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Pont best country parks to visit near Pont.

There are a number of towns near Pont including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area close to Pont boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

Pont has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

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

Pont History

There are some historic monuments around Pont:

• Three bowl barrows 215m south east of Beech Lawn, which form part of a larger round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• St Saviour's Chapel, Polruan
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Lerryn Bridge
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
• Bake Rings later prehistoric-Roman round with attached enclosure and outwork
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point
• Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
• Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel
• Two bowl barrows 70m north west and 50m south east of Tor View at Middle Taphouse
• Polruan Blockhouse
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 3m north west of the chapel
• Fowey Blockhouse
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic
• Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra
• The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe
• Chapel at Hall
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm
• Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 230m south west of Middle Taphouse Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery