Porthtowan Beach is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Porthtowan Beach postcode: TR4 8AE

Retail in Porthtowan Beach

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

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

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Porthtowan Beach if you like country parks.

There are a several good towns in the Porthtowan Beach area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

The area around Porthtowan Beach boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Porthtowan Beach is near some unmissable historic buildings like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park,

Porthtowan Beach has some unmissable airports nearby like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Porthtowan Beach History

There are some historic monuments around Porthtowan Beach:

• Bowl barrow on St Agnes Beacon 350m west of Cannonball Farm
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor
• Bowl barrow 325m south of Hurlingbarrow
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Round 520m north west of Trevissick Farm
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• The Three Burrows
• Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm
• Wheal Kitty 20th century tin processing works
• Bell barrow 520m west of Pendown
• Bowl barrow immediately north west of Mingoose Plantation
• Wheal Busy
• Bowl barrow 125m south of St Peter's Church at Three Burrows
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Bowl barrow in Mingoose Plantation
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• East Pool Mine
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• World War II fighter pens and defences, and other associated remains, at the airfield formerly known as RAF Perranporth, Trevellas
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Cornubia Farm
• Round barrow 400m north of Anchor
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Linear bowl barrow group on Ligger Point, 250m west of Penhale Mine
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Medieval chapel and enclosures 570m north west of Wheal Freedom
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Round barrow 550m north west of Treslow Farm
• Two bowl barrows 130m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• Wayside cross in St Agnes' churchyard
• Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• Cliff castle at Tubby's Head
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Bolster Bank
• The Four Burrows
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church