Portmellon is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Portmellon postcode: PL26 6PL

Retail in Portmellon

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Portmellon include Tehidy.

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

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Portmellon if you like towns.

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

There are a several good villages in the Portmellon area like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Historic Buildings to visit near Portmellon include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Portmellon History

There are some historic monuments around Portmellon:

• Tregargus stone grinding mill No 2
• Medieval cross base at St Ewe
• Round 310m east of Carloggas Moor Farm
• 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
• Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm
• Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm
• Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
• Bowl barrow 875m SSE of Bodrugan Barton
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Chapel Well, Towan
• Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round
• Menacuddle Well
• Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill
• Round called Castle Gotha
• Fair Cross, 420m WNW of Tregidgeo Farm
• Promontory fort at Black Head
• Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon