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.

Portmellon is near some unmissable hiking areas like Tehidy,

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

Portmellon's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

There are a number of hills near to Portmellon including Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Portmellon if you like villages.

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

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

Portmellon History

There are some historic monuments around Portmellon:

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