Praa Sands is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Praa Sands postcode: TR20 9SQ

Retail in Praa Sands

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Praa Sands include Tehidy.

There are a several good country parks in the Praa Sands area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

There are a several good hills in the area around Praa Sands like Kit Hill Country Park.

The area around Praa Sands features a number of interesting villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Praa Sands's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Praa Sands.

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

Praa Sands History

There are some historic monuments around Praa Sands:

• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Wheal Prosper pumping engine house 210m south of Eastcliff Farm
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Trevena Cross
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan