Retew is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Retew

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Retew like Tehidy.

Retew's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Retew has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

Villages to visit near Retew include Cremyll, and Botallack.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Retew including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Retew boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Retew History

There are some historic monuments around Retew:

• Eleven round barrows and a stone alignment centred 980m north west of Nine Maidens Stone Row
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• A platform barrow, a saucer barrow and a disc barrow 470m ENE of St Breock Beacon
• Standing cross in St Dennis churchyard
• A bell barrow, a bowl barrow and a platform barrow 620m west of Higher Cransworth
• Standing cross 200m south of Trelowthas
• Longstone on Longstone Downs
• Wayside cross and cross base in St Stephen's churchyard, 6m south of the church
• An early Christian memorial stone in St Francis churchyard, Indian Queens
• Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Wayside cross in the grounds of the former Rectory at Withiel, 70m south-west of the house
• Round 420m south east of Melancoose
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage
• Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm
• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Disc barrow 485m south west of Pawtonsprings
• Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church
• Two bowl barrows 650m and 410m north west of Hendra Farm
• Burial chamber on St Breock Downs
• Round and annexe 720m WSW of Tregear
• Golden Camp hillfort
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm
• Churchyard cross in Roche churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• Wayside cross in St Enoder churchyard
• Three bowl barrows between 120m and 820m south of Brynn Barton Cottage
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round
• Tregargus stone grinding mill No 2
• Holy well NW of Roche Station
• The Nine Maidens stone alignment, The Fiddler standing stone and two Bronze Age round barrows
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm
• Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• Preaching pit called the Queen's Pit
• Two bowl barrows 385m south east of Higher Tregolls
• Five bowl barrows 480m and 510m north of Hendra Farm
• Prehistoric and Roman settlement at Carvossa
• Fair Cross, 420m WNW of Tregidgeo Farm
• Round 310m east of Carloggas Moor Farm
• Eight round barrows north of Scotland Corner, 980m south west of Pawton Gate Farm
• Medieval chapel of St Michael's on Roche Rock
• Medieval wayside cross base on Creed Hill, 400m south of Grampound
• Wayside cross in Colan churchyard
• Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort
• Wayside cross on Treloy Hill, 170m east of Tregenna Farm
• Nancor Cross, 400m north west of Nancor
• Round 330m south east of Penhale
• Round 390m south west of Trethurffe
• Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow
• St Breock Downs monolith and surrounding cairn
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa
• Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs
• St Pedyr's Well, Treloy
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Stephen's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Small multivallate hillfort 127m south east of Demelza Farm
• Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• Bowl barrow 540m WSW of St Breock Downs Farm
• Wayside cross base in Colan churchyard
• Bowl barrow 570m south of Mitchell Farm
• Market Cross and cross base immediately south west of St Nun's Church
• Round barrow 530m north west of Carnwinnick