Rinsey is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Rinsey

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

The area close to Rinsey boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.

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

Towns to visit near Rinsey include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

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

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

Airports to visit near Rinsey include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Rinsey History

There are some historic monuments around Rinsey:

• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Wheal Prosper pumping engine house 210m south of Eastcliff Farm
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• Wayside cross in Gunwalloe churchyard, 0.75m east of the church
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Cliff castle W of Gunwalloe Church
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Trevena Cross
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church
• Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform