Varfell is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Varfell postcode: TR20 8AH

Retail in Varfell

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

The area around Varfell's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

Country Parks to visit near Varfell include 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 Varfell if you like towns.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Varfell if you like hills.

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Varfell.

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

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

Varfell History

There are some historic monuments around Varfell:

• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
• A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
• Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
• Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
• Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
• Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
• Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
• Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
• Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
• Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
• Cross at Treassowe
• Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
• Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
• Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
• Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
• Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
• Round called Lescudjack Castle
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Penbeagle Cross
• Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
• Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
• Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
• Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• National Explosives
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
• The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
• Boleigh fogou
• Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
• Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow
• Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
• Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
• Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
• Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
• Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
• Round called Trewern Round
• Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
• Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
• Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
• Kerris Cross
• Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
• Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
• Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
• Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
• Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Round called Lesingey Round
• Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
• Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
• Medieval wayside cross at Paul
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
• Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
• Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Treen Common stone circle
• Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
• Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
• Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
• Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
• Holy well called Madron Well
• Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
• Market cross
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
• Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
• Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
• Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round