Widegates is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Widegates postcode: PL13 1QX

Retail in Widegates

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

There are a number of hiking areas near to Widegates including Tehidy.

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

There are a number of towns near Widegates including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Widegates is near some unmissable hills like Kit Hill Country Park,

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

The area close to Widegates boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the Widegates area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Widegates History

There are some historic monuments around Widegates:

• Old Guildhall
• Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church
• Wayside cross 50m north east of Carracawn Cross
• Medieval churchyard cross in Quethiock churchyard
• Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm
• Tencreek Cross in St Martin's churchyard 3.5m south east of the church
• The Doniert Stone, accompanying cross shaft and underground chamber 650m SW of Common Moor
• Round with annexe 530m north east of Lower Padreda
• Medieval wayside cross in St Ivo's churchyard, 10m ESE of the church
• Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard
• Medieval wayside cross at Redgate
• Small stone circle at Duloe, 150m south east of Stonetown Farm
• Slight univallate hillfort called Cadson Bury
• Medieval wayside cross in St Ivo's churchyard, 0.3m south of the church
• Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks called Blacketon Rings
• Iron Age defended settlement at Padderbury Top
• Trethevy Quoit
• St Cleer's Well and cross
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks called Hall Rings
• Cross at Triffle Farm
• Round barrow on Bin Down