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.

Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Widegates if you like hiking areas.

The area around Widegates boasts some of the best country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Widegates best towns to visit near Widegates.

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Widegates.

Widegates's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.

Places near Widegates feature a number of interesting 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:

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