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Penzance Attractions
A selection of attractions in and around Penzance:
Newlyn Art Gallery, Penzance  (< 1 Mile)
This gallery has a great collection on display throughout the year, and regularly changes the pieces that are displayed, sometimes choosing a particular theme, and...
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Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance  (< 1 Mile)
Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance, is an elegant gallery set within a Victorian house and park. Changing exhibitions mainly feature the art of the...
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Cornwall Geological Museum, Penzance  (1.1 Miles)
The Cornish Geology Centre is something of a goldmine for anyone interested in this subject as it is made up of a fascinating series of...
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Chysauster Ancient Village, Penzance  (1.4 Miles)
The Ancient Village was put together to give visitors a chance to see the way that people in this area would have lived many centuries...
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Lamorna Cove, Penzance  (2.2 Miles)
Lying about 4 miles south-west of Penzance, Lamorna is in many ways a typical small Cornish cove, backed by a narrow valley. In addition to...
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Mousehole Harbour, Penzance  (2.2 Miles)
The life of the quaintly-named village of Mousehole is very much centred around the small picturesque harbour. At one time, the economy of the village...
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Art Gene, Penzance  (2.2 Miles)
A gallery with a great reputation at the heart of Penzance, this art space focuses on the works of the many artists who live and...
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Trengwainton Garden, Penzance  (2.4 Miles)
This National Trust operated garden offers a beautiful retreat in rural Cornwall, offering some of the finest views of Lizard and Mount’s Bay. The...
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Carn Euny, St. Just  (4.7 Miles)
Carn Euny Ancient Village is amongst the best preserved sites of its type in the southwest of England. The village was occupied from the...
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St. Michael's Mount, Marazion  (4.8 Miles)
This magical island is the jewel in Cornwall’s crown, a national treasure and a must for every visitor to the far West of England. During...
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Marazion Museum, Marazion  (4.8 Miles)
Marazion Museum is located within the town hall building at the heart of this small town in the beautiful Cornish countryside. The museum presents...
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Chûn Castle, Trehyllys  (5.5 Miles)
West Cornwall is rich in prehistoric and ancient remains, and Chûn Castle is one of the most spectacular. Perched on a hilltop looking out...
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Chûn Quoit, Trehyllys  (5.5 Miles)
Several thousand years before the birth of Christ, the inhabitants of the high moorlands behind Land’s End erected this enormous burial chamber. Nobody knows...
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Lanyon Quoit, Madron  (5.5 Miles)
The most visited of all West Cornwall’s dolmens, or burial mounds, Lanyon Quoit owes its popularity to its location, a short walk from a main...
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Men-an-Tol, Madron  (5.5 Miles)
Of all the enigmatic ancient remains of West Cornwall, none is more puzzling than the Men-an-Tol (stone of the hole). Nobody really knows the...
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Tregiffian Burial Chamber, Penzance  (5.8 Miles)
Tregiffian Burial Chamber is one of several Neolithic or early Bronze Age sites that have been discovered in this area of Cornwall. English Heritage...
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Pendeen Mining Museum and the Gem and Jewellery Workshop, Penzance  (8.6 Miles)
Both the Pendeen Mining Museum and the Gem and Jewellery Workshop are situated in the same stone buildings that used to be traditional farm buildings....
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Barrowall Barrow, St. Just  (8.8 Miles)
Cornish antiquarian William Borlase excavated this site in 1878 and found a twenty-two metre in diameter barrow that contained a mixture of Neolithic and Bronze...
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Geevor Tin Mine, Penzance  (9.3 Miles)
Geevor Tin Mine in Pendeen, Penzance, is in a magnificent position on West Cornwall’s Atlantic coast. Walk through narrow 18th Century tunnels with a guide....
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Levant Mine and Beam Engine, St. Just  (9.4 Miles)
This National Trust protected property offers visitors a unique chance to see a steam-powered Cornish beam engine in action. After sixty years of sitting...
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(All distances are direct and may be longer by road)
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