Advent is a Town in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Advent

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

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Advent.

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

Advent has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

There are a number of hills near to Advent including Kit Hill Country Park.

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

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

Don't miss Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport's airports if visiting the area around Advent.

Advent History

There are some historic monuments around Advent:

• Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs
• Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
• Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
• Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
• Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
• Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
• Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Wayside cross 620m south west of Basil Farm
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
• Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
• Rock art at Rocky Valley, 150m north of Trevillett Mill
• Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
• Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
• Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
• Leskernick north stone circle
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
• The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Trevalga Cross in Trevalga churchyard
• Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
• Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm
• Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
• Motte castle known as Bossiney Castle
• Six cairns on Buttern Hill
• Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
• Cairn 485m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
• Deserted medieval settlement 1125m WNW of Canaglaze
• Two platform cairns centred 485m SW of Colquite Farm
• Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
• Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
• Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Fenterleigh crossroads, 750m south-east of Bossiney
• King Arthur's Hall
• Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
• Hut circles near New Hall
• Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow W of Dozmary Pool
• Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
• Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
• Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
• Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
• Holy well near St James' Chapel
• Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill
• Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Four Hole Cross, 200m north of Lord's Waste Farm
• Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
• Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
• Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
• Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
• Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 625m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
• An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
• Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
• Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs
• Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
• The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
• Ring cairn and two kerbed cairns on Bray Down
• Bowl barrow called Condolden Barrow
• Cross head N of Tregony Farm
• Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
• Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
• Prehistoric hut circle settlement on Stanning Hill
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
• Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
• Platform cairn 450m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Round called Castle Goff
• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
• Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
• Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm
• Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
• St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
• Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
• Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
• The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
• Leskernick south stone circle
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
• Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
• Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
• Leskernick stone alignment
• Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
• Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
• Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church
• Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
• Motte and bailey castle at Boscastle
• Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
• Stone hut circle 525m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 425m west of Trebray
• Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool