Balwest is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Balwest postcode: TR13 9TE

Retail in Balwest

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

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

Don't miss Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Balwest.

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Balwest.

The area around Balwest's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are some of Balwest best villages to visit near Balwest.

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

Balwest's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Balwest History

There are some historic monuments around Balwest:

• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Trevarnon Round
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Rectangular camp SW of Trevarnon Round
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Wheal Prosper pumping engine house 210m south of Eastcliff Farm
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Trevena Cross
• National Explosives
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Wayside cross in Gunwalloe churchyard, 0.75m east of the church
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Cliff castle W of Gunwalloe Church
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church