Charlestown is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Charlestown postcode: PL25 3AJ

Retail in Charlestown

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

The area around Charlestown's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

Charlestown has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

There are a several good hills in the area around Charlestown like Kit Hill Country Park.

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

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

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are some of Charlestown best airports to visit near Charlestown.

Charlestown History

There are some historic monuments around Charlestown:

• Churchyard cross in Roche churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round
• Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct
• Medieval wayside cross at Lockengate
• Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm
• A henge re-used as a medieval playing place, 75m north east of Castle Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 875m SSE of Bodrugan Barton
• Longstone on Longstone Downs
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 3m north west of the chapel
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Menacuddle Well
• Promontory fort at Black Head
• Round called Castle Gotha
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
• Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine
• Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn
• Holy well NW of Roche Station
• Chapel Well, Towan
• Three bowl barrows between 120m and 820m south of Brynn Barton Cottage
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor
• Round cairn with beacon called Hensbarrow
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Medieval chapel of St Michael's on Roche Rock
• Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill
• St Cyor's well house
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Portal dolmen 400m north east of Lesquite Farm
• Wayside cross in Luxulyan churchyard
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Medieval cross base at St Ewe
• Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm
• Lesquite Cross, 160m NNW of Lesquite Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• Platform cairn 180m northwest of Hensbarrow Farm
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah
• Bowl barrow 270m south west of Castle Hill Farm
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep