Forder Lake is a Area in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Forder Lake

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

The area close to Forder Lake boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Forder Lake best country parks to visit near Forder Lake.

The area around Forder Lake features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Hills to visit near Forder Lake include Kit Hill Country Park.

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

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Forder Lake if you like historic buildings.

Airports to visit near Forder Lake include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Forder Lake History

There are some historic monuments around Forder Lake:

• Scraesdon Fort
• Agaton fort
• Ballast pond at Torpoint 690m west of North Corner Quay
• Bullpoint gunpowder magazines and camber
• Tregantle Fort
• Royal Commission Fortification: unfinished battery at Knatterbury
• Medieval wayside cross at Crafthole
• Stonehouse Town Wall
• Eastern King battery
• Breakwater fort
• Civil War fieldworks at Inswork Point
• Round on Berry Down
• Holy well called St Julian's Well
• Battery with Royal Commission fortifications called Redoubt No.5 at Maker Heights
• Henge 315m north west of Westcott
• Medieval chapel at Erth Barton
• Westcott Cross, 480m south east of Westcott Lodge
• Bowl barrow immediately south of the cricket ground and pavilion in Mount Edgcumbe Park
• Trehan Cross, at Trehan village
• Cawsand Fort
• Medieval chapel in the grounds of Shillingham Manor
• The West Ropery (site of), South Yard, Devonport Dockyard
• Plymouth Castle (remains of)
• Civil War battery at Wearde Quay
• Knowle battery
• Two batteries and part of a third at Maker Heights called Redoubt No1, Redoubt No2 and Redoubt No3
• Two round barrows on Viverdon Down
• Stump Cross, 600m west of Sheviock Barton
• Battery and Royal Commission fortification called Grenville Battery
• Firestone Bay artillery tower
• Western Kings artillery tower
• Ernesettle battery
• Round at Berry Farm
• Blockhouse at the Garden Battery
• Bohetherick lime kiln with adjacent quay and ancillary buildings, 140m south east of Cotehele Bridge
• Woodland fort
• Promontory fort, medieval chapel of St Michael's and Second World War radar station at Rame Head
• The Royal Citadel mid 17th century bastioned artillery defence, incorporating late 16th century artillery fort and 18th century statue, on the Hoe
• Trematon Castle, a shell keep built on a motte and bailey castle
• Dovecot 520m north-east of Whitsand Bay Hotel
• The coastal fortifications of Drake's Island
• D-Day landing craft maintenance site, 170m north of Saltash Pier
• Royal Commission fortifications at Forder Hill including two musketry lines and a road block
• Mount Pleasant Redoubt
• Inswork Chapel
• Whitesand Bay (or Tregonhawke) battery
• Slip No 1 (The Covered Slip), South Yard, Devonport Dockyard