Helford is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Helford postcode: TR12 6JY

Retail in Helford

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

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

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Helford if you like country parks.

There are a several good towns in the Helford area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Helford is near some unmissable hills like Kit Hill Country Park,

There are a number of villages near Helford including Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

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

Helford History

There are some historic monuments around Helford:

• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head
• Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Enys
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Promontory fort at Lankidden
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• D-day landing craft maintenance site at Mylor harbour
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 440m south east of Mount Hermon
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Three bowl barrows between 200m and 730m north of Hayle Kimbra Pool
• Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Multi-period archaeological landscape of settlements, field systems, flint working, salt working and pottery production 450m SSE of Trevarbeth
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Mount Hermon
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Bowl barrow 290m south east of Sunny Corner Cottage
• Churchyard cross in St Mylor churchyard
• Pendennis peninsula fortifications
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis