Lostwithiel is a Town in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Lostwithiel

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

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

The area around Lostwithiel features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Lostwithiel best towns to visit near Lostwithiel.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Lostwithiel if you like hills.

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Lostwithiel.

Lostwithiel is near some unmissable historic buildings like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park,

Lostwithiel has some unmissable airports nearby like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Lostwithiel History

There are some historic monuments around Lostwithiel:

• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Pencarrow, 130m SSE of Pencarrow House
• Portal dolmen 400m north east of Lesquite Farm
• Platform cairn on Goonzion Downs
• Wayside cross at Bodwannick Manor Farm
• Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 5m west of the church
• Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Largin Castle
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle
• St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point
• Tredinnick Cross, 450m east of Great Tredinnick
• Chapel at Hall
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
• Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
• Bowl barrow 230m south west of Middle Taphouse Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 30m north of the church
• Lerryn Bridge
• Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
• Small multivallate hillfort with outworks known as Pencarrow Rounds
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
• Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
• Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard
• Tawna Downs round barrows
• Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard
• Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Slight univallate hillfort in Dunmere Wood 235m WNW of Crabb's Pool
• Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct
• Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Fowey Blockhouse
• Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount
• Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm
• An early Christian memorial stone at Lancarffe
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Fenton Pits Cross, 210m WSW of Penburthen Farm
• Two bowl barrows 70m north west and 50m south east of Tor View at Middle Taphouse
• Lesquite Cross, 160m NNW of Lesquite Farm
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor
• Animal pound called Crowpound
• Wayside cross 55m north east of Laninval House
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• St Saviour's Chapel, Polruan
• Polruan Blockhouse
• Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly
• Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in Bodmin
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, 740m north east of Bodmin parish church
• Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Reperry Cross, 550m ENE of Reperry Manor Farm
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 3m north west of the chapel
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor
• St Bellarmin's Chapel
• Berrycombe Cross, on the north side of Berrycombe Road at its junction with Cardell Road
• Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure
• St Ingunger Cross, 240m south-east of St Ingunger Farm
• St Cyor's well house
• Wayside cross 120m north west of Callywith
• Bury Castle
• Cross near Deviock Cottage
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
• Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
• Wayside cross in Luxulyan churchyard