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.

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Lostwithiel like Tehidy.

The area around Lostwithiel boasts some of the best country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Lostwithiel boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

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

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Lostwithiel's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Lostwithiel.

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

Lostwithiel History

There are some historic monuments around Lostwithiel:

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