Pelynt is a Town in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Pelynt

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

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Pelynt.

Pelynt's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Pelynt if you like towns.

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

The area around Pelynt features a number of interesting villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Historic Buildings to visit near Pelynt include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Pelynt boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Pelynt History

There are some historic monuments around Pelynt:

• Three bowl barrows 215m south east of Beech Lawn, which form part of a larger round barrow cemetery
• Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm
• Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon
• Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Chapel at Hall
• Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard
• Lerryn Bridge
• Largin Castle
• Small stone circle at Duloe, 150m south east of Stonetown Farm
• Two bowl barrows 70m north west and 50m south east of Tor View at Middle Taphouse
• Old Guildhall
• Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
• Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic
• Bowl barrow 230m south west of Middle Taphouse Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm
• Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church
• Tencreek Cross in St Martin's churchyard 3.5m south east of the church
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Round barrow on Bin Down
• Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Bake Rings later prehistoric-Roman round with attached enclosure and outwork
• Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
• Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks called Hall Rings
• Tredinnick Cross, 450m east of Great Tredinnick