Penrose is a village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Penrose

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Penrose include Tehidy.

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

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

Kit Hill Country Park is one of Penrose's best, nearby hills to visit in Penrose.

Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Penrose if you like villages.

Places near Penrose feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Penrose History

There are some historic monuments around Penrose:

• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
• Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Multiple enclosure fort at Round Wood
• St Mawes Castle
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• Holy well of St Mawes, 80m east of St Mawes Methodist Church
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton
• Round 310m north of Carlannick
• Round 390m north east of Carwarthen
• Round barrow 120m south east of Parkwood Hill
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• D-day landing craft maintenance site at Mylor harbour
• Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf
• Round barrow 290m north east of Penventon
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Round barrow 400m east of Parkwood Hill
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Multi-period archaeological landscape of settlements, field systems, flint working, salt working and pottery production 450m SSE of Trevarbeth
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Round barrow 40m south west of Hilltop Cottage
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Enys
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Standing cross 300m south east of Trelissick
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Pendennis peninsula fortifications
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Early 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castle
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
• Churchyard cross in Feock churchyard
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Churchyard cross in St Mylor churchyard
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Holy well 80m east of St Just Church
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Round barrow 230m south west of Killiganoon Manor