Pentewan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Pentewan postcode: PL26 6DA

Retail in Pentewan

There are great places to visit near Pentewan 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 Pentewan.

There are a number of country parks near Pentewan including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Towns to visit near Pentewan include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Pentewan.

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Pentewan like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of airports near Pentewan including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Pentewan History

There are some historic monuments around Pentewan:

• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm
• Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round
• Round called Castle Gotha
• Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct
• St Cyor's well house
• Longstone on Longstone Downs
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
• Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School
• Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill
• Menacuddle Well
• Platform cairn 180m northwest of Hensbarrow Farm
• Medieval cross base at St Ewe
• Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Wayside cross in Luxulyan churchyard
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Chapel Well, Towan
• Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House
• Bowl barrow 875m SSE of Bodrugan Barton
• Promontory fort at Black Head
• Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine
• Later prehistoric cliff castle, two prehistoric round barrows, medieval field system, and associated remains on Dodman Point
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon
• Round cairn with beacon called Hensbarrow
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Round 310m east of Carloggas Moor Farm
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm
• Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn
• Fair Cross, 420m WNW of Tregidgeo Farm