Varfell is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Varfell postcode: TR20 8AH

Retail in Varfell

There are great places to visit near Varfell 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 Varfell.

There are a several good country parks in the Varfell area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Varfell has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area close to Varfell boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

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

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Varfell if you like historic buildings.

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

Varfell History

There are some historic monuments around Varfell:

• Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
• Round called Lesingey Round
• Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
• Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
• Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• National Explosives
• Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
• A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
• Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
• Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
• Cross at Treassowe
• Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
• Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow
• Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
• Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
• Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
• Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Holy well called Madron Well
• Market cross
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
• Round called Lescudjack Castle
• Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
• Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
• Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Boleigh fogou
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
• Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
• Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
• Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
• Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
• The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
• Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
• Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
• Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
• Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Kerris Cross
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
• Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
• Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
• Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
• Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
• Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
• Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
• Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
• Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
• Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
• Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
• Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
• Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
• Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
• Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Paul
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Round called Trewern Round
• Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
• Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
• Treen Common stone circle
• Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
• Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
• Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
• Penbeagle Cross
• Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
• Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
• Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard