Find the nearest History & Heritage in Cornwall
Our History and Heritage category brings all Coast Radar’s Cornwall listings related to looking for something to do or a place to visit together where they offer some form of historic or heritage based activity.
Finding the best things to see and do on a Cornwall day out with your family or friends is easy – simply explore the historic and heritage links below, hit the jump to my location button or use the search bar to plan your next Cornwall activity.
King Charles’s Castle is a ruined artillery fort on Tresco built between 1548 and 1551 to protect the Isles of Scilly from French attack. A semi-hexagonal structure to provide a wide field of fire and two-storey to give at least two tiers of guns. The domestic quarters for the garrison were at the rear. Read more…
Cotehele Mill is a working watermill and workshops with collections of local craftsman’s tools. The mill is located within the Cotehele Estate. Read more…
St Catherine’s Castle is one of a pair of small artillery forts, built by Thomas Treffry approximately 1540. The D-shaped, stone fortification, equipped with five gun-ports for cannon, overlooked the mouth of the River Fowey. It was protected by a curtain wall and the surrounding cliffs. The castle was closed at the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, although Read more…
Lawrence House is a Georgian town house and local museum managed by the National Trust. Read more…
The National Maritime Museum in Falmouth, Cornwal overlooks the marina. The Museum houses galleries, interactve displays, workshops as well as the expected 100’s of boats. Read more…
North Cornwall Museum is within a building that was originally used for making coaches and wagons. The Museum covers many aspects of life in North Cornwall from fifty to a hundred years ago. These include farming, the dairy,cidermaking and wagons. Read more…
Lanhydrock house is a magnificent late 19th Century Victorian country house with extensive servants’ quarters. The house sits within 180 hectares (445 acres) of gardens and wooded estate. Excellent place to investigate the upstairs vs. downstairs in Victorian England. Read more…
Antony is an early 18th-century mansion set in parkland and fine gardens. Read more…
Now in ruins Tintagel Castle is Cornwall’s most iconic site where the legend of King Arthur was born. A strong hold of the Earls of Cornwall, the castle was built in the 13th Century. Located on one of the most dramatic and windswept locations in Cornwall. You have a small exhibition and shop along with a cafe. You need to Read more…
Pendennis Castle was built by King Henry VIII to defend against possible attack by Spain and France and was in use right up to the Second World War. It guarded the important anchorage of Carrick Roads, sharing the task with St Mawes castle on the other side of the Fal estuary. The castle has an interactive exhibition or spend time Read more…
Prideaux Place is an Elizabethan mansion that has been the home to the Prideaux family. As each generation lived in the house they added something extra so it is a mx of styles. The 40 acres of grounds has been restored to its former glory. Read more…
Dupath Well is a granite well-house of c. 1500 that stands over an ancient spring, that was believed to cure whooping cough. Built by the Augustinian canons of nearby St Germans priory, it houses the remains of an immersion pool for cure-seekers. Read more…
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