English Heritage sites near Mawnan Parish

Pendennis Castle

PENDENNIS CASTLE

3 miles from Mawnan Parish

Visit Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, a mighty fortress built by Henry VIII to defend against invasion. Enjoy unmissable views and travel back to wartime Cornwall.

St Mawes Castle

ST MAWES CASTLE

5 miles from Mawnan Parish

St Mawes Castle is among the best-preserved of Henry VIII's coastal artillery fortresses, and the most elaborately decorated of them all.

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

5 miles from Mawnan Parish

Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.

Chysauster Ancient Village

CHYSAUSTER ANCIENT VILLAGE

19 miles from Mawnan Parish

The houses line a 'village street', and each had an open central courtyard surrounded by a number of thatched rooms.

Tregiffian Burial Chamber

TREGIFFIAN BURIAL CHAMBER

22 miles from Mawnan Parish

A Neolithic or early Bronze Age chambered tomb with an entrance passage, walled and roofed with stone slabs, leading into the central chamber.

Carn Euny Ancient Village

CARN EUNY ANCIENT VILLAGE

23 miles from Mawnan Parish

Among the preserved ancient villages in the South West, occupied from the Iron Age until late Roman times. It includes the foundations of stone houses, and an intriguing underground passage.


Churches in Mawnan Parish

Mawnan: St Mawnan
Mawnan: St Michael

Pubs in Mawnan Parish

Budock Vean Hotel

Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, TR11 5LG
(01326) 314296

Budock Vean Hotel, Falmouth
Ferry Boat Inn

Helford Passage, TR11 5LB
(01326) 250625
ferryboatcornwall.co.uk/

In an idyllic creekside position overlooking its own beach and the Helford river, this large open-plan pub has a large single bar room with a small, more intimate annexe for eating or drinking attached. The walls and beamed ceilings are fes...
Red Lion

The Square, Mawnan Smith, TR11 5EP
(01326) 250026
redlioncornwall.com

This thatched former farm building was converted to a pub in the 16th century; food is a significant part of its offering but it also functions as a proper community local. Four surrounding cottages have since been incorporated into the bui...