St Agnes Attractions

Top Things to Do in St Agnes, Truro District

Things to Do in St Agnes

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Top Attractions in St Agnes

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  • rebpen
    Camelford, UK343 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    National trust, lovely place lots of lovely walks and scenery stunning. Lots to look at and history about the building around you. Really worth a visit. Has a carpark which is quite big. Worth a visit. About half mile walk there is a lovely cafe at Chapel Porth. Really worth a visit. Lovely place to have a picnic.
    Written 6 September 2023
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  • rebpen
    Camelford, UK343 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lovely little hidden gem, national trust. Carpark small. Beach and scenery was stunning, has a cafe food fantastic. Worth a visit. Lots of lovely walks.
    Written 6 September 2023
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  • The_Coach55
    Ruislip, UK961 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The St Agnes museum is located just south of the village.

    It is a little tricky to visit via public transport but we took the U1A bus towards Newquay from Truro station, a journey of around 40 minutes. The bus drops you almost outside the museum.

    The museum is quite modern inside with an interesting range of local artefacts. It is housed over two floors.

    The local industries were copper, tin and arsenic mining, fishing and agriculture.

    There was an interesting video of the now defunct (since the Beeching cuts in 1963) railway line to Perranporth which ran through St Agnes.

    I liked the virtual reality view of St Agnes harbour in the early 20th century having never used such technology before !

    I also enjoyed the information about two famous locals. John Passmore Edwards, a 19th century journalist and philanthropist as well as John Opie, an 18th century portrait painter.

    Admission is free and the staff on duty were most helpful and informative.

    The museum is open daily.
    Written 29 July 2023
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  • Creamteasforever
    London, UK7 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Spotlight on the workings of a tin mine. Learnt all about bal maidens and buddles. Perfect self service tour for couples or families run by the son of a former tin miner. Great!
    Written 28 August 2021
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  • Boonstra
    Leesburg, VA293 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This was one of our favorite experiences in Cornwall. The Heather covered the hills and the views were spectacular. There’s a lot of uphill walking, so you need to be able to walk a few miles. The beach below was also beautiful with lots of cool caves.
    Written 26 June 2023
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  • Juliet
    Mullion, UK9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    My 14 year old son was given a voucher for a driving experience by his grandparents for his birthday.

    We went along on bank holiday Monday and he had a good hour’s worth of expert and friendly tuition by instructor Gary. Gary started by explaining the controls and within 10 minutes Henry was driving. He drove around the airfield, did hillstarts, u turns, parallel parking, slaloms around cones and reversing using the rear view mirror. Henry didn’t stop smiling for the duration of the lesson (or for the rest of the day!). Thank you so much for such an amazing experience! He’s absolutely desperate to come up again!

    There is also a lovely cafe and great campsite on site.
    Written 29 August 2022
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  • thamespath
    Guildford, UK17 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Friendly taproom - with wood burning stove for cold days!
    We tried a selection of hazy beers with pizza from Cornish pizza company which pipeline collected for us.
    Written 9 March 2024
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  • malc1005
    Kettering, UK4,723 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This is a part of Cornwall's railway history, a lovely viaduct, just outside of St Agnes, that went to Newquay eventually. Well worth a visit.
    Written 11 July 2023
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  • cockneyshaz
    Preston, UK808 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Small clean beach reached by walking down steep hill.
    Life saving guards on patrol.
    Quite big waves for surfers, especially the younger ones.
    Cliffs to climb to experience stunning views.
    Car parking.
    Pub and cafe.
    Free toilets.
    Written 2 August 2023
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  • Majen1
    United Kingdom286 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Small rock paths along the headland. Amazing views. The Wheal NT car park is less obvious from the road despite a large green sign ! Ideal walking area out of season, and very photogenic.
    Written 1 March 2023
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  • JillianDa
    Bolton, UK9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lovely walk with my son and 2 dogs, one with arthritis. All accessible apart from one stile which we lifted the dog over, initial climb is worth the view and app guided us round so impossible to get lost. Finished off on the dog friendly beach and amazing food at The Schooner.
    Written 21 August 2019
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  • malc1005
    Kettering, UK4,723 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Some of the buildings are still on site, and some memorabilia is in the station, the yard has multiple businesses including a craft shop, café ,pottery , and on the road side a diesel shunter, not sure why, as it is not old enough to have been there originally. Well worth a wander around.
    Written 11 July 2023
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