Gwithian

Worth seeing in and around Gwithian

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Godrevy Lighthouse

   Godrevy Lighthouse was built in 1858–1859 on Godrevy Island in St Ives Bay, Cornwall. Standing approximately 300 metres off Godrevy Head, it marks the Stones reef, which has been a hazard to shipping for centuries.

   2.5 km · lighthouse in Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of Saint Winnear

   St Gwinear's Church, Gwinear is a Grade I listed church in the Church of England in Gwinear, Cornwall.

   3.9 km · church in Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Felicitas and St Piala's Church, Phillack

   St Felicitas and St Piala’s Church, Phillack is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Phillack, Cornwall, England, UK.

   3.4 km · church in Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Angarrack Viaduct

   Angarrack railway viaduct crosses the valley of the Angarrack River at Angarrack in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

   3.1 km · viaduct in Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Gothian's Church, Gwithian

   St Gothian's Church, Gwithian is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK. Nothing is known about St Gothian, Gocianus or Gwithian.

   100 m · church in Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   The Bucket of Blood

   The Bucket of Blood is a public house in Phillack, Hayle, Cornwall, owned by St Austell Brewery and currently tenanted by Nick and Tanya Swanson. It is thought to be named after an incident where the landlord brought up a bucket of blood from the building's well.

   3.5 km · public house in Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   The Towans

   Towan is found in many placenames in Cornwall. However, The Towans usually refers to the three-mile stretch of coastal dunes which extends north-east from the estuary of the River Hayle to Gwithian beach with a midpoint near Upton.

   1.9 km · dunes between Hayle and Gwithian Beach in Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Gwithian

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Cardiff (CWL), 194 km · Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 209 km · Bristol (BRS), 228 km

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  209 km · quickest by road, 5h · £31–41
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  239 km · quickest by road, 4h 17m · £26–35
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  396 km · quickest by road, 6h 51m · £40–55
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