Helman Tor

#1818 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Helman Tor is a tor in mid Cornwall, England, UK. It is a nature reserve managed by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. It is a County Geology Site and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It lies on the Saints' Way. It is adjacent to Red Moor Site of Special Scientific Interest and Breney Common Special Area of Conservation. ()

Elevation: 686 ftCoordinates: 50°25'19"N, 4°43'46"W

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Helman Tor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eden Project, Restormel Castle, Wheal Martyn, Bodmin Jail.

4.3 miS
Iconic eco park with educational centre
Eden Project, Par
109 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Cornwall, the Eden Project is a captivating botanical garden located in the quaint town of Bodelva, near Par, United Kingdom. This unique conservation project has transformed a reclaimed china clay pit into a sprawling eco-paradise, home...
2.6 miE
Circular 13th-century keep and grounds
Restormel Castle, Lostwithiel
67 min walk • Restormel Castle lies by the River Fowey near Lostwithiel in Cornwall, England, UK. It is one of the four chief Norman castles of Cornwall, the others being Launceston, Tintagel and Trematon. The castle is notable for its perfectly circular design.
5.2 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Wheal Martyn, St Austell
134 min walk • The Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum is a museum of china clay mining, at Carthew, on the B3274 road about 2 miles north of St Austell in Cornwall, England. A Victorian clay works has been preserved, and there is an exhibition building.
3.6 miN
Historical place, Museum, Reportedly haunted
Bodmin Jail, Bodmin
93 min walk • Bodmin Jail is a historic former prison situated in Bodmin, on the edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Built in 1779 and closed in 1927, a large range of buildings fell into ruin, but parts of the prison have been turned into a tourist attraction, and more recently another large part was converted into a hotel.
1.8 miNE
Church
St Hydroc's Church
48 min walk • St Hydroc's Church, Lanhydrock is a Grade I listed in the Church of England in Lanhydrock, Cornwall.
5 miS
Park
Tregrehan House, Par
129 min walk • Tregrehan is a country house near St. Blazey, Cornwall, designed by George Wightwick. It is described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "Late Georgian.. granite.. Ionic colonnade", "a pretty little lodge".
4.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Castle Dore, Par
126 min walk • Castle Dore is an Iron Age hill fort near Fowey in Cornwall, United Kingdom located at grid reference SX103548. It was probably occupied from the 5th or 4th centuries BC until the 1st century BC.
3.7 miS
Forts and castles
Prideaux Castle, Par
94 min walk • Prideaux Castle is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort situated atop a 133 m high conical hill near the southern boundary of the parish of Luxulyan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
3.5 miN
Town, Church, Gothic architecture
St Petroc's Church, Bodmin
89 min walk • St Petroc's Church, Bodmin, also known as Bodmin Parish Church, is an Anglican parish church in the town of Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The existing church building is dated 1469–1472 and was until the building of Truro Cathedral the largest church in Cornwall.
2.8 miE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Bartholomew's Church, Lostwithiel
73 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church is a parish church of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
2.9 miS
Archaeological site
Treffry Viaduct, Par
73 min walk • The Treffry Viaduct is a historic dual-purpose railway viaduct and aqueduct located close to the village of Luxulyan, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The viaduct crosses the Luxulyan Valley, and with it forms an integral part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a World Heritage Site.