Poltesco, Lizard

Name: Poltesco
Address: Lizard, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Lizard

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Poltesco is a hamlet and valley in the parish of Grade-Ruan, on the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, UK. The lower part of the valley is owned by the National Trust and was once the site of a stone industry that exported carved ornaments to the rest of Britain and Europe. ()

Coordinates: 49°59'51"N, 5°10'40"W

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Poltesco – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lizard Lighthouse, The Loe, St Corentine's Church, Church of Saint Winwaloe.

2.8 miS
18th-century landmark with a museum
Lizard Lighthouse, Lizard
72 min walk • The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel.
7.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
The Loe
188 min walk • The Loe, also known as Loe Pool, is the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
4.5 miNW
Church
St Corentine's Church, Mullion
115 min walk • St Corentine's Church, Cury is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Cury, Cornwall, England, UK.
5 miNW
Church, Beach, Outdoor activities
Church of Saint Winwaloe
127 min walk • The Church of Saint Winwaloe is the Grade I listed parish church of Gunwalloe in Cornwall, England.
1.1 miSW
Church
St Grada and Holy Cross Church, Lizard
29 min walk • St Grada & Holy Cross Church, Grade is the Church of England parish church of Grade with Ruan, Cornwall. The church is a Grade I listed building, having been added to the listed buildings register on 10 July 1957.
3.5 miN
Archaeological site
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station
89 min walk • Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station is a large radiocommunication site located on Goonhilly Downs near Helston on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England.
2.8 miSW
Beach
Kynance Cove, Lizard
73 min walk • Kynance Cove is a cove on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England. It is situated on the Lizard peninsula approximately two miles north of Lizard Point.
5.2 miN
Prehistoric site
Halliggye Fogou
132 min walk • Halliggye Fogou is one of many fogous in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The site is under the guardianship of English Heritage, and managed by the Trelowarren Estate, where the fogou is located.
4.1 miW
Area
Mullion Island, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
104 min walk • Mullion Island is an uninhabited island on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is approximately half a mile offshore from Mullion Cove, 1 mile in circumference and the highest point is 118 feet above sea level.
0.7 miS
Village, Harbor, Hotel
Cadgwith, Lizard
19 min walk • Cadgwith is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the Lizard Peninsula between The Lizard and Coverack. It is in the civil parish of Grade Ruan.
3 miSW
Island
Asparagus Island
76 min walk • Asparagus Island is a small tidal island on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, within the parish of Mullion, Cornwall, United Kingdom.