Luxulyan Valley, Par

Name: Luxulyan Valley
Address: Par, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Par

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The Luxulyan Valley is the steep sided and thickly wooded valley of the River Par, situated in mid Cornwall, England, UK. It contains a major concentration of early 19th century industrial remains, and was designated as part of a World Heritage Site in 2006. ()

Coordinates: 50°23'24"N, 4°44'38"W

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Luxulyan Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eden Project, Wheal Martyn, Tregrehan House, Helman Tor.

2 miS
Iconic eco park with educational centre
Eden Project, Par
52 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...
3.3 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Wheal Martyn, St Austell
84 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.
2.8 miS
Park
Tregrehan House, Par
72 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".
2.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Helman Tor
59 min walk • 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.
1.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Prideaux Castle, Par
41 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 miE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Bartholomew's Church, Lostwithiel
90 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church is a parish church of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
0.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Treffry Viaduct, Par
18 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.
3.6 miE
Archaeological site
Lostwithiel Stannary Palace, Lostwithiel
92 min walk • The Stannary Palace, also known as the Duchy Palace, circa 1265–1300, was a complex of buildings constructed by the Earls of Cornwall as the centre of their administration.
3.4 miS
50°20'28"N • 4°44'54"W
Pinetum Gardens, St Austell
87 min walk • Garden, Park
3 miSE
Archaeological site
Par signal box, Par
76 min walk • Par signal box is a Grade II listed former Great Western Railway signal box, located on Par railway station in Cornwall, England.
3.6 miSE
Harbor
Par Docks, Par
92 min walk • Par Docks is an Imerys-owned harbour in the village of Par, Cornwall, United Kingdom, which was used for the export of china clay from the numerous Imerys sites in the clay-rich region of Mid-Cornwall.

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Luxulyan (5 min walk)