Acton Castle, Praa Sands

Name: Acton Castle
Address: Praa Sands, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Praa Sands

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Acton Castle is a small castellated mansion near Perranuthnoe, Cornwall. It is a Grade II* listed building. It was built c. 1775, and according to some sources around 1790, by John Stackhouse of Pendarves, who was a distinguished botanist with an interest in seaweed and plants mentioned by Theophrastus. Stackhouse constructed the castle, with the main purpose of studying marine algae. The primary material used for the construction is granite, with the facade and the chimneys made of dressed granite. It has a grouted roof with walls topped by embattled parapets. Wings of two storeys, with tripartite windows, were added at the beginning of the 20th century during its conversion to a country hotel. ()

Coordinates: 50°6'20"N, 5°25'32"W

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Acton Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pengersick Castle, St Mary's Church, Breaney Methodist chapel, Lizard and Mount's Bay Methodist Circuit.

1.9 miE
Forts and castles
Pengersick Castle, Praa Sands
48 min walk • Pengersick Castle is a fortified manor house located between the villages of Germoe and Praa Sands in Cornwall, England. The tower house, which is in the parish of Breage, is a Grade I listed building. Parts of the building date from the early 16th century.
4.8 miW
Church
St Mary's Church, Penzance
123 min walk • St Mary's Church, Penzance is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Penzance, Cornwall.
4 miE
Church
Breaney Methodist chapel, Praa Sands
102 min walk • Breaney Methodist chapel is a Methodist chapel in the village of Breage, near Helston, Cornwall, UK. The chapel is on Trewithick road in Breage, past the school. It was built in 1829 for and by the Miners of Breage. There were many other chapels in Breage parish.
1.9 miN
Church
Lizard and Mount's Bay Methodist Circuit, Praa Sands
50 min walk • The Lizard and Mounts Bay Methodist Circuit is a Methodist circuit that serves the area surrounding Mount's Bay in Cornwall, England.
3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Tregonning Hill
82 min walk • Tregonning Hill is the westerly of two granite hills overlooking Mount's Bay in west Cornwall, United Kingdom, the other being Godolphin Hill. They are approximately 6 kilometres west of the town of Helston.
3.7 miNE
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Godolphin Estate
95 min walk • The Godolphin Estate is a National Trust property situated in Godolphin Cross, 7 km north-west of Helston in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The house is a Grade I listed building.
1.8 miN
Church
St Hilary's Church, St Hilary, Cornwall
46 min walk • The Church of St Hilary is an Early English–style church in the village of St Hilary, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It features a 13th-century tower; following a fire in 1853, the remainder of the church was rebuilt two years later by William White.
3.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Marine reserve
Mount's Bay
84 min walk • Mount's Bay is a large, sweeping bay on the English Channel coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom, stretching from the Lizard Point to Gwennap Head. In the north of the bay, near Marazion, is St Michael's Mount; the origin of name of the bay. In summer, it is a large, benign, scenic, natural harbour.
5 miW
Architecture, Specialty museum, Museum
Egyptian House, Penzance
127 min walk • The Egyptian House is a grade I listed building in the Cornish town of Penzance. It is built in the style of Egyptian Revival architecture and has been in the ownership of the Landmark Trust since the 1970s. The current building dates from 1835–36.
4.1 miN
Church
St Erth's Church, Carbis Bay
106 min walk • St Erth’s Church, St Erth is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in St Erth, Cornwall, England, UK.
2.4 miW
Island
St Michael's Mount, Marazion
62 min walk • St Michael's Mount is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water.