Penpillick

Penpillick is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is about two miles north of St Blazey on the A390 road.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eden Project and Par Railway Station.

Eden Project

Garden

The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England owned and operated by registered charity the Eden Trust. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit. Eden Project is situated 2 miles southwest of Penpillick.

Par Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Par railway station serves the villages of Par, Tywardreath and St Blazey, Cornwall, England. The station is 281 miles 66 chains down the line from London Paddington, measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay.

Castle Dore

Archaeological site

Photo: Matnkat, CC BY 2.5.

Castle Dore — or Castle Dôr — is an Iron Age hill fort near Golant in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom located at grid reference SX103548. It was probably occupied from the 5th or 4th centuries BC until the 1st century BC. Castle Dore is situated 2 miles southeast of Penpillick.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ponts Mill and Tywardreath Highway.

Ponts Mill

Hamlet

Ponts Mill is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is a mile north of St Blazey. Ponts Mill was once a port on the Par River, and as late as 1720, 80 ton seagoing vessels could reach the port.

Tywardreath Highway

Hamlet

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Originally a small mining hamlet, after expansion during the 20th century, Tywardreath Highway now directly adjoins St Blazey and is within the same electoral district. The hamlet contains around 70 houses.