The Hornet
The Hornet is a roller coaster in Helston, West Cornwall, England. The Hornet is situated nearby to the log flume ride Log Flume, as well as near the drop tower Sky Raker.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flambards Theme Park and Helston Library.
Flambards Theme Park
Theme park
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flambards Theme Park was an amusement park on the southern outskirts of the town of Helston in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1976 as the Cornwall Aero Park by Douglas Kingsford Hale MBE. Flambards Theme Park is situated 450 feet southwest of The Hornet.
Helston Library
Library
Photo: Libraries Taskforce, CC BY 2.0.
Helston Library is situated 4,000 feet northwest of The Hornet.
Church of St Michael
Church
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael is situated 1 mile northwest of The Hornet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mellangoose and Trewennack.
Mellangoose
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mellangoose is a hamlet in the parish of Mawgan-in-Meneage, Cornwall, England. A site in Mellangoose is described as a Plen-an-gwary where the famous Cornish wrestler Captain Thomas Gundry regularly fought.
Trewennack
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trewennack is a village northeast of Helston in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the A394 main road. The name of the village comes from the Cornish language words tre, meaning 'farm' or 'settlement', and Gwedhenek, a personal name.
Gwavas
Hamlet
Gwavas is a hamlet in the parish of Sithney, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Gwavas is adjoining Lowertown-by-Helston. The hamlet is a rural farming hamlet which once had a shop. Gwavas is situated 2 miles northwest of The Hornet.
The Hornet
- Type: Roller coaster
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Helston, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.09367° or 50° 5′ 37″ northLongitude
-5.25805° or 5° 15′ 29″ westOperator
FlambardsOpen location code
9C2P3PVR+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1062912745OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=roller_coaster
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