English Heritage sites near Gweek Parish

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

2 miles from Gweek Parish

Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.

Pendennis Castle

PENDENNIS CASTLE

8 miles from Gweek Parish

Visit Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, a mighty fortress built by Henry VIII to defend against invasion. Enjoy unmissable views and travel back to wartime Cornwall.

St Mawes Castle

ST MAWES CASTLE

9 miles from Gweek Parish

St Mawes Castle is among the best-preserved of Henry VIII's coastal artillery fortresses, and the most elaborately decorated of them all.

Chysauster Ancient Village

CHYSAUSTER ANCIENT VILLAGE

15 miles from Gweek Parish

The houses line a 'village street', and each had an open central courtyard surrounded by a number of thatched rooms.

Tregiffian Burial Chamber

TREGIFFIAN BURIAL CHAMBER

17 miles from Gweek Parish

A Neolithic or early Bronze Age chambered tomb with an entrance passage, walled and roofed with stone slabs, leading into the central chamber.

Carn Euny Ancient Village

CARN EUNY ANCIENT VILLAGE

19 miles from Gweek Parish

Among the preserved ancient villages in the South West, occupied from the Iron Age until late Roman times. It includes the foundations of stone houses, and an intriguing underground passage.


Churches in Gweek Parish

Gweek Mission Church

Gweek Truro
(01326) 340259

Welcome to Gweek Mission Church in the Anglican Diocese of Truro and county of Cornwall England.


Pubs in Gweek Parish

Black Swan

Gweek, TR12 6TU
(01326) 221502
theblackswangweek.co.uk

Formerly the Gweek Inn, this pub was refurbished and reopened in 2012. Its interior has half-wood walls topped with exposed stonework, and an airy slate-floored dining room up a few steps to the left of the bar. The latter has ample seating...