Gwennap

Gwennap is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, sitting about five miles (8 km) southeast of Redruth. At its heart is a patchwork of small communities: the parish includes the hamlets of Burncoose, Comford, Coombe, Crofthandy, Cusgarne, Fernsplatt, Frogpool, Hick's Mill, Tresamble and United Downs. These scattered settlements give Gwennap a sense of rural breadth, where lanes and fields link historic cottages and farmsteads. Among them stands the country house Little Beside, part of the parish’s varied tapestry. For visitors seeking a gentle Cornish experience beyond the busier coasts, Gwennap offers a quietly rewarding detour — a place to pass through, linger in a hamlet, or follow minor roads and lanes to discover the small-scale, local character that threads this corner of the South West. Proximity to Redruth means Gwennap can be a peaceful base or a brief stop en route, revealing a patchwork parish shaped by its many hamlets and the country house that anchors its landscape.