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Helston

Town
TR13St Ives

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207Listed Buildings

About Helston

Helston is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, quietly claiming the title of the most southerly town on the island of Great Britain. Situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula, it sits roughly 12 miles east of Penzance and about 9 miles south‑west of Falmouth, placed some 1½ miles farther south than Penzance itself. That unique southernness gives Helston a distinct sense of place, a town anchored to Cornwall’s coastline yet tucked into the peninsula’s landscape. At the 2021 census the parish recorded a population of 11,611, while the built‑up area counted 11,360 residents — figures that hint at a community both compact and connected. Whether you arrive from Penzance or Falmouth, Helston’s location makes it a natural waypoint at the edge of the Lizard Peninsula. Warm in its scale and notable in its geography, the town offers visitors a chance to experience one of Britain’s southernmost settlements with the steady, familiar rhythm of Cornish life.
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Postcode

TR13

Constituency

St Ives

Ward

Porthleven, Breage & Germoe, Helston South & Meneage, Crowan, Sithney & Wendron, Helston North

Coordinates

50.1009°N, 5.2745°W

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Attractions

Coronation Park Helston is a worthwhile natural stop near Helston, valued for open views, sea air and the kind of landscape that gives Cornwall much of its identity. It rewards slow exploration, whether that means a clifftop walk, a pause at a viewpoint or simply taking in the changing weather and light.

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A beloved Cornish theme park that combines traditional fairground rides with impressive indoor heritage exhibitions recreating Victorian Britain and a 1940s wartime street. Flambards has occupied a unique position in Cornish tourism for over forty years as a family destination that blends the educational and the thrilling in equal measure.

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1.4 kmWebsite

A heritage railway running along a scenic route through the Cornish countryside, with steam and diesel trains on selected days. The line offers a nostalgic journey and a chance to explore the historic station.

Dog friendly
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0.5 kmWebsite

Helston is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. As a programmatic destination page, it works well as a hub for nearby beaches, walks, heritage sites, food spots and local itinerary links across CornwallMagazine.

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Listed Buildings

LANNER VEAN FARMHOUSE

1.7 km
Grade II

1, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.0 km
Grade II

HIGHER NANSLOE FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL

1.2 km
Grade II

MILESTONE AT SW 6482 2795

1.2 km
Grade II

LOWER NANSLOE FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED COACH HOUSE AND FORECOURT WALLS

1.3 km
Grade II

BOUNDARY STONE OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO TRESPRISON FARM

1.4 km
Grade II

TREGARRICK FARMHOUSE

1.4 km
Grade II

CULDROSE HOUSE

1.5 km
Grade II

THE BEEHIVE INN

0.0 km
Grade II

2, CHURCH STREET

0.0 km
Grade II

27, MENEAGE STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

TWO K6 TELEPHONE KIOSKS ADJACENT TO GUILDHALL

0.0 km
Grade II

1, MENEAGE STREET

0.0 km
Grade II

8 AND 10, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.0 km
Grade II

NOS 12 AND 14 AND HOUSE AT REAR OF NO 14

0.0 km
Grade II

3, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.0 km
Grade II

3, MENEAGE STREET

0.0 km
Grade II

MARKET PLACE STEPS AND PAVING

0.0 km
Grade II

RED LION PUBLIC HOUSE

0.0 km
Grade II

3, MARKET PLACE

0.0 km
Grade II

GUN FROM HMS ANSON IN CENTRAL POSITION BEHIND GUILDHALL

0.0 km
Grade II

5 AND 7, MENEAGE STREET

0.0 km
Grade II

2, WENDRON STREET

0.0 km
Grade II

5 AND 7, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.0 km
Grade II

NOS 6 AND 8 INCLUDING WAREHOUSE TO REAR

0.0 km
Grade II

4 AND 6, MENEAGE STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

ANGEL HOTEL

0.1 km
Grade II

HELSTON MUSEUM AND ENTRANCE SCREEN

0.1 km
Grade II

ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER BUILDING SOCIETY

0.1 km
Grade II

10 AND 12, CHURCH STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

NOS 18 AND 20 INCLUDING CARRIAGE HOUSE TO REAR

0.1 km
Grade II

9 AND 11, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

15, MENEAGE STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

14, CHURCH STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

9, WENDRON STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

13, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

24 AND 26, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

FOOTPATH WALLS AND STEPS TOWARDS CHURCH STREET WALLS AND STEPS TO FOOTPATH TOWARDS CHURCH STREET (FOOTPATH NOT INCLUDED)

0.1 km
Grade II

WALL AT REAR OF NO 3

0.1 km
Grade II

17 AND 19, MENEAGE STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

22, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

16, MENEAGE STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

21 AND 23, MENEAGE STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

11, WENDRON STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

18, MENEAGE STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

WALLS TO SOUTH EAST SIDE OF PENROSE ROAD

0.1 km
Grade II

NO 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS

0.1 km
Grade II

16 AND 18, CHURCH STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

FOOTPATHS WALLS AND STEPS TOWARDS CCOINAGEHALL STREET WALLS AND STEPS TO FOOTPATH TOWARDS COINAGEHALL STREET (FOOTPATH NOT INCLUDED)

0.1 km
Grade II

20, CHURCH STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

NO 17 AND ATTACHED CARRIAGE HOUSE

0.1 km
Grade II

DRILL HALL

0.1 km
Grade II

5, CHURCH STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

20, MENEAGE STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

FORMER BAPTIST CHURCH

0.1 km
Grade II

THE FIVE WELLS WELL HEAD

0.1 km
Grade II

GARDEN BUILDINGS SOUTH OF LISMORE

0.1 km
Grade II

22, CHURCH STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

32, 32A AND 34, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

19 AND 21, WENDRON STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

23, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

THE NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK

0.1 km
Grade II

NO 2 AND ATTACHED WALLS

0.1 km
Grade II

26 AND 28, MENEAGE STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

FITZSIMMONS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE

0.1 km
Grade II

GODOLPHIN CLUB

0.1 km
Grade II

27, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

30, MENEAGE STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

Open Water Conduits on Coinagehall Street and Almshouse Hill

0.1 km
Grade II

THE RODNEY INN

0.1 km
Grade II

27, WENDRON STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

29, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.1 km
Grade II

BELL INN

0.1 km
Grade II

FORMER METHODIST CHURCH AND EPWORTH HALL ADJOINING TO SOUTH

0.1 km
Grade II

39, WENDRON STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

42, CHURCH STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

Open Water Conduits in Church Street and Penrose Road

0.2 km
Grade II

35, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

21, 23 AND 25, CHURCH STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

40, CHURCH STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

CHAPEL ROW

0.2 km
Grade II

NOS 1 TO 7 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO FRONT OF NO 5

0.2 km
Grade II

CHAPEL ROW

0.2 km
Grade II

44, CHURCH STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

GARDEN WALL TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF NO 9

0.2 km
Grade II

THE COTTAGE

0.2 km
Grade II

46, CHURCH STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

LESLIE HOUSE

0.2 km
Grade II

RAILINGS, WALL AND GATE PIERS TO NO 9

0.2 km
Grade II

31, CHURCH STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

43, WENDRON STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

THE BLUE ANCHOR INN

0.2 km
Grade II

TREGENNA

0.2 km
Grade II

NO 8 AND ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS, STEPS AND GATE PIERS

0.2 km
Grade II

11, LADY STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

LISMORE

0.2 km
Grade II

44 AND 46, MENEAGE STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

48, CHURCH STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

NO 8 AND ATTACHED COACH HOUSE

0.2 km
Grade II

CHYMDER HOUSE

0.2 km
Grade II

BREWHOUSE AT REAR OF THE BLUE ANCHOR INN

0.2 km
Grade II

54 AND 56, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

47 AND 49, MENEAGE STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

GARDEN WALLS TO EAST, SOUTH AND WEST OF LISMORE

0.2 km
Grade II

51,53 AND 55, MENEAGE STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

GARDEN WALLS TO NO 48

0.2 km
Grade II

52, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

49, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

54, MENEAGE STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

THE WILLOWS AND ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS AND RAILINGS

0.2 km
Grade II

WALLS TO NORTH WEST SIDE OF PENROSE ROAD

0.2 km
Grade II

ROAD FRONTAGE WALL TO LISMORE INCLUDING GATE PIERS AND WATER PUMP

0.2 km
Grade II

FOUR LAMP STANDARDS IN FRONT OF NOS 5, 9 AND 11 AND OPPOSITE NO 1

0.2 km
Grade II

55 AND 55A, WENDRON STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

STABLE BUILDING AT REAR OF NO 58 STABLE BUILDING AT REAR OF NO 58 COINAGEHALL STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

GARDEN WALLS WITH ICE HOUSE TO NO 4

0.2 km
Grade II

51, COINAGEHALL STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

7, CROSS STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

3, CROSS STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

5, CROSS STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

7A, CROSS STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

NO 62A AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING

0.2 km
Grade II

ROAD FRONTAGE WALLS AND OUTBUILDING TO NO 4

0.2 km
Grade II

2, MONUMENT ROAD

0.2 km
Grade II

9, CROSS STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

52, WENDRON STREET

0.2 km
Grade II

3 AND 4, MONUMENT ROAD

0.2 km
Grade II

59, WENDRON STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

MONUMENT COTTAGE

0.3 km
Grade II

6, CROSS STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

61, WENDRON STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

8, CROSS STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

COACH HOUSE TO EAST OF NO 11

0.3 km
Grade II

COINAGEHALL

0.3 km
Grade II

10, CROSS STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

SCHOOLHOUSE ON SOUTH SIDE OF FORMER NATIONAL SCHOOL

0.3 km
Grade II

TREVEAN AND ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS

0.3 km
Grade II

13, 15 AND 17, CROSS STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

63 AND 65, WENDRON STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

FORECOURT WALLS AND RAILINGS TO COINAGEHALL

0.3 km
Grade II

43 AND 45, CHURCH STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

THE ANDREW HALL

0.3 km
Grade II

GATE PIERS AND RAILINGS TO EAST OF FORMER NATIONAL SCHOOL

0.3 km
Grade II

WALLS, STEPS AND DRAIN TO FRONT OF TREWHON (NOT INCLUDED) AND TO WEST

0.3 km
Grade II

SCHOOLHOUSE ON NORTH SIDE OF FORMER NATIONAL SCHOOL

0.3 km
Grade II

STEPS, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS AND CROSS TO SOUTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

0.3 km
Grade II

OLD TOWN PRISON AND ATTACHED COURTYARD WALLS

0.3 km
Grade II

WALL TO REAR OF NO 13 ADJOINING FOOTPATH TO CHURCHYARD (PATH NOT INCLUDED)

0.3 km
Grade II

SUNDIAL APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF WEST END OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

0.3 km
Grade II

TRENGROUSE MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

0.3 km
Grade II

WALL TO REAR OF NO 11, ADJOINING FOOTPATH TO CHURCHYARD (PATH NOT INCLUDED)

0.3 km
Grade II

49, CHURCH STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

GLUYAS TOMB SOUTH EAST OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

0.3 km
Grade II

BRENTONE TOMB EAST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

0.3 km
Grade II

ROAD FRONTAGE WALLS TO MENEAGE HOSPITAL

0.3 km
Grade II

SCREEN WALL AND LODGE COTTAGES AT MENEAGE HOSPITAL

0.3 km
Grade II

WILLIAMS CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

0.3 km
Grade II

PENBERTHY TOMBS AND CROSS APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

0.3 km
Grade II

TERRACE WALL IN FRONT OF NOS 1 AND 3

0.3 km
Grade II

MENEAGE HOSPITAL

0.3 km
Grade II

89, MENEAGE STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

3, CHURCH HILL

0.3 km
Grade II

GWEALHELLIS COTTAGE

0.3 km
Grade II

PENHELLIS

0.3 km
Grade II

80 AND 82, MENEAGE STREET

0.3 km
Grade II

16, GODOLPHIN ROAD

0.3 km
Grade II

18 AND 20, GODOLPHIN ROAD

0.3 km
Grade II

1, CHURCH HILL

0.3 km
Grade II

GROUP OF THREE CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

0.3 km
Grade II

24, GODOLPHIN ROAD

0.3 km
Grade II

OLD MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL

0.3 km
Grade II

COCK TOMB APPROXIMATELY 40 METRES NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

0.4 km
Grade II

STEPS, WALLS AND BOLLARDS AT SW 6560 2732

0.4 km
Grade II

92, MENEAGE STREET

0.4 km
Grade II

DREW TOMB APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

0.4 km
Grade II

K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK

0.4 km
Grade II

CHURCHYARD WALLS, GATE AND GATEWAYS TO NORTH, NORTH WEST, NORTH EAST AND SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

0.4 km
Grade II

NO 94 AND ATTACHED WALLS AT REAR

0.4 km
Grade II

96 AND 98, MENEAGE STREET

0.4 km
Grade II

ROAD BRIDGE OVER RIVER COBER

0.4 km
Grade II

28-34, GODOLPHIN ROAD

0.4 km
Grade II

111 AND 113, MENEAGE STREET

0.4 km
Grade II

120, MENEAGE STREET

0.4 km
Grade II

NO 122 AND ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS

0.4 km
Grade II

115, MENEAGE STREET

0.4 km
Grade II

119 AND 121, MENEAGE STREET

0.5 km
Grade II

123, MENEAGE STREET

0.5 km
Grade II

123A, MENEAGE STREET

0.5 km
Grade II

125 AND 127, MENEAGE STREET

0.5 km
Grade II

Open Water Conduit on Godolphin Road

0.5 km
Grade II

GATE PIERS AND SCREEN WALLS TO PARKVENTON

0.6 km
Grade II

ENDSLEIGH HOUSE

0.6 km
Grade II

46, GODOLPHIN ROAD

0.6 km
Grade II

CHIMNEY EAST OF MILL HOUSE

0.6 km
Grade II

MILL HOUSE

0.6 km
Grade II

PARKVENTON

0.7 km
Grade II

NO 18 AND ATTACHED FRONT GARDEN WALLS

0.8 km
Grade II

NEWHAM HOUSE

1.0 km
Grade II

NANSLOE AND ATTACHED KITCHEN GARDEN WALLS

1.1 km
Grade II

TRESPRISON COTTAGES AND ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS AND RAILINGS

1.2 km
Grade II

GUILDHALL

0.0 km
Grade II*

STONE CROSS NEAR JUNCTION WITH CHURCH STREET

0.2 km
Grade II*

NO 58 AND ATTACHED WALLS

0.2 km
Grade II*

NO 1 WITH ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALLS

0.2 km
Grade II*

MONUMENT TO H M GRYLLS

0.2 km
Grade II*

CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

0.3 km
Grade II*

NO 4 AND ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS, STEPS AND RAILINGS

0.2 km
Grade II*

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