The civil parish of Carn Brea sits on and around a prominent granite hill in west Cornwall, its summit marked by the 19th‑century obelisk known as the Basset Monument and the castellated house often called Carn Brea Castle. The hill offers sweeping views over Redruth and Camborne and the surrounding former mining landscape, while beneath the modern landmarks lie important prehistoric earthworks and a notable Neolithic hilltop site.
Today Carn Brea is a mix of small villages and former mining hamlets that are largely residential and commuter communities, but it retains a strong local identity through heritage groups, walking routes and community events; the combination of dramatic hilltop archaeology, industrial remains and panoramic scenery keeps it of interest to walkers, historians and local conservationists.
Postcode districts covering Carn Brea
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 1.5 miles
- Falmouth 9.3 miles
- St. Austell 22.7 miles
- Truro 8.9 miles
- Camborne 1.9 miles
- Newquay 15.7 miles
- Penzance 14.5 miles
- Helston 8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pool Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon Ward 1.1 miles
- Redruth South Ward 1.3 miles
- Pool & Tehidy Ward 1.3 miles
- Four Lanes Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill Ward 1.5 miles
- Redruth Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Tolvaddon Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Illogan Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Camborne Trelowarren Ward 1.8 miles
- Troon Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Camborne Built-up area 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Carn Brea
TR15 3NB, TR15 3EQ, TR16 6JY, TR15 3LD, TR15 3YT, TR15 3BG, TR15 3FR, TR15 3ET, TR15 3ND … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 19.1 miles
- Exeter International Airport 88.4 miles
- Redruth Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Camborne Railway Station 1.9 miles
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Schools in Carn Brea
- Pencoys Primary School Primary
- Pool Academy Secondary
- Treloweth Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 5.7 miles
- Swanpool Beach Beach 9.6 miles
- Gylly Beach Beach 9.8 miles
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 9.9 miles
- Perranporth Beach Beach 10 miles
- Pencalenick Estate 11 miles
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 11.2 miles
- Holywell Bay Beach Beach 13 miles
- Poly Joke Beach Beach 13.8 miles
- Pendower Beach 13.8 miles
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 14.1 miles
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 14.1 miles