Carnon Downs is a small village just outside Truro in south Cornwall, sitting on gently rolling farmland and heath above the tidal reaches of the Carnon River and the River Fal. Its location makes it a handy base for accessing the city, nearby coast and countryside, so the village has a mix of long‑standing cottages and newer housing and is popular with commuters and walkers who enjoy the surrounding lanes and estuary views.
The area bears the quieter echoes of Cornwall’s industrial past - former mining and agricultural activity shaped the landscape - but today the community is largely residential with a lively village feel, local clubs and a village hall hosting events. The combination of rural character, easy access to Truro and coastal amenities gives Carnon Downs a pleasantly balanced, down‑to‑earth social and cultural identity.
Postcode districts covering Carnon Downs
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 6.3 miles
- Falmouth 5 miles
- St. Austell 16 miles
- Truro 3 miles
- Camborne 9.4 miles
- Newquay 13.2 miles
- Penzance 21.5 miles
- Bodmin 23.2 miles
- Helston 11.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Feock & Kea Ward 0.4 miles
- Devoran Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Perranwell Station Built-up area 1 mile
- Playing Place Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Penelewey Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Kea Parish 1.2 miles
- Penpol Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Perranarworthal Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Feock Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth Ward 2.1 miles
- Harcourt Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Truro Boscawen & Redannick Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Carnon Downs
TR3 6JB, TR3 6GS, TR3 6HN, TR3 6HU, TR3 6JG, TR3 6HR, TR3 6JE, TR3 6LF, TR3 6HQ … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 15.6 miles
- Exeter International Airport 81.6 miles
- Perranwell Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Truro Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Carnon Downs Ad
- Greenbank Hotel 4 4.3 miles
- County Arms 4 2.7 miles
- Premier Inn Truro 3 0.3 miles
- The Alverton 4 3.6 miles
- Mannings Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- The Valley 5 0.6 miles
- The Victoria Inn 3 3.1 miles
- Hotel VARA 4 2.7 miles
- The Lerryn Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- The Royal Duchy Hotel 4 5.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Pencalenick Estate 4.4 miles
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 5.4 miles
- Gylly Beach Beach 5.5 miles
- Swanpool Beach Beach 5.7 miles
- Pendower Beach 6.5 miles
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 8.5 miles
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 9 miles
- Perranporth Beach Beach 9.4 miles
- Hemmick Beach Beach 12.1 miles
- Holywell Bay Beach Beach 12.1 miles
- Lane Theatre Theatre 12.4 miles
- Poly Joke Beach Beach 12.8 miles