Germoe is a small rural parish and village in west Cornwall, a few miles to the west of Helston. It sits among rolling farmland, hedged lanes and pockets of heath, and the surrounding countryside still shows traces of the county’s historic mining activity alongside more recent pastoral use.
Named after an Irish saint, the village is centred on the medieval parish church with notable Norman fabric, a granite tower and a churchyard cross, giving a strong sense of continuity with the past. The local economy is largely agricultural with some tourism and commuting to nearby towns, and community life tends to be quiet and close-knit, focused on church and village events and appreciation of the distinctive Cornish landscape.
Postcode districts covering Germoe
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Falmouth 13.7 miles22 km
- Truro 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Camborne 7.4 miles12 km
- Newquay 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Penzance 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Helston 5 miles8.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Germoe Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Praa Sands Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Porthleven, Breage & Germoe Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Ashton Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Godolphin Cross Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Perran Downs Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Rosudgeon Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- St. Hilary Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Breage Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Goldsithney Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Perranuthnoe Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Leedstown Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Germoe
TR13 9TD, TR13 9SX, TR20 9QX, TR20 9RQ, TR20 9AF, TR20 9JE, TR20 9RG, TR20 9QU, TR13 9TL … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 27.9 miles44.9 km
- Exeter International Airport 96.4 miles155.1 km
- St Erth Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Hayle Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Penzance Bus Station 6.7 miles10.8 km
Hotels near Germoe Ad
- The Old Quay House 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Pedn Olva 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Boskerris Hotel 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Gannet Inn 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Mullion Cove Hotel & Spa 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Atlantic Heights Guest House 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Tregenna Castle Resort 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Carbis Bay and Spa Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Polurrian on the Lizard 4 8.9 miles14.2 km
- Hotel Penzance 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
Schools in Germoe
- Germoe Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Penwith College College 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 10 miles16 km
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Boscawen-un Stone Circle Archaeological site 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Porthchapel Beach Beach 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Swanpool Beach Beach 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Gylly Beach Beach 13.9 miles22.4 km