The village and civil parish of Luxulyan sits a few miles north of St Austell in rural Cornwall, centred on a small village and the spectacular Luxulyan Valley. The valley is a steep, wooded gorge with dramatic granite outcrops and an exceptional 19th‑century industrial landscape that forms part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage area.
Luxulyan’s identity is shaped by its mining and quarrying past, most visibly in the engineering work of Joseph Treffry - notably the Treffry Viaduct with its aqueducts, leats and old engine houses - while today the local economy mixes agriculture, tourism and commuters. It remains a compact, village community with a historic church, village hall and many footpaths and trails that make it popular with walkers and heritage visitors.
Postcode districts covering Luxulyan
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 23.5 miles
- Falmouth 22.1 miles
- St. Austell 3.9 miles
- Truro 16.3 miles
- Newquay 13.5 miles
- Saltash 23.7 miles
- Bodmin 4.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Luxulyan Built-up area 1 mile
- Bugle Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Stenalees Built-up area 2 miles
- Roche & Bugle Ward 2 miles
- Penwithick Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Treverbyn Parish 2.1 miles
- Lanlivery Parish 2.7 miles
- Penwithick & Boscoppa Ward 2.7 miles
- Tregrehan Mills Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Lanivet Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Roche Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Victoria Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Luxulyan
PL30 5EF, PL30 5EQ, PL26 8SA, PL30 5JE, PL30 5HX, PL30 5DU, PL30 5HY, PL30 5EW, PL30 5HU … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 10.6 miles
- Exeter International Airport 63.6 miles
- Luxulyan Railway Station 1 mile
- Bugle Railway Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Luxulyan Ad
- The Crown Inn 3 2.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 2.9 miles
- Boscundle Manor 3.8 miles
- Bodmin Jail Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- Carlyon Bay Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- Lanhydrock Hotel and Golf Club 3 4 miles
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 5.3 miles
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel 3 9.3 miles
- Tremarne Hotel 3 9.4 miles
- Best Western Fowey Valley 4 4.1 miles
Schools in Luxulyan
- Luxulyan School Primary
Local points of interest
- Eden Project Gardens 2.8 miles
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 4.8 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 6.6 miles
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 7.4 miles
- Pentewan Beach Beach 8.1 miles
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 8.3 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 9.4 miles
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 11 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 11.5 miles
- Vault Beach Beach 11.5 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 11.8 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 11.9 miles