Pendeen is a small village on the rugged north coast of Cornwall, perched on the western Penwith peninsula and looking out over the Atlantic from Pendeen Head, where the distinctive Pendeen Lighthouse stands. The area is marked by dramatic cliffs and coastal walking - part of the South West Coast Path - and retains a windswept, remote character that draws walkers, birdwatchers and anyone after big sea views.
Historically a mining community, Pendeen is surrounded by evidence of Cornwall’s industrial past: engine houses and workings, and the nearby Geevor Tin Mine, all forming part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage site. Today the village balances that heritage with small-scale tourism, farming and a quiet local life centred on community facilities and the ever-present landscape and seascape that define the place.
Postcode districts covering Pendeen
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Morvah Parish 1.4 miles
- St. Just Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Kelynack Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Sancreed Parish 3.4 miles
- Land's End Ward 3.6 miles
- Madron Parish 4.3 miles
- Zennor Parish 4.5 miles
- Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor Ward 4.9 miles
- Sennen Parish 5.5 miles
- St. Buryan, Lamorna and Paul Parish 5.5 miles
- Mousehole, Newlyn & St. Buryan Ward 5.6 miles
- St. Buryan Built-up area 5.6 miles
Example postcodes in Pendeen
TR19 7SB, TR19 7UG, TR19 7DN, TR19 7TJ, TR19 7DL, TR19 7SN, TR19 7DU, TR19 7SH, TR19 7DP … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 35.6 miles
- Penzance Railway Station 6.2 miles
- St Ives Railway Station 9.1 miles
- Penzance Bus Station 6.2 miles
Hotels near Pendeen Ad
- Cape Cornwall Club 2.3 miles
- The Dock Inn 3 6.3 miles
- The Land's End Hotel 3 6.3 miles
- The Old Success Inn 4 5.3 miles
- The White House at The Tinners Arms 5.1 miles
- The Queens Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- Dolphin Tavern 3 6.3 miles
- The Longboat Inn 3 6.1 miles
- YHA Penzance 3 5.2 miles
- Hotel Penzance Harbour View 4 6.1 miles
Schools in Pendeen
- Pendeen School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 2.7 miles
- Porth Nanven Harbour 2.8 miles
- Boscawen-un Stone Circle Archaeological site 4.7 miles
- Sennen Cove Beach 5.1 miles
- Porth Senan Harbour 5.1 miles
- Penwith College College 5.6 miles
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 6.1 miles
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 6.2 miles
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 6.8 miles
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 7.5 miles
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 7.5 miles
- Porthchapel Beach Beach 7.7 miles