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 miles2.3 km
- St. Just Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Kelynack Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Sancreed Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Land's End Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Madron Parish 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Zennor Parish 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor Ward 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Sennen Parish 5.5 miles8.9 km
- St. Buryan, Lamorna and Paul Parish 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Mousehole, Newlyn & St. Buryan Ward 5.6 miles9.1 km
- St. Buryan Built-up area 5.6 miles9.1 km
Example postcodes in Pendeen
TR19 7EE, TR19 7SQ, TR19 7BA, TR19 7SE, TR19 7UT, TR19 7SG, TR19 7SL, TR19 7DN, TR19 7DL … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 35.6 miles57.3 km
- Penzance Railway Station 6.2 miles9.9 km
- St Ives Railway Station 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Penzance Bus Station 6.2 miles10 km
Hotels near Pendeen Ad
- Cape Cornwall Golf & Leisure 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Land's End Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Pedn Olva 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Hotel Penzance 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Atlantic Heights Guest House 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Boskerris Hotel 4 9.3 miles15 km
- The Queens Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.9 km
- The Gannet Inn 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Tregenna Castle Resort 3 9 miles14.5 km
- The Beach Club 4 6 miles9.7 km
Schools in Pendeen
- Pendeen School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Porth Nanven Harbour 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Boscawen-un Stone Circle Archaeological site 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Sennen Cove Beach 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Porth Senan Harbour 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Penwith College College 5.6 miles9 km
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 6.2 miles10.1 km
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Porthchapel Beach Beach 7.7 miles12.4 km