Penelewey is a small, peaceful hamlet in rural Cornwall, England, lying a short drive from the cathedral city of Truro. It sits among rolling farmland, narrow country lanes and hedgerows typical of mid‑Cornwall, with easy access to the county’s coast and estuarine landscapes that attract walkers and birdwatchers.
The local character is agricultural and residential rather than commercial: you'll find traditional stone cottages and working farms, with many residents commuting into Truro or working in tourism and rural trades. Historically it shares in Cornwall’s broader farming and mining heritage, and socially it remains a small, close‑knit community with limited services, appealing to people after a quiet rural base.
Postcode districts covering Penelewey
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Falmouth 5.1 miles8.2 km
- St. Austell 14.9 miles24 km
- Truro 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Camborne 10.6 miles17 km
- Newquay 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Penzance 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Bodmin 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Helston 12.4 miles20 km
Neighbouring places
- Playing Place Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Feock & Kea Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Penpol Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Feock Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Carnon Downs Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Kea Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Devoran Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Harcourt Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Perranwell Station Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Truro Boscawen & Redannick Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Perranarworthal Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Mylor Bridge Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Penelewey
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Exeter International Airport 80.5 miles129.6 km
- Perranwell Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Truro Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
Hotels near Penelewey Ad
- Townhouse Rooms 4 2.5 miles4 km
- The Valley Cottages 5 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Alverton 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Greenbank Hotel 4 4.4 miles7 km
- The Idle Rocks 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Hotel Vara 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Mannings Hotel 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- St Mawes Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Royal Duchy Hotel 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Grove Falmouth 3 5 miles8 km
Local points of interest
- Pencalenick Estate 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Pendower Beach 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Gylly Beach Beach 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Swanpool Beach Beach 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Perranporth Beach Beach 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Hemmick Beach Beach 10.9 miles17.5 km
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 11.8 miles19 km
- Vault Beach Beach 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Lane Theatre Theatre 12.3 miles19.7 km