Penryn is a compact historic town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, sitting on a tidal creek that feeds into the Carrick Roads and the River Fal. Its narrow, largely medieval street plan and handsome Georgian buildings reflect a past as a busy port exporting grain and granite; you can still see old quays and maritime stonework that hint at that 16th–17th century prosperity, later eclipsed by the deeper harbour at nearby Falmouth.
Today Penryn combines a strong local community with a lively cultural and student presence thanks to the nearby Penryn Campus shared by Falmouth University and the University of Exeter, which has encouraged creative industries, independent shops, cafés and events. The town is popular with visitors for its easy walks, estuary views and arts scene, making it a pleasant mix of Cornish heritage and contemporary life.
Postcode districts covering Penryn
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 7 miles
- Falmouth 2 miles
- St. Austell 18.8 miles
- Truro 6.7 miles
- Camborne 9 miles
- Newquay 16.9 miles
- Penzance 19.7 miles
- Helston 8.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Penryn Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Mabe Burnthouse Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Mylor Parish 1.3 miles
- Falmouth Penwerris Ward 1.5 miles
- Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth Ward 1.7 miles
- Flushing Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Budock Water Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Falmouth Trescobeas & Budock Ward 1.8 miles
- Mabe Parish 1.8 miles
- Budock Parish 2 miles
- Falmouth Built-up area 2 miles
- Mylor Bridge Built-up area 2 miles
Example postcodes in Penryn
TR10 8FR, TR10 8BE, TR10 8JG, TR10 8BN, TR10 8HL, TR10 8PS, TR10 8PU, TR10 8DJ, TR10 8HE … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 19.3 miles
- Exeter International Airport 84.1 miles
- Penryn Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Penmere Railway Station 1.7 miles
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Schools in Penryn
- Penryn College Secondary
- Penryn Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Swanpool Beach Beach 2.4 miles
- Gylly Beach Beach 2.5 miles
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 3.9 miles
- Pendower Beach 7.7 miles
- Pencalenick Estate 7.8 miles
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 10.7 miles
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 12.4 miles
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 12.7 miles
- Perranporth Beach Beach 12.7 miles
- Hemmick Beach Beach 13.6 miles
- Vault Beach Beach 14.6 miles
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 15.3 miles