Penwithick is a village just outside St Austell in mid-Cornwall, England, set in the county’s china‑clay country a few miles inland from the south coast. The landscape is a mix of rolling farmland, hedgerows and the distinctive pale tips and pits left by kaolin extraction, which have shaped the local skyline and economy for more than a century.
The village has a small, close‑knit community with local amenities and parish activities, and many residents work in nearby towns or in industries tied to clay and tourism; the internationally known Eden Project and the industrial heritage displayed at Wheal Martyn are both within easy reach. Historically rooted in Cornwall’s mining and extraction heritage, Penwithick today blends that legacy with rural village life and the pressures and opportunities of new housing and visitors to the area.
Postcode districts covering Penwithick
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 22.1 miles
- Falmouth 20.2 miles
- St. Austell 1.9 miles
- Truro 14.7 miles
- Newquay 13.2 miles
- Saltash 24.5 miles
- Bodmin 6.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Treverbyn Parish 0.4 miles
- Penwithick & Boscoppa Ward 0.7 miles
- Stenalees Built-up area 1 mile
- Tregrehan Mills Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bugle Built-up area 1.8 miles
- St. Austell Built-up area 1.9 miles
- St. Austell Bethel & Holmbush Ward 2 miles
- Luxulyan Built-up area 2 miles
- St. Austell Poltair & Mount Charles Ward 2.1 miles
- Carlyon Parish 2.2 miles
- St. Austell Central & Gover Ward 2.5 miles
- St. Blaise Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Penwithick
PL26 8YJ, PL26 8UP, PL26 8UY, PL26 8YW, PL26 8TS, PL26 8YR, PL26 8WB, PL26 8UN, PL26 8TT … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 10.7 miles
- Exeter International Airport 64.9 miles
- Luxulyan Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Bugle Railway Station 2.1 miles
Hotels near Penwithick Ad
- The Carlyon Bay Hotel and Spa 4 3 miles
- Premier Inn St. Austell 3 1 mile
- The Britannia Inn and Restaurant 4 2.4 miles
- The Waterwheel 4 1.8 miles
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 3.2 miles
- Porth Avallen Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Rashleigh Arms 4 2.8 miles
- The Bugle Inn 1.9 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Duke of Cornwall 2.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Eden Project Gardens 1.6 miles
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 2.9 miles
- Pentewan Beach Beach 6.1 miles
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 6.2 miles
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 6.9 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 7.7 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 9.2 miles
- Vault Beach Beach 9.5 miles
- Hemmick Beach Beach 9.9 miles
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 11.4 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 11.6 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 11.8 miles