Towednack is a tiny rural parish on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, a few miles west of St Ives and east of Zennor. It occupies rolling granite moorland close to the coast, with lanes and fields that open onto dramatic sea views and stretches of the South West Coast Path, giving the area a rugged, windswept character.
The community is centred on a small medieval church and a scattering of hamlets and farmsteads; historically the economy was agricultural (and linked to nearby fishing ports), while today tourism, holiday lets and walkers visiting the coast and moorland are important. Despite that visitor interest, the parish retains a close‑knit, distinctly Cornish feel with local traditions and a strong sense of place.
Postcode districts covering Towednack
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 13.5 miles
- Falmouth 20.1 miles
- Truro 21 miles
- Camborne 10.2 miles
- Penzance 4.6 miles
- Helston 12.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Ives West & Towednack Ward 0.6 miles
- St. Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay Ward 2.2 miles
- St. Ives Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Zennor Parish 2.3 miles
- Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor Ward 2.5 miles
- Carbis Bay Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Ludgvan Parish 2.7 miles
- Crowlas Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Canon's Town Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Lelant Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Trevarrack Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Rose-an-Grouse Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Towednack
TR20 8LW, TR20 8NE, TR20 8LH, TR20 8BB, TR26 3BL, TR20 8NA, TR20 8AU, TR20 8LX, TR20 8AX … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 29.3 miles
- St Ives Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Carbis Bay Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Penzance Bus Station 4.4 miles
Hotels near Towednack Ad
- Pedn Olva 2.7 miles
- Atlantic Heights Guest House 2.6 miles
- Boskerris Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- The Gannet Inn 2.6 miles
- Tregenna Castle Resort 3 2.5 miles
- Carbis Bay and Spa Hotel 4 2.7 miles
- Harbour Hotel St Ives 4 2.6 miles
- The Old Quay House 3.8 miles
- Hotel Penzance 4 4.2 miles
- The Queens Hotel 3 5 miles
Schools in Towednack
- Nancledra School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 4 miles
- Penwith College College 4.3 miles
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 4.5 miles
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 4.6 miles
- Boscawen-un Stone Circle Archaeological site 7.8 miles
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 8.7 miles
- Porth Nanven Harbour 9.1 miles
- Sennen Cove Beach 10.4 miles
- Porth Senan Harbour 10.5 miles
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 11.1 miles
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 11.3 miles
- Porthchapel Beach Beach 11.7 miles