Veryan is a compact, rural coastal parish on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, perched between the creeks and coves of the Fal area and the wider English Channel, roughly south-east of Truro and east of Falmouth. The landscape mixes rolling farmland, sheltered inlets and dramatic clifftops, much of it lying within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and crossed by sections of the South West Coast Path.
Its village is noted for a handful of distinctive round cottages and a historic parish church, and the local economy leans on agriculture, small-scale fishing and tourism - walkers, boaters and summer visitors make up an important part of village life. Socially it feels like a close-knit community with seasonal events and a strong maritime character that reflects the peninsula’s long coastal history.
Postcode districts covering Veryan
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 14.3 miles23 km
- Falmouth 9.3 miles14.9 km
- St. Austell 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Truro 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Camborne 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Newquay 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Bodmin 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Helston 18.3 miles29.4 km
Neighbouring places
- St. Goran, Tregony & the Roseland Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Ruanlanihorne Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- St. Michael Caerhays Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Tregony Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tregoney with Cuby Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Philleigh Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- St. Michael Penkevil Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- St. Goran Parish 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Probus Built-up area 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Grampound Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Portscatho Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Grampound with Creed Parish 4.9 miles7.9 km
Example postcodes in Veryan
TR2 5JT, TR2 5QL, TR2 5QW, TR2 5RL, TR2 5RG, TR2 5NQ, TR2 5TQ, TR2 5RB, TR2 5PG … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 15 miles24.2 km
- Exeter International Airport 74.3 miles119.6 km
- Truro Railway Station 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Falmouth Docks Railway Station 8.6 miles13.8 km
Hotels near Veryan Ad
- Tremarne Hotel 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Townhouse Rooms 4 6.9 miles11 km
- The Alverton 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Idle Rocks 4 6.8 miles11 km
- St Mawes Hotel 4 7 miles11.2 km
- Hotel Tresanton 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Valley Cottages 5 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Mannings Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Greenbank Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
Schools in Veryan
- Veryan C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pendower Beach 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Hemmick Beach Beach 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Vault Beach Beach 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Pencalenick Estate 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Pentewan Beach Beach 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Gylly Beach Beach 9.3 miles15 km
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Swanpool Beach Beach 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Eden Project Gardens 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Lane Theatre Theatre 13.5 miles21.7 km