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Photo of St Michael's Mount, an island in Cornwall, south west England.

St Michael's MountPhoto Ruben Gregori / Unsplash

Places to explore near Carbis Bay StationCarbis Bay

54 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 3 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

0 km NE · spans 4 counties

Photo of the Cornwall National Landscape, a National Landscape in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Cornwall National Landscape

National Landscape near Padstow

The best of Cornwall's coast and moor, gathered into a dozen protected stretches around the county

1.9 km SW

Photo of St Ives, a village in Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

St Ives

Village

Light-filled seaside town of galleries and white-sand beaches, home to Tate St Ives above its old fishing harbour.

2 km NW · Cornwall

Photo of Tate St Ives, a visitor attraction in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Tate St Ives

Attraction near St Ives

Modern-art gallery overlooking Porthmeor Beach, showing the work of St Ives' celebrated 20th-century artists.

2.4 km NW

Photo of Chysauster Ancient Village, a prehistoric village near Zennor, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Chysauster Ancient Village

Prehistoric village near Zennor

Stone courtyard houses of an Iron Age and Roman farming village on a Penwith hillside.

6.7 km SW

Photo of Godrevy Lighthouse, a lighthouse near St Ives, Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Godrevy Lighthouse

Lighthouse near St Ives

The white tower off St Ives that Virginia Woolf watched as a child and turned into the distant beacon of her novel To the Lighthouse.

6.8 km NE

Photo of Zennor, a village in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Zennor

Village

Wild moorland-and-cliff hamlet on the road to St Ives, with the mermaid-carved church of St Senara and the Gurnard's Head nearby.

7.9 km W · Cornwall

Photo of Marazion, a village in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Marazion

Village

Old market town on Mount's Bay linked to St Michael's Mount by a tidal cobbled causeway that appears at low water.

8.1 km S · Cornwall

Photo of St Michael's Mount, an island in Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

St Michael's Mount

Island near Marazion

Tidal island in Mount's Bay topped by the St Aubyns' castle and chapel, with a harbour village and terraced gardens below

8.3 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

0 km NE · spans 24 counties

Penwith

Heritage Coast near Newlyn

A protected stretch of Heritage Coast in Cornwall.

2.8 km W

Photo of the coast from Godrevy to Portreath, Cornwall, south west England.

Godrevy to Portreath

Coastline near St Ives

A National Trust place in Cornwall.

7.6 km NE

Photo of Trevaskis Farm, a farm & farm shop near Gwinear, Cornwall, south west England.

Trevaskis Farm

Farm & farm shop near Gwinear

Large farm shop, pick-your-own fields and restaurant on the flat land near Hayle, a long-standing food destination.

7.7 km E

Photo of Marazion, a swimming spot near Penzance, Cornwall, south west England.

Marazion

Designated bathing water near Penzance

A coastal swimming spot with excellent water quality.

7.9 km S

Photo of the coast at Mounts Bay, Cornwall, south west England.

Mounts Bay

Coastline near Marazion

A National Trust place in Cornwall.

8.7 km S

Photo of Godolphin, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Porthleven, Cornwall, south west England.

Godolphin

House & garden near Porthleven

An old granite Tudor house with one of the country's earliest surviving garden layouts.

9.8 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (38) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.