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Photo of Polperro, a village in Cornwall, south west England.

PolperroPhoto Cris Balincuacas / Pexels

Places to explore near Sandplace StationSandplace

24 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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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.

3.4 km SE · spans 4 counties

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

Looe

Village

Twin fishing town of East and West Looe joined by a bridge across the river, with a busy quay and sandy beach.

3.7 km S · Cornwall

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

4.1 km S

Photo of Looe Island, an island in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Looe Island

Island near Looe

Cornwall Wildlife Trust island a mile off Looe, with a self-guided trail, nesting seabirds, grey seals and a medieval chapel site

5.4 km S

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

Polperro

Village

Old smuggling village packed into a steep ravine, its whitewashed cottages and car-free lanes clustered around a small tidal harbour.

7.3 km SW · Cornwall

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

Tamar Valley

National Landscape near Bere Alston

A steep wooded river valley on the Devon–Cornwall border, deep in old copper-and-arsenic mining history

9.6 km E

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.

3.4 km SE · spans 24 counties

Photo of Seaton Country Park, a country park near Looe, Cornwall, south west England.

Seaton Country Park

Country park near Looe

A country park in Cornwall.

5.2 km E

Photo of the coast at Polperro, Cornwall, south west England.

Polperro

Coastline near Looe

A National Trust place in Cornwall.

5.4 km S

Everything else within 10 km (15) — 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.