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Touring Porkellis
Porkellis in Cornwall (England) is a town located in United Kingdom about 241 mi (or 389 km) south-west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Porkellis is now 11:00 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports nearby Porkellis, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Land's End Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape in a distance of 27 mi (or 44 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there is an option about 10 mi (or 16 km). away. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Wendron, Redruth, St. Day, Perranarworthal and Chacewater. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 93% |
Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 75% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Black Swan
Penventon Park Hotel
The Vyvyan Arms Hotel
Collins Arms
Helston
ANGEL HOTEL
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Wendron
Wendron is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is three miles (5 kilometres) north of Helston. The Revd G. H. Doble served for almost twenty years as the Vicar of Wendron (1925–1945). Langdon (1896) recorded the existence of eight stone crosses in the parish, including two at Merther Uny. The church contains the brass of Warin Penhalluryk, rector of St Just, vicar of Wendron and Stithians, d. 1535.
Coverack Bridges
Coverack Bridges is a hamlet in south-west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated in the valley of the River Cobber just under one mile north of Helston. The area is mainly farming now but has a long history of well over 200 years of granite quarry. The local quarry is still in business and is located just below the golf course along the banks of the Cobber river.
Poldark Mine
Poldark Mine was a tin mine in Cornwall worked sometime between 1720 and 1780. The mine was originally called Wheal Roots and little is known of its early workings. In 1856 it became part of the Wendron Consols Mine and is shown on the surface plan of that mine as 'old men's workings' meaning that it was at that date considered a very old mine. The origins of the mine were researched by the late authority on Cornish mining history, Dr. A. K. Hamilton Jenkin.
Carnmenellis
Carnmenellis Hill (or just Carnmenellis) gives its name to the area of west Cornwall in England, between Redruth, Helston and Penryn. The hill itself is situated approximately three miles (5 km) south of Redruth. Penmarth, a nearby village, is sometimes referred to locally as Carnmenellis. The term 'Carnmenellis Granite' refers to the plateau of high ground in this area, one of five granite plutons in Cornwall that make up part of the Cornubian batholith.
Boderwennack
Boderwennack is a settlement and its surrounding area in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated in the civil parish of Wendron half-a-mile south of Wendron village, two miles (3.5 km) north of Helston.
Stithians Reservoir
Stithians Reservoir is a reservoir situated just under a mile to the west of the village of Stithians, Cornwall, UK.
Brill, Cornwall
Brill (Cornish: Bre Helgh, meaning hunt hill) is a village in south-west Cornwall, England, UK. It is located within the civil parish of Constantine, 1 kilometre north-west of the village of the same name.