Portscatho, United Kingdom
Portscatho is a town of 1,500 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Portscatho
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 3 parks and trails, 7 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include St Anthony's Lighthouse, Killigerran Head and Towan.
Weather in Portscatho
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About Portscatho
Portscatho (Cornish: Porthskathow) is a coastal village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village adjoins Gerrans (the villages have almost merged into one but retain their identities) on the east side of the peninsula, about seven miles (11 km) south-southeast of Truro. It has an estimated population of 1,500 people.
From the Wikipedia article Portscatho (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
St Anthony's Lighthouse
Lighthouse · 2.9 mi
Lighthouse in Gerrans, Cornwall, England, UK
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes7
The Boathouse
Restaurant · 0.4 mi
11 The Square, Truro
Mo-Su 10:00-16:00, Th-Sa 17:00-21:00
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping3
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of Portscatho
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 miles away.
- Falmouth 4 mi west, about 7 min by car
- Truro 7 mi northwest, about 12 min by car
- Redruth 12 mi west, about 19 min by car
- Helston 14 mi west, about 23 min by car
- St Austell 15 mi northeast, about 24 min by car
- Camborne 15 mi west, about 23 min by car
- Newquay 17 mi north, about 28 min by car
- Uny Lelant 21 mi west, about 33 min by car
- Bodmin 23 mi northeast, about 38 min by car
- Penzance 25 mi west, about 41 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Near Portscatho (2312220509), Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0
- Semi-wild flowers, by the coast path, Portscatho (1393903428), Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0
- Phare-pte-Saint-Antony-a-Fa, Pline, Public domain
- St Just Church, Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Mawes' Church, St Mawes, Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Towan Beach, Cornwall-8795-96, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Killigerran Head. Roseland Peninsula, Cornwall-8828, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- View from Porthcurnick beach (318685226), Edward Webb, CC BY 2.0
- Street-level photo, WaggyDog, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, WaggyDog, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, WaggyDog, CC BY-SA 4.0
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