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Eden Project
Spectacular complex of enormous biome domes nestled in a former clay pit, housing the world's largest indoor rainforest.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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St Austell
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About St Austell
St Austell works well as a base: 10 minutes from Saint Blazey, 25km from Golitha Falls, Bodmin Moor.
St Austell is in England, United Kingdom, with about 24,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Saint Blazey, about 5 km away.
St Austell ( , ; Cornish: Sen Austel [sɛn ˈɔstɛl] ) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 10 miles (16 km) south of Bodmin and 30 miles (48 km) west of the border with Devon.
At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 20,985 and the built up area as defined by the Office for NationalRead more
Statistics had a population of 24,360.
St Austell was the centre of a large china clay quarrying industry with many clay works and their associated spoil heaps.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near St Austell?
Within an hour or so of St Austell: Eden Project (3 km), The Lost Gardens of Heligan (7 km), Polperro (18 km), The Hidden Hut, Porthcurnick (22 km).
Are there any good drives near St Austell?
The nearest famous roads are Atlantic Highway (A39), B3306 St Ives to Land's End and B3212 across Dartmoor.
Where is St Austell?
St Austell is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Saint Blazey.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 24,360
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 50.3425, -4.7744
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from St Austell
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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The Lost Gardens of Heligan
A Victorian estate garden abandoned after the First World War and restored from the 1990s, with jungle valley and productive gardens.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Polperro
A car-free fishing village of whitewashed cottages packed into a narrow ravine on Cornwall's south coast.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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The Hidden Hut, Porthcurnick
Off-grid beach shack above Porthcurnick Beach on the Roseland Peninsula, cooking over fire for a queue that snakes along the coast path. Its summer feast nights sell out in minutes; a 500m walk from the car park.
22 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Bedruthan Steps
Giant rock stacks marching across a wild sandy beach below towering cliffs on the rugged north Cornwall coast.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Golitha Falls, Bodmin Moor
A series of cascades through ancient oak woodland on the River Fowey, a National Nature Reserve.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Padstow
A working fishing harbour on the Camel estuary, transformed into a food destination and the terminus of the Camel Trail.
25 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Park Head
A National Trust headland just north of Bedruthan Steps with wide views over the stacks and the Atlantic.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near St Austell
- 24 kmBedruthan StepsGiant rock stacks marching across a wild sandy beach below towering cliffs on the rugged north Cornwall coast.
- 25 kmPark HeadA National Trust headland just north of Bedruthan Steps with wide views over the stacks and the Atlantic.
- 29 kmBrown WillyThe highest point in Cornwall at 420 m, a long granite-topped ridge in the middle of Bodmin Moor.
- 30 kmThe RumpsA twin-headed promontory near Polzeath ringed by Iron Age ramparts, with a fine short walk from Pentire Point.
- 32 kmSt Agnes HeadA cliff-top headland on Cornwall's north coast with ruined engine houses of the tin mining World Heritage Site along the shore.
- 39 kmRame HeadA conical headland on Cornwall's south-east tip crowned by a 14th-century chapel, with views across Plymouth Sound.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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