Visit Gunnislake Places

Welcome to Visit Gunnislake Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Gunnislake

  

Gunnislake Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Gunnislake

---

Gunnislake history

---

Hingston Down is usually accepted as the place mentioned in an entry in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for 835. Newbridge was built c. 1520: it is 182 feet long and has seven arches. It is considered by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner to be the best of the Cornish granite bridges.

Gunnislake geography / climate

Gunnislake is located in the Tamar Valley designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The area is mainly residential with a small handful of businesses ranging from pubs to garages and small shops.

You can visit Gunnislake places with Walkfo Gunnislake to hear history at Gunnislake’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Gunnislake has 26 places to visit in our interactive Gunnislake map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Gunnislake, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Gunnislake places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Gunnislake & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 26 audio facts unique to Gunnislake places in an interactive Gunnislake map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Gunnislake Places Map
26 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

---

–

Gunnislake historic spots	Gunnislake tourist destinations	Gunnislake plaques	Gunnislake geographic features
Walkfo Gunnislake tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Gunnislake

  

Best Gunnislake places to visit

---

Gunnislake has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Gunnislake’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Gunnislake’s information audio spots:

Harewood House, Calstock Harewood House was an ancient manor house, built originally by the Saxons, in Cornwall. It is located by an ancient river crossing, originally used by the Romans to get to a nearby Roman fort. Harewood Estate is surrounded by old mine workings, so the house faces towards Morwellham Quay.

St Andrew’s Church, Calstock St Andrew’s is the Anglican parish church of Calstock in Cornwall and dates to the 14th century. It is a Grade I listed building.

Prospect Tower Prospect Tower is a folly on the Cotehele Estate and has three sides and is 60ft high. It was last renovated in 2018 and is still open to the public.

Tamar Valley AONB Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Devon and Cornwall in England. Tamar valley AONB is a legally designated Area of. Outstanding natural Beauty in Cornwall and Devon.

Sylvia’s Meadow Sylvia’s Meadow, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, is a nature reserve owned and managed by Cornwall Wildlife Trust. It is a herb rich, 5-hectare (12-acre) site situated near Gunnislake in East Cornwall.

Visit Gunnislake plaques