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


Visit Heamoor PlacesVisit Heamoor places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Heamoor places to visit. A unique way to experience Heamoor’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Heamoor as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Heamoor (formerly Hea) (Cornish: An Hay) is a village in the civil parish of Penzance. It is situated approximately one-and-a half kilometres (just over a mile) northwest of the town centre. The principal local authority is Cornwall Council. In May 2019, residents voted to submit a bid under Cornwall Council’s Community Governance Review to form a separate parish council. When you visit Heamoor, Walkfo brings Heamoor places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Heamoor Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Heamoor


Visit Heamoor – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

Heamoor photo With 60 audio plaques & Heamoor places for you to explore in the Heamoor area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Heamoor places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Heamoor history


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The first mention of the village is in 1274 as La Hae/’Leye, followed by Hay Moor in 1663 and Hay Moor. The Scout Hut, originally situated in Barn Lane, behind Rosparvah Gardens was the only building to be bombed during WW2. Following World War II Heamoor was identified by the then Penzance Borough Council as area of potential development.

Why visit Heamoor with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Heamoor PlacesYou can visit Heamoor places with Walkfo Heamoor to hear history at Heamoor’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Heamoor has 60 places to visit in our interactive Heamoor 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 Heamoor, 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 Heamoor places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Heamoor & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 60 audio facts unique to Heamoor places in an interactive Heamoor map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Heamoor Places Map
60 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Heamoor historic spots

  Heamoor tourist destinations

  Heamoor plaques

  Heamoor geographic features

Walkfo Heamoor tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Heamoor

  

Best Heamoor places to visit


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

Heamoor photo Newlyn Art Gallery
Newlyn Art Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in Newlyn, Cornwall, UK. Opened in 1895, designed by James Hicks of Redruth and financed by John Passmore Edwards the gallery was conceived as a home and exhibition venue for the Newlyn School of Art. Recent shows have included retrospectives by Roger Hilton and Breon O’Casey.
Heamoor photo Chyenhal Moor
Chyenhal Moor is a poorly drained shallow valley, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south-west of Penzance, Cornwall. Due to several rare plants in a diverse range of habitats, it was notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1951.
Heamoor photo West Cornwall Hospital
West Cornwall Hospital is a hospital located in Penzance, Cornwall. It is managed by the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. The hospital is located on the coast of Cornwall.
Heamoor photo Open Shed
Open Shed was a hackerspace in Penzance, Cornwall. It provided space for people working in the tech community to meet and work. Run as a social enterprise, many of its members were self-employed.
Heamoor photo Market Building, Penzance
The Market Building is Grade I listed building situated at the top of Market Jew Street, Penzance. It is located in the centre of the city’s top tourist attractions.
Heamoor photo Egyptian House, Penzance
The Egyptian House is a grade I listed building in the Cornish town of Penzance. It is built in the style of Egyptian Revival architecture and has been in the ownership of the Landmark Trust since the 1970s.
Heamoor photo St Mary’s Church, Penzance
St Mary’s Church, Penzance is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Cornwall. It was built in the 18th century.
Heamoor photo Penlee House
Penlee House is a museum and art gallery located in Penzance, Cornwall. It is home to paintings by members of the Newlyn School, including many by Stanhope Forbes, Norman Garstin, Walter Langley and Lamorna Birch.
Heamoor photo Morrab Library
The Morrab Library is an independent library based in Penzance, Cornwall in the UK. The library was founded in 1818 and is financed through membership subscriptions, legacies, grants and a regular contribution from the Dennis G C Myner Charitable Trust.
Heamoor photo Trinity House National Lighthouse Museum
Trinity House National Lighthouse Centre was a museum in Penzance, Cornwall, UK which housed the national collection of Trinity House. In 2005 Trinity House announced the museum’s closure and relocation of the collection to Plymouth. Trinity House confirmed that they would not be relocating the collection in 2009.

Visit Heamoor plaques


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Heamoor has 12 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Heamoor plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Heamoor using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Heamoor plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.