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RedruthPopulation 12352 (from 2001 census)
For a suitable Ordnance Survey map of the area please buy OS Explorer 104 - Redruth and St Agnes. Click HERE for a zoomable map. LocationRedruth lies just off the main A30 trunk road some 9 miles west of the city of Truro and 4 miles from the north coast of Cornwall - Grid Reference SW700420. The former mining town is served well by public transport. Its rail link lies on the main Paddington to Penzance line and there are good bus links. There are several bed and breakfast establishments in the town as well as the 3-star Penventon Park Hotel for those wishing to stay a while. Kerrier District Council along with the South West's Regional Development Agency have secured funding from the European Community to produce three leaflets offering visitors the chance to discover Redruth along the Churchtown Trail, the Plain-an-Gwarry Trail and the Town Centre Trail, or see Redruth Town Council's websitefor more information.
HistoryThere has been some sort of a settlement here for at least 700 years with the oldest part of the town being around St Uny Churchtown. In fact, there are traces of Neolithic and Iron Age settlements atop Carn Brea - The 730 feet high hill overlooking Redruth. This would indicate habitation in this area from the last 6000 years. Tin streamers were known to have been present near the town centre from the early 14th Century, although the population of Redruth did not really take off until the copper and tin mining booms of the early 1700's and mid 19th Century respectively. Few people realise that Redruth's name comes almost directly from the Cornish Rhyd (Ford)-Ruth (Red) or 'river red'. Accommodation near RedruthLooking for somewhere to stay near Redruth? An overnight stay in an Hotel or a week's break in a cosy cottage? Visiting Cornwall and just looking at your options of where to stay in general? We do the hard work for you...We have something for everyone.  B & BsSalem Bed & Breakfast (4 km)  Caravans and CampingLanyon Holiday Park, Redruth (4 km) Penhalvean Pottery, Redruth (4 km) CottagesGwel an Mor Luxury Resort, Portreath (5 km) The Gables Cottage, Redruth (4 km) Pennard, Camborne (4 km) Tregea Terrace, Camborne (4 km) Bowling Green Farm Cottage, Redruth (3 km) The Barnyard - Honeysuckle, Redruth (3 km) The Barnyard - Glebe House, Redruth (3 km) Pips Barn, Redruth (4 km) Greenfield Terrace, Camborne (4 km) Trecarn, Redruth (2 km) Village Belle, Camborne (4 km) Coombe End Cottage, Redruth (2 km) The Barnyard - Hayloft, Redruth (3 km) The Barnyard - Rafters, Redruth (3 km) The Barnyard - Dovecote, Redruth (3 km) The Barnyard - Campion, Redruth (3 km) The Barnyard - Bluebell, Redruth (3 km) The Barnyard - Stable End, Redruth (3 km) The Barnyard - Badgers Corner, Redruth (3 km) Pastoral Cottage, Redruth (3 km) Coombe End Bungalow, Redruth (2 km) The Old Dairy, Redruth (4 km) Briallen, Redruth (3 km) Seagull Cottage, Camborne (4 km) No 3 Carnkie Farm, Redruth (4 km) No 4 Carnkie Farm, Redruth (4 km) No 2 Carnkie Farm, Redruth (4 km) Ash Tree Cottage, Camborne (4 km) No 1 Carnkie Farm, Redruth (4 km) The Summer House, Redruth (4 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (2 km) Camborne cottage, Camborne (4 km) Camborne cottage, Camborne (4 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (2 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (1 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (3 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (4 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (4 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (4 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (4 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (4 km) Camborne cottage, Camborne (4 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (4 km) Camborne cottage, Camborne (5 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (4 km) Camborne cottage, Camborne (4 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (4 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (5 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (2 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (3 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (4 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (3 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (3 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (3 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (3 km) Redruth cottage, Redruth (3 km) Camborne cottage, Camborne (5 km) Camborne cottage, Camborne (5 km) Camborne cottage, Camborne (5 km) Camborne cottage, Camborne (5 km) Camborne cottage, Camborne (5 km) Camborne cottage, Camborne (5 km) Camborne cottage, Camborne (5 km) Holiday ParksLowena Lodge, Camborne (5 km) Tregea VIP Lodge, Camborne (5 km) Paradhis Lodge, Camborne (5 km) Tregea Premier VIP Lodge, Camborne (5 km) Tregea Lodge, Camborne (5 km) Local hotelsPenventon Park Hotel (0 km) The Whitehouse luxury lodge (5 km) Crossroads Lodge (3 km) Local attractions Mining historyGreat Condurrow (5 km) Great South Tolgus (2 km) South Wheal Tolgus (2 km) Wheal Tolgus (2 km) North Crofty (4 km) East Pool & Agar (3 km) Wheal Buller (2 km) Wheal Bucketts (1 km) Wheal Basset (3 km) East Carn Brea (1 km) Wheal Union (1 km) Wheal Uny (1 km) Pednandrea Mine (0 km) Wheal Peevor (2 km) North Pool (2 km) Carn Brea Mines (3 km) South Tincroft (3 km) Wheal Boys (2 km) Dolcoath (4 km) South Crofty (3 km) West Wheal Basset (3 km) North Wheal Basset (2 km) South Wheal Frances (3 km) Cook’s Kitchen (4 km) Wheal Unity Wood (4 km) Ale & Cakes (5 km) West Wheal Damsel (3 km) Wheal Gorland (3 km) Ting Tang (3 km) United Mines (Clifford Amalgamated) (2 km) Tresavean & Tretharrup (4 km) Consolidated Mines (Consols) (4 km) West Wheal Peevor (2 km) Killifreth (4 km) Wheal Maid (4 km) East Wheal Damsel (4 km) Wheal Squire, United Mines (4 km) Trethellan (3 km) Hallenbeagle (4 km) Poldice (4 km) Creegbrawse & Penkevil United (5 km) Wheal Damsel (3 km) Cathedral Mine (2 km) Stencoose & Mawla Mine (4 km) South Roskear (5 km) North Roskear (5 km) Penstruthal (3 km) South Buller & West Penstruthal (3 km) Treleigh Wood (1 km) Wheal Sparnon (1 km) Wheal Trefusis (1 km) Great North Downs (3 km) Great Briggan (3 km) North Treskerby (4 km) East Wheal Tolgus (1 km) East Wheal Seton (4 km) West Wheal Frances (4 km) Wheal Emily Henrietta (4 km) Gwennap United Mines (5 km) Wheal Unity (4 km) Grambler & St. Aubyn (1 km) Wheal Jewell (4 km) West Wheal Jewell (2 km) Pennance Mine (2 km) Wheal Rose (3 km) Great Wheal Busy (5 km) East Downs (4 km)  PubsFox and Hounds (3 km) Railway Inn (2 km) Golden Lion (3 km) Mount Ambrose Inn (2 km) New Inn (2 km) Robartes Arms (3 km) The Countryman Inn (3 km)  Local walksPortreath to Porthtowan (5 km)  CinemasRegal Cinema (0 km)  ExperiencesParagliding Two Day Taster Session (4 km) Hang Gliding Two Day Taster Session (4 km) Paramotoring Taster Day (4 km) Paragliding Taster Day (4 km) Hang Gliding Taster Day (4 km) Tandem Hang Gliding - Hill Soaring Flight (4 km) Tandem Paragliding - Tow Launched Flight (4 km) Quad Biking Experience - the thrill of a lifetime (5 km)  Cornwall heritageKing Edward Mine Museum (5 km)  MuseumsRedruth Old Cornwall Museum (2 km) King Edward Mine Museum (5 km)  RestaurantsCarn Brea Castle (2 km) Penventon Park Hotel (1 km)  TheatresMiracle Theatre Company (1 km) ExcursionsRedruth is well placed to use as a base from which to explore the whole of mid and west Cornwall. The resorts of Penwith and the Lizard are well within range. Even the Eden Project is only about an hour away by car or coach. Many visitors staying locally explore the wealth of mining heritage of the immediate area coupled with relaxing breaks on the local beaches at Portreath, Porthtowan and St. Agnes. There's much to explore in and around Redruth - a fine place to start is the Cornwall Centre at Alma Place.
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