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Wheal Coates Tin Mine

📷 Geertivp · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.30541, -5.23190

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Frillwort, Tongue-leaf Copper-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Greater Frillwort, Tongue-leaf Copper-moss · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

29 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 19: Portreath to Hayle)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 18: Perranporth to Portreath)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
St Agnes FP 39Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Route CBR9Walking route
Named routeRef CBR9Local walking route
Route CBW26Walking route
Named routeRef CBW26Local walking route
Beacon Drivepublic footpath · 119 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 119 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Coast to Coast TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Portreath Branchline TrailCycling route
Named routeRef PBTRegional cycle route
Tolgus TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TOTRegional cycle route
Saints Trail - St Agnes to ThreemilestoneCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wheal Coates tin mine main buildings

📷 Geertivp · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wheal Coates tin mine main buildings

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval chapel and enclosures 570m north west of Wheal FreedomHistoric site500 m→🌱Mount Hawke (Millennium Green)Urban park2.9 km→✦World War II fighter pens and defences, and other associated remains, at the airfield formerly known as RAF Perranporth, TrevellasHistoric site4.5 km→✦Towanroath Shaft Engine HouseHistoric site100 m→✦OwlaHistoric site400 m→✦Bowl barrow on St Agnes Beacon 350m west of Cannonball FarmHistoric site1.1 km→

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