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Wheal Coates

Dramatic ruins on cliffs carpeted with heather and gorse.

Wheal Coates, Beacon Drive, St Agnes, Cornwall, TR5 0NT

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View towards Towanroath at Wheal Coates with thrift in the foreground

National Trust members and Blue Badge holders park for free. Members please scan for a ticket.

Parking charges:

£2.00 up to 1hr

£4.00 up to 4hrs

£8.00 all day

The pay and display machines only accept cash (no notes) and exact change is needed.

You can also pay using PayByPhone (803442). We suggest downloading the App before you visit as mobile reception can be patchy here.

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whole day parking £8.00
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By road
From A30, at Chiverton Cross roundabout, take B3277 for St Agnes. At roundabout, at the entrance to St Agnes village, turn left and follow brown tourist signs past the beacon for Wheal Coates.
Parking: Parking charges apply; NT members free.
Sat Nav: TR5 0NT is the nearest postcode but covers a wide area so please follow the road around Beacon Drive, looking out for the National Trust sign at the entrance to the car park. Wheal Coates: OS SW703500, (50.305370, -5.227557).
On foot
On South West Coast Path and good network of paths from St Agnes village. Approx. 30 minutes’ walk from the village around Beacon Drive to Wheal Coates.
By bus
Services 87 and T2 Perranporth, Truro and Redruth to St Agnes village. See www.travelinesw.com for up to date timetables and journey planning.
Wheal Coates, Beacon Drive, St Agnes, Cornwall, TR5 0NT
01872552412
whealcoates@nationaltrust.org.uk

Visitors walking a dog along the South West Coast Path at St Agnes Head, Cornwall

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