Wheal Coates

Cornwall

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.

This car park uses the JustPark app for member check-in and non-member payments. Before your visit, please ensure you have access to the JustPark app and an active account. As mobile reception can be patchy here, we recommend downloading the app (from your official app store only) and setting up your account before you arrive. National Trust members will not be charged for parking, although you will be asked to add payment details when creating your account.

The JustPark code for this property is 80706.

You can also pay using JustPark. We suggest downloading the App (from your official app store only) before you visit as mobile reception can be patchy here.

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This car park uses the JustPark app and payment machines for member check-in and non-member payments. If you choose to use the JustPark app, please download it before your visit and create an account if you do not already have one. You’ll be asked to add payment details; National Trust members will not be charged for parking. The JustPark code is 80706.
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Please keep dogs under close control
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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.
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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.
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).
Parking
Parking charges apply; NT members free. This car park uses the JustPark app and payment machines for member check-in and non-member payments. If you choose to use the JustPark app, please download it before your visit and create an account if you do not already have one. You’ll be asked to add payment details; National Trust members will not be charged for parking. The JustPark code for this property is 80706.
Parking - more information
Wheal Coates, Beacon Drive, St Agnes, Cornwall, TR5 0NT
01872552412
whealcoates@nationaltrust.org.uk

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