Hotels in Redruth
Redruth was formerly the capital of the largest and richest metal mining area in Britain.
The town's setting is dominated by the granite heights of Carn Brea and Carn Marth. Granite is an igneous rock formed from molten material generated at great depth below the surface. Vapours from the granite carried minerals into the rock's fissures before it finally set. In later ages the granite was lifted by earth movements, and exposed to weathering.
On Carn Brea can be seen the remains of one of the oldest and largest human settlements in Cornwall, a 46-acre Neolithic hillfort. Minerals were probably worked here since the Bronze Age, and by the Middle Ages mining was well established. Tin was obtained from deposits in the flats of streams, the ore found in material produced by the weathering of veins in the granite.
Redruth and its surrounding district gave to the world, not only a vital material, but also a legacy of engineering innovation through the work of men such as Watt, Murdoch and Trevithick. And there is a rich and varied architectural heritage to enjoy today, making Redruth, with its memories of the miners' hard lives, a special Cornish town.
58 hotels
HOTELS
Location: Redruth
Distance: 0.55 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £148.00
Location: Redruth
Distance: 1.11 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £56.00
Location: Redruth
Distance: 1.79 miles
Rating: 2*
Prices From: £58.00
Location: Truro
Distance: 2.75 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £59.00
Location: Portreath
Distance: 3.35 miles
Rating: 5*
Prices From: £253.00
Location: Redruth
Distance: 3.40 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £38.00
Location: Truro
Distance: 3.40 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £88.00
Location: Penhallow nr Truro
Distance: 3.42 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £75.00
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