In Search of Tywardreath (ISOT) is a local history community group
that aims to draw attention to the rich past of the village.
News & Events
Next event hosted by ISOT is a talk by Keith Wallis (local lad) on the folklore of Cornwall and Devon relating to witchcraft, ghosts, and piskies at Well St Chapel on Thursday 28th Nov 7pm.
£5 entry on door, refreshments available and raffle
Up and coming planned talks held 4th Thursday (usually) of each month at the chapel 7pm all at Well St Chapel
ISOT is hosting an amusing illustrated talk by Dave Quoroll, well know locally as the Green Man at our Wassailing event in January and leading light in Tywardreath Morris, on …
ISOT is hosting a family fun Bingo on Saturday 18th at 6.30pm at Tywardreath village hall, £5 for adult and £2.50 for children under 16, for 6 games and a flyer. …
oin us for a May Bank Holiday event that celebrates Cornish Culture, Crafts and Heritage…in the lovely setting of the former Priory of St Andrew in Tywardreath.
2. A Day in the Life of a Tudor Woman by Jenny Moore
3. Living in a Grade 2 Listed House by Deborah Hazeldean
4. Struggles and Strife of a Miner’s Wife by Helen Luther
Take a walk through history…
To stroll though the history of Tywardreath and see some of sites the village has to offer, start at St Andrew’s Church where Tehidy Road meets Church Street and walk towards The New Inn.
Bear left into Fore Street and up the slope to Mount Bennett Road which becomes Castledore Road and takes you out of the village.
Keep going for around twenty minutes and you’ll reach the entrance to Trenython Manor built in the 19th century by Garibaldi for Colonel Peard, a vital member of his revolutionary army in Italy. Today it’s a hotel popular for weddings and is well worth a visit.
Afterwards keep going up the hill to where Castledore Road meets the B2369 and turn left. In a few minutes you’ll reach the site of an iron age fort thought to be the one-time home of Cornwall’s King Mark who features in the legend of Tristan and Iseult. It was also where the Parliamentary Army surrendered during the English Civil War.
The mines that made up Fowey Consols were spread over a wide area and there isn’t much to see these days as they’re in fields and the views are largely concealed by hedgerows. Finding your way there from Castledore can be quite challenging. Don’t blame us if you get lost!
Tywardreath History Board
The unveiling of our village history board
Unveiled by Sir Richard Rashleigh
11.00am on Thursday 15th December 2022, Well Street, Tywardreath.
The New Inn provided teas & coffees afterwards.
Mike Thompson has also created a new Geocache to start on 15th December in Well St.
Get in touch
We would love to hear from you….
If you have historical information for us regarding Tywardreath we are always interested to hear about it.