Welcome to Helston! Explore and discover things to do and places to visit in this historic market town in the heart of Cornwall, UK.
Helston is a special town where impressive heritage meets a modern community and a warm welcome.
A buzzing cultural events calendar and inspiring indoor and outdoor spaces mean there’s oodles of opportunities for fun and enjoyment for families, couples and friends.
Whether you stay for the day, linger longer or live here, we’re here to help you explore and discover more in Helston.
WHAT’S ON
Take a look at our Events Calendar to see what’s on in Helston
DISCOVER
Explore the cultural, historical and family friendly activities in Helston
COMMUNITY
Resources for Helstonians, clubs, organisations, community groups and more…
Walking Around Helston
The countryside around Helston is an amazing area to explore. Walks to the nearby coast, around Loe Pool or deep into the valleys and hills which wrap around the town provide great views, abundant nature and glimpses of the ancient heritage of South West Cornwall.
Discover Helston Magazine
Read our Discover Helston magazines online, a magazine by the local community, for the local community. Featuring local interest pieces, advertisements from local businesses and ideas for things to do in and around Helston.
HELSTON EVENTS CALENDAR
Calendar of Events
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Women’s Self-Discovery Circle
Women’s Self-Discovery Circle
Women's Self-Discovery Circle (monthly circle) A safe space where you can prioritise Compassionate Self-Care, slow down & re-balance your body mind and spirit. We meet on the last Monday of the month
3 events,
Talk: Trengrouse’s Early Life
Talk: Trengrouse’s Early Life
This talk by Patrick Carroll, Historian and Author and Issy Bloomfield, Assistant Curator, focuses on the early life of Henry Trengrouse. Patrick will give background context to his life-saving innovations, and Issy will explore related objects in...
6 Week Throwing for Beginners and Improvers Course
6 Week Throwing for Beginners and Improvers Course
Tuesday evenings: 7 January - 18 February 2025 (no class 11 February) 6.00- 8.30pm This course runs once a week for two and half hours over a 7 week period with the no class between week 5...
1 event,
Helston Listening Hub
Helston Listening Hub
Helston Listening Hub Join us at the Helston Listening Hub to share your experiences of health and social care services, and the circumstances affecting you in your area. Your voice can help drive positive change while connecting...
0 events,
5 events,
Godolphin House Open
Venture into Godolphin House and discover the rich history within the walls of this once great mining powerhouse. Find out more about those who lived here and lives they led, in what was once Cornwall's largest and...
Wellbeing: Penrose Park Run
Wellbeing: Penrose Park Run
What is Penrose parkrun? A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! When is it? Every Saturday at 9:00am. Where is it? The event takes...
Helston Farmers Market
Helston Farmers Market
A real community event, people come from all over the local area to stock up on the freshest local produce, be it potatoes dug that very morning to award winning pork pies still warm from the oven,...
CAST Saturday Art Club
CAST Saturday Art Club
CAST’s Saturday art sessions for eleven- to sixteen-year-olds are structured around engagement with a wide range of artists, many of whom have studios at or close links with CAST. Led by artist and learning specialist Kate Turner,...
CAST Saturday Art Club
CAST Saturday Art Club
CAST’s Saturday art sessions for eleven- to sixteen-year-olds are structured around engagement with a wide range of artists, many of whom have studios at or close links with CAST. Led by artist and learning specialist Kate Turner,...
1 event,
3 events,
6 Week Throwing for Beginners and Improvers Course
6 Week Throwing for Beginners and Improvers Course
Tuesday evenings: 7 January - 18 February 2025 (no class 11 February) 6.00- 8.30pm This course runs once a week for two and half hours over a 7 week period with the no class between week 5...
1 event,
1 event,
3 events,
Rhys: Nightchurch Piano Tour
Rhys: Nightchurch Piano Tour
Rhys: Nightchurch Piano Tour Helston Old Chapel 7.30pm 7th February 2025 by The Mystery NightChurch Pianist Book now Rhys Wynne-Jones, also known as the "mystery Nightchurch pianist", went viral on social media after playing Bohemian Rhapsody start...
3 events,
Wellbeing: Penrose Park Run
Wellbeing: Penrose Park Run
What is Penrose parkrun? A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! When is it? Every Saturday at 9:00am. Where is it? The event takes...
CAST Saturday Art Club
CAST Saturday Art Club
CAST’s Saturday art sessions for eleven- to sixteen-year-olds are structured around engagement with a wide range of artists, many of whom have studios at or close links with CAST. Led by artist and learning specialist Kate Turner,...
CAST Saturday Art Club
CAST Saturday Art Club
CAST’s Saturday art sessions for eleven- to sixteen-year-olds are structured around engagement with a wide range of artists, many of whom have studios at or close links with CAST. Led by artist and learning specialist Kate Turner,...
1 event,
Castaway Classics with Emmerdale’s Louise Jameson
Castaway Classics with Emmerdale’s Louise Jameson
Castaway Classics withEmmerdale's Louise Jameson Helston Old Chapel 7.30pm 9th February 2025 A Desert Island Discs style event for Helston Book now There will be gossip, laughter, tears and some fabulous tracks!Whether you know her off the telly...
1 event,
1 event,
Helston Café Polyglot
Helston Café Polyglot
Café Polyglot is a club for people who love foreign languages and would like to practise speaking them with other like-minded people. There are no fees and it is not necessary to be a good linguist; we...
0 events,
3 events,
Festival: Animate Helston!
Festival: Animate Helston (15 - 22 Feb) The Museum of Cornish Life, in partnership with Mor Media are once again bringing you a week-long celebration of animation during the February half-term thanks to funding from Arts Council England. This year,...
February Half Term at Godolphin
Wake up from a winter hibernation and get ready for the Spring here at Godolphin this February half term. Follow the trail to find out what animals do when they awake from their winter slumber. February half...
Wellbeing: Penrose Park Run
Wellbeing: Penrose Park Run
What is Penrose parkrun? A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! When is it? Every Saturday at 9:00am. Where is it? The event takes...
4 events,
ANIMATE HELSTON | ARRIETTY
Based on Mary Norton's classic story, the Studio Ghibli film Arrietty follows a family of Borrowers – tiny people who use their human neighbours’ everyday objects for their own purposes. When one of the Borrowers, Arrietty, is...
HALF-TERM AT CAST
We will be showing a hand-drawn animated feature film in CAST's black box screening space from Wednesday 19 to Saturday 22 February as part of Animate Helston, organised by the Museum of Cornish Life in partnership with...
7 events,
James Rowland Dies at the End of the Show
James Rowland Dies at the End of the Show
James Rowland Diesat the End of the Show Helston Old Chapel 7.30pm 21st February 2025 Book now ★★★★★ "A riveting, remarkable hour of theatre..."~ The Guardian What would you do with an hour? What if it...
6 events,
Wellbeing: Penrose Park Run
Wellbeing: Penrose Park Run
What is Penrose parkrun? A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! When is it? Every Saturday at 9:00am. Where is it? The event takes...
THINK AND MAKE CONCERTINA STORY BOOKS
THINK AND MAKE CONCERTINA STORY BOOKS
Join the CAST learning team to paint or draw a concertina story book. There will be a wide variety of artists materials available to try, including inks, fine liners, marker pens, paints, crayons and pencils, as well...
3 events,
Trust10 Run at Godolphin
Trust10 Run at Godolphin
Get outdoors and get fit with the Trust10 running trail through the countryside of Godolphin. Join a fun, free and friendly trail run around the beautiful Godolphin estate. Two loops of 5km with stunning views throughout. Trust10...
Squashbox: The Sea Show
Squashbox: The Sea Show
Squashbox: The Sea Show Helston Old Chapel 11am & 2pm 23rd February 2025 Book now "A mix of great traditional kids' entertainment with a smidge of adult humour thrown in for free!" ~ Audience feedback Meet...
2 events,
Women’s Self-Discovery Circle
Women’s Self-Discovery Circle
Women's Self-Discovery Circle (monthly circle) A safe space where you can prioritise Compassionate Self-Care, slow down & re-balance your body mind and spirit. We meet on the last Monday of the month
2 events,
Talk: Farmers Will Like It – Early History of the Museum
Talk: Farmers Will Like It – Early History of the Museum
Talk: Farmer's Will Like It - Early History of the Museum Tuesday 25 February, 2pm When the museum opened in Helston's old Butter and Egg Market in 1949, the newspapers hailed that "farmers will like it." In...
2 events,
Untold: Helston’s Unexpected Stories
Untold: Helston’s Unexpected Stories
UNTOLD:Helston's Unexpected Stories Museum of Cornish Life &Helston Old Chapel 7.30pm 26th & 27th February 2025 A two-episode retelling of one remarkable Helston resident Book now Only one ticket is needed to see both episodes. Single episode...
Helston Café Polyglot
Helston Café Polyglot
Café Polyglot is a club for people who love foreign languages and would like to practise speaking them with other like-minded people. There are no fees and it is not necessary to be a good linguist; we...
2 events,
Untold: Helston’s Unexpected Stories
Untold: Helston’s Unexpected Stories
UNTOLD:Helston's Unexpected Stories Museum of Cornish Life &Helston Old Chapel 7.30pm 26th & 27th February 2025 A two-episode retelling of one remarkable Helston resident Book now Only one ticket is needed to see both episodes. Single episode...
PHILIP MARSDEN | UNDER A METAL SKY
PHILIP MARSDEN | UNDER A METAL SKY
Thursday 27 February CAST Café Supper from 6pm, followed by the talk Tickets from £15, booking essential Philip Marsden's new book, Under a Metal Sky, explores how the discovery of minerals has transformed our species. Beginning and...
3 events,
The Hooligan Project Screening and Discussion
The Hooligan Project Screening and Discussion
Liubov Sliusareva’s 25-minute documentary The Hooligan Project follows Ukrainian theatre group Hooligan Art Community as they work with young artists in Cornwall following their displacement to the UK by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022....
4 events,
Wellbeing: Penrose Park Run
Wellbeing: Penrose Park Run
What is Penrose parkrun? A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! When is it? Every Saturday at 9:00am. Where is it? The event takes...
Helston Farmers Market
Helston Farmers Market
A real community event, people come from all over the local area to stock up on the freshest local produce, be it potatoes dug that very morning to award winning pork pies still warm from the oven,...
CAST Saturday Art Club
CAST Saturday Art Club
CAST’s Saturday art sessions for eleven- to sixteen-year-olds are structured around engagement with a wide range of artists, many of whom have studios at or close links with CAST. Led by artist and learning specialist Kate Turner,...
CAST Saturday Art Club
CAST Saturday Art Club
CAST’s Saturday art sessions for eleven- to sixteen-year-olds are structured around engagement with a wide range of artists, many of whom have studios at or close links with CAST. Led by artist and learning specialist Kate Turner,...
