Trerice is a grey-stone manor house rebuilt to an E-shaped plan in 1572-73. The east front is highly ornate with scrolled gables and a 16C stone-mullioned window. The interior is notable for the quality of its plasterwork and fine furniture.

South of the town, St Agnes Beacon is a hill 191m high overlooking sea and land. The view from here is extraordinary. In the foreground is the typical Cornish landscape, speared by old mine stacks.