Lanner

Lanner is a former mining village in central Cornwall, set in a valley between Redruth and Falmouth. The name comes from the Cornish “Lannergh,” meaning “a clearing,” and the settlement has been recorded since at least 1542, though traces of Bronze Age habitation have been found in the area.

The village grew rapidly in the 19th century around the Tresavean Mine, once the third largest copper mine in Cornwall. In 1842, Michael Loam installed the first man engine at Tresavean - a mechanical lift that carried miners up and down the shaft, a significant safety advance. Only one of the mine’s 13 engine houses survives today. Across the valley on Carn Marth, the preserved engine house of Pennance Consols and a disused granite quarry - now used as an open-air theatre - are reminders of the industrial landscape. The old horse-drawn tramway that once served the mines has been converted into walking and cycling paths through the valley.

Lanner sits within the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site. The village is well placed between the north and south coasts, with Portreath’s beach roughly 4 miles north and Falmouth’s harbour town around 8 miles south. Redruth is the nearest town for day-to-day services, and the Great Flat Lode Trail - one of Cornwall’s best mining heritage walks - passes close by.