Lanherne Convent, St Mawgan, Cornwall, A peaceful and timeless redoubt in a busy world, The grounds and church are Open daily from 7am to 7pm. A Celtic monastery was established here in the 6th century. It was dissolved in the 11th century. The monastery became the Manor of Lanherne by 1086 as recorded in the Domesday book. It then became a manor house for the Arundell family,  and by 1360, it was their main residence.
In 1794, the estate was given for use as a convent for English Carmelite nuns from Antwerp. The order was under threat from the religious upheavals of the French Revolution. The entrance to the convent is Elizabethan. The house had been empty for some time and had been used by smugglers to store goods. The convent was dedicated to St Joseph and St Anne. It houses a relic of the skull of the martyr Cuthbert Mayne executed at Launceston. In the Summer of 2001, the nuns of the Carmel of Lanherne relocated to amalgamate with the Carmel of St Helen in Eccelston. In 2015, the St. Helens Carmel closed due to the “age and ill health” of the community and the shortage of vocations. The members of the community dispersed to other monasteries.
The enclosed Franciscan sisters of the Immaculate took up occupancy in 2001. As of 2010, the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate at Lanherne Convent are still at the site. In addition, novice priests undergo part of their training here and can be seen working in the gardens, however, the nuns live out of sight of the public. Lanherne convent, St Mawgan, Cornwall, UK