| Museums
in Cornwall
The Tate St Ives East Cornwall
Only opened in 1993, the Tate
St Ives has just had its 2,000,000 visitor. The building itself
is an architectural masterpiece over looking Porthmeor beach
The Tate St Ives has introduced modern art to an entirely new
audience. Don't forget to visit the nearby Barbara Hepworth
Museum and Sculpture Garden.
The Minack Theatre Porthcurno West Cornwall
The Rowena Cade Exhibition
Centre tells the story of the lady who built this famous theatre
overlooking Porthcurno Bay with Logan Rock in the distance.
In Spring the surrounding cliff tops are a blaze of bluebells.
At any time of year there are wonderful walks to be had. Location
Map Porthcurno Underground Wartime and Telegraphy Museum. Porthcurno
West Cornwall On the way to the Minack. The first underground
cables were laid on Porthucurno Beach in 1870. The Museum houses
a fascinating and unique display of telegraphy exhibits.
Charlestown Shipwreck Heritage Centre, Nr St Austell
Charlestown is a working port.
Originally built for the export of tin, and latterly china clay.
You will often see wooden hulled sailing ships moored in the
Harbour. The Heritage provides an insight into the history of
the port, village life, shipwrecks and diving too.
Levant Beam Engine Nr Pendeen West Cornwall
Perched high on the cliffs
with Pendeen Light as a backdrop. The oldest ,and one of the
very few, working mine beam engines left in Cornwall. Restored
thanks to the efforts of the Greasy Gang and a dedicated team
of volunteers. If your lucky enough to be there when steaming
the sights and sounds are even more memorable. A short drive
along the Coast Road, viewable by driving down a poorly signed
track, are the Crowns Engine Houses some of the most dramatically
situated mine engine houses in Cornwall.
Geevor Tin Mine Heritage Centre, Pendeen
West Cornwall
Perched high on the cliffs,
with the pounding Atlantic Ocean below, only half a mile from
the Levant Beam Engine. Geevor was one of the last working tin
mines in Cornwall. It is now a fascinating Industrial Museum
and Mining Heritage Centre. With Underground Tours and of the
surface complex. Superb coastal views.
Jamaica Inn Bodmin Moor Mr Potters Museum of Victorian Curiousity
and Daphne du Maurier Room
Jamaica Inn itself is full
of character, low beamed celings, a roaring log fire in Winter,
and cobbled courtyards. There is also a Daphne du Maurier Room,
whose novel of the same name was inspired by a visit to Jamaica
Inn in the 1930's. Adjacent to the Inn itself is Mr Potters
Museum of Victorian Curiousity. Mr Potter was a noted taxidermist.
Though stuffed kittens and rabbits may not suit some modern
sensibilities, the exhibits are delightful.
Museums in South Devon
Totnes Elizabethan museum
A family museum housed in a
rich Tudor merchant's house dating itself from 1575.
Torquay museum
An extensive display on the
life and work of crime writer Agatha Christie is one of the
main features of this popular museum.
Newton Abbot museum
A museum which gives a real
glimpse of the way one of Devon's most important market and
railway towns took its place in history.
Cookworthy museum
A lively museum of rural life,
with everything from costumes to carts.
Brixham museum
At Brixham Museum visitors
can learn how the people of the country's second-largest fishing
port have for years braved the perils of the sea in order to
make their living.
Bishopsteignton museum
Local residents inspired the
re-founding of this museum of village life.
Teignmouth museum
Pride of place in this fascinating
collection belongs to the story of a 16th Century Armada wreck
which was the subject of a TV Time Team investigation.
Dawlish museum
The Georgian house which houses
this collection is an exhibit in itself.
Dartmouth museum
Dartmouth's rich maritime heritage
is explored in this collection.
Ashburton museum
Formerly the home and workshop
of a brushmaker, the museum details the rich history of a Stannary
town at the gateway to Dartmoor. |