Please consider making a donation to Wheal Martyn

Your donation will go where it is most needed; for example, preserving our collections or the Victorian clay works, providing educational opportunities or developing community activities such as our Memory Cafe.

Every donation makes a real difference to our work. For example...

• £5 could preserve the inks on a hand drawn map
• £25 could help to pay for 200 trails to allow families explore and learn about Wheal Martyn
• £50 could pay for environmental monitoring equipment, ensuring our artefacts are cared for properly
• £1,000 could pay for photography equipment and training, to enable our volunteers to photograph and record all our wonderful objects so that we can share them more widely
• £5,000 could fund half the restoration of our Comet lorry so that we can bring it back to the heart of the museum for visitors to enjoy

How you can donate

Online via the donate button above 

In person

You can make a cash / cheque donation in person at Wheal Martyn using one of our donation boxes or via a member of staff.

Donations by cheque

Please make cheques payable to “Wheal Martyn Trust” and provide your contact details to Sue Ford, Museum Manager at Wheal Martyn, Carthew, St. Austell, Cornwall, PL26 8XG.

Payroll Giving

You can make a regular payment to Wheal Martyn direct from your salary. Payroll giving is an easy and tax-effective way to donate to Wheal Martyn Trust. A donation of £5 only costs you £3.92.

The Government also tops up payroll giving and every donation of £5 made through the scheme is worth £5.50 to us. Please check with your payroll department to find out if your company is part of the Payroll Giving Scheme.

Make your donation go further with Gift Aid

If you are a UK taxpayer, please Gift Aid your donation. It makes your donation 25% more valuable to Wheal Martyn without costing you any more.

If you are donating online you will be asked about gift aid with your payment details.

Should you be posting your donation please download the Gift Aid form, complete and send with your donation. You can also pick up a Gift Aid form from Wheal Martyn or contact 01726 850362.

Thank you for considering supporting our work