Meet our Work Experience Student

Wheal Martyn was incredibly lucky to have had talented photography student, Ashleigh Wilson, join us for work experience last month. Find out more about Ashleigh's stunning photography and her time with our team. Read more

Discover Winter Walks and Trails at Wheal Martyn

Embark on a discovery journey at Wheal Martyn. Find tranquil winter trails, historic machinery, and festive family fun including our Angel and Reindeer trails. Read more

Celebrating 50 Years: 50 things to do at Wheal Martyn!

Wheal Martyn Clay Works is thrilled to be celebrating its 50th anniversary! To mark this special occasion, we’ve lined up 50 fantastic ways for you to explore and enjoy everything Wheal Martyn has to offer. Read more

Wheal Martyn's amazing volunteers

Wheal Martyn is very lucky to have a talented and dedicated volunteer group that contributes tirelessly to supporting the china clay museum. Read more

Life as a kettle boy

It was common to leave school and go straight into the china clay mining industry at 15 or 16 years old. Historically, the first role in the industry was kettle or tool boy. This involved running errands, warming pasties and making tea. Read more

25 things to do at Wheal Martyn this summer

Explore Wheal Martyn this summer for a fantastic day out. We've put together a list of 25 things to do on your visit! Read more

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Wheal Martyn

It's almost the most wonderful time of the year and we've got plenty of festive events lined up at Wheal Martyn to help you get into the spirit. Read more

Bringing your dog to Wheal Martyn

At Wheal Martyn, we welcome the whole family including your four legged friends - anywhere you can go, your dog is also welcome! Read more

From teaching to volunteering to becoming our new Trainee Curator

Meet Penny, who started as a volunteer with us before successfully applying to become our trainee curator for 2022. Read more

The end of my residency - artist in residence

In one of my previous blogs, I showed you some of the processes involved with making my hand-made paper map. I’m pleased to say, the map is now completed and on display up by Pit View, here at Wheal Martyn. Read more

How I took Wheal Martyn to Falmouth

A blog by our artist in residence, Carol Weir Read more

Agan Kernow: Make it Better Photography Exhibition

New photography exhibition ‘Agan Kernow: Make it Better’ opens 17th September in our new gallery. Read more