Free teacher pre-visit for planning

Teachers are welcome to visit Wheal Martyn before their planned school visit, free of charge.

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Christmas craft fair

Come along to our craft fair on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th November and get ahead on your Christmas shopping safely!
Autumn-inspired half term activities at Wheal Martyn

This October half term (17 October – 1 November), we are running three autumn-inspired, hands-on activities in the woodlands: clay modelling, creative writing and a pumpkin trail.
Autumn Roots Family Activities

Our woodland offers the perfect place to be an explorer, play hide-and-seek, get creative, have a picnic or simply relax and enjoy nature! We have three autumn-inspired, hands-on activities at Wheal Martyn this half-term, keeping you busy and active outdoors.
Be a part of our Fun Palace

We would love any contributions to our Fun Palace, either digitally or in person. Find out more.

Buy a ticket - timed slots

Pre-book a timed slot to visit Wheal Martyn.
We are open!

We are open to visitors from 10.00am - 4.00pm. Find out about the measures we have put in place to maximise the safety of our staff and visitors.
Prices

Pay once and get free entry all year!
Our Proud Roots - a family exploration of our proud roots

Proudly celebrating our local landscape, environment and people, Our Proud Roots is a chance to explore and reflect on what makes our place and community special, as seen through fresh eyes and with a new perspective in our changed world. This is a chance to re-discover nature and the wonderful effects it has on our body and soul!
Our museum

China clay mining has shaped the landscape, lives of people and economy of mid-Cornwall for over 250 years. It is Cornwall’s largest mining industry. A fully Accredited Museum, we are based within two Victorian china clay works, now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. We tell the story of this fascinating industry and the people who worked and lived in the shadows of Cornwall’s iconic ‘white pyramids’.
Why visit

Dig deep and discover the special ingredient in your everyday life that still shapes Cornwall and the world today…china clay! It hides in your toothpaste, your paper, your car tyres and even your cosmetics. It’s a billion pound, global industry. We are telling the story of Cornwall’s secret, and the people who brought it to you, from the heart of Clay Country.
Welcoming our community and visitors back

Since reopening on the 5 July, we have enjoyed welcoming back lots of familiar faces as well as some new visitors.
Autumn-inspired half term activities at Wheal Martyn

This October half term (17 October – 1 November), we are running three autumn-inspired, hands-on activities in the woodlands: clay modelling, creative writing and a pumpkin trail.
A perspective on Wheal Martyn, by a volunteer

I like to think that in some small way we volunteers – whatever task we do - are making a contribution to the preservation of the industry history in general and Wheal Martyn (something once commonplace but now virtually unique) in particular. Not just for the benefit of future generations but also so that it will not be lost. So future Cornwall explorers can be as astounded as I was.
Find us

St Austell. Cornwall, PL26 8XG