Rooted: an emotional response to china clay

New exhibition on display from 22 October - 20 December Read more

Exhibitions

Rooted: an emotional response to china clay

New exhibition on display from 22 October - 20 December 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.
Artists inspired by the china clay landscape in Cornwall

Artists in Cornwall have come together to create work for a new exhibition, ‘Rooted’, now on display at Wheal Martyn Clay Works.
Framed Future Exhibition

What will the future hold for our beautiful natural spaces if climate change continues unchecked? A team of four young people from our Home Education Group have produced an exhibition of their work to challenge our ideas on these questions. On display until Christmas.
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Kurt Jackson: Clay Country

17 May - 5 September 2021
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.
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Cafe

Open from 10am - 4pm, free to enter.
Gift shop

Our gift shop is open 7 days a week, 10am - 4pm. Free to enter.
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St Austell. Cornwall, PL26 8XG
Opening times

Wheal Martyn is currently open from 10am - 4pm daily.