Opening times

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

Wheal Martyn will be closed from Sunday 24 December 2023 and will re-open on Monday 15 January 2024.

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Get your Cornwall Residents Pass

A discounted pass is available for Cornwall Residents. Get unlimited entry to Wheal Martyn for 12 months at a discounted annual admission rate. Available to buy until 31 March 2024.
Will Keating Candlelit Concert Tour 2023

Join us for an evening with Cornish folk star Will Keating alongside a special guest.
Festive Fun Day and Father Christmas

Dress up in your festive finery for a fun filled day full of Christmas activities, meet Father Christmas, create clay decorations and soak up the music and atmosphere!
Reindeer Trail

Explore Wheal Martyn’s historic grounds and woodland trails to discover our sensory Reindeer Trail. Until Saturday 23 December.

Buy an admission ticket

Buy your Wheal Martyn ticket online today. A full price ticket gives you free return visits for a whole year!
Prices

Pay once and get free entry all year!
Accessibility

We want everyone to feel welcome at Wheal Martyn. If you have access requirements, this information should help you to make the most of your visit.
Virtual tour and film

Discover how our interactive virtual tour and stunning new drone film are helping to offer new experiences for all.
Cafe

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

Our gift shop is open 7 days a week, 10am - 4pm. Free to enter.
Find us

St Austell. Cornwall, PL26 8XG

Buy tickets

Pre-book a timed slot to visit Wheal Martyn.
Prices

Pay once and get free entry all year!
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.
Kurt Jackson: Clay Country

17 May - 5 September 2021
Buy an admission ticket

Buy your Wheal Martyn ticket online today. A full price ticket gives you free return visits for a whole year!
Join the team

See the roles we are seeking at Wheal Martyn, including volunteering opportunities.
Cafe

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

Our gift shop is open 7 days a week, 10am - 4pm. Free to enter.
Find us

St Austell. Cornwall, PL26 8XG