Opening times

Open daily from 10.00am until 5.00pm.

Latest

Exiles

Exiles is a magical blend of music and spoken word which is set in the 1960s and draws on extraordinary tales and characters from the Cable & Wireless archive.
Quest for the Lost Words

Join Cornwall based dance company, Cscape Dance, for their performance of the Quest for the Lost Words.
Wheels at Wheal Martyn

Join us for our monthly Sunday social gathering of all vehicles Vintage, Classic and Prestige – the last Sunday of each month.
Wheels at Wheal Martyn

Join us for our monthly Sunday social gathering of all vehicles Vintage, Classic and Prestige – the last Sunday of each month.

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

Our licensed café serves delicious, locally sourced food including tasty breakfasts, homemade lunches and specials for all ages, as well as freshly baked cakes and yummy Cornish treats.
Gift shop

Our gift shop stocks a fantastic range of unique and quirky gifts and cards, as well as local foods, beers, wines and gins.
Find us

St Austell. Cornwall, PL26 8XG

Buy an admission ticket

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

Pay once and get free entry all year!
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
Opening times

Open daily from 10.00am until 5.00pm.
Cafe

Our licensed café serves delicious, locally sourced food including tasty breakfasts, homemade lunches and specials for all ages, as well as freshly baked cakes and yummy Cornish treats.
Join the team

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

St Austell. Cornwall, PL26 8XG
Gift shop

Our gift shop stocks a fantastic range of unique and quirky gifts and cards, as well as local foods, beers, wines and gins.