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Wine & wisdom fundraising evening

Join us on Thursday 9 November for our ‘Wine & Wisdom’ fundraising quiz evening at Wheal Martyn Clay Works. Come along with friends and colleagues, have fun, show off your knowledge and of course raise funds for your local heritage centre.
Remarkable ‘riches to rags’ story inspires new exhibition

Discover the fascinating history behind the man that transformed Charlestown, his importance to the china clay industry and the scandal that befell him at a new exhibition at Wheal Martyn Clay Works.
Lowender gans kernewek

A monthly opportunity for Cornish speakers of all abilities to learn some new phrases or have fluent conversations in the Wheal Martyn cafe.
Lowender gans kernewek

A monthly opportunity for Cornish speakers of all abilities to learn some new phrases or have fluent conversations in the Wheal Martyn cafe.

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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
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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 - 5pm, free to enter.
Gift shop

Our gift shop is open 7 days a week, 10am - 5pm. Free to enter.
Find us

St Austell. Cornwall, PL26 8XG