Our work

Latest

Winter Workshop mixed age

Explore winter with hands-on STEM activities, creative writing and arts & crafts.
Takeover Day mixed age

Takeover Wheal Martyn - get behind the scenes and experience life in the museum!
Digitising Our Collection #2 Age 9+

Help with researching our archive objects and stories to build a new digital showcase
Digitising Our Collection #1 Age 9+

Help with researching our archive objects and stories to build a new digital showcase

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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
Join the team

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

Open from 10am - 4pm, free to enter.
Find us

St Austell. Cornwall, PL26 8XG
Gift shop

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