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From pit to port: all aboard for a china clay experience with a difference!

Experience Cornwall’s china clay heritage from a completely different perspective this Easter.
Shining a light on Cornwall’s everyday life

An intriguing exhibition is currently on display at Wheal Martyn Clay Works - ‘The Beautifully Mundane’ - which depicts the beauty of everyday life in Cornwall.
Clayworks Exhibition

Jenny Beavan and Stuart Thorn have pursued many artistic connections linked to the china clay industry over the last 25 years. Clayworks is a festive celebration of some of their achievements. On display at Wheal Martyn from 17 April until 10 July 2023.
Clayworks Exhibition

Jenny Beavan and Stuart Thorn have pursued many artistic connections linked to the china clay industry over the last 25 years. Clayworks is a festive celebration of some of their achievements. On display at Wheal Martyn from 17 April until 10 July 2023.

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

Pay once and get free entry all year!
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.
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
Buy an admission ticket

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