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  • Mevagissey Shanty - Joint Fundraiser

    Mevagissey Shanty - Joint Fundraiser

    Join the Mevagissey Shanty Festival at Wheal Martyn for our annual fundraising concert! The Block House Chainers from Fowey and The DerryAirs from Downderry will be performing traditional and original shanties and folk songs inspired by Cornwall and our rich mining and maritime heritage. Read more

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Music nights

Join us for our monthly Thursday music nights with fantastic artists. Booking essential. 

Woodkern

Woodkern

A seven piece, youth-led contemporary folk group from across Cornwall and Devon who weave traditional music and song (including Cornish, Irish, English and beyond) with original material to create their powerful and distinctive sound. Read more

Start: 2nd July, 2026 at 6:30pm

End: 2nd July, 2026 at 9:30pm

Published: 17th April, 2026

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Location: Wheal Martyn Clay Works, Carthew, St Austell, PL26 8XG

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Mevagissey Shanty - Joint Fundraiser

Mevagissey Shanty - Joint Fundraiser

Join the Mevagissey Shanty Festival at Wheal Martyn for our annual fundraising concert! The Block House Chainers from Fowey and The DerryAirs from Downderry will be performing traditional and original shanties and folk songs inspired by Cornwall and our rich mining and maritime heritage. Read more

Start: 11th July, 2026 at 7:00pm

End: 11th July, 2026 at 10:30pm

Published: 3rd June, 2026

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Location: Wheal Martyn Clay Works, Carthew, St Austell, PL26 8XG

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The Press Gang

The Press Gang

Have you ever wanted to a conga to a funeral song?! If the answer is YES, then look no further! The Press Gang have brought Cornish-themed, foot-stomping jovial fun to stages near and far for well over a decade and like nothing more than a crowd up for some Cornish maritime folky fun. Are you going to be part of that crowd (and potential conga!) at Wheal Martyn?! Read more

Start: 6th August, 2026 at 6:30pm

End: 6th August, 2026 at 9:30pm

Published: 17th April, 2026

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Location: Wheal Martyn Clay Works, Carthew, St Austell, PL26 8XG

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St Dennis Ukes

St Dennis Ukes

We began with 3 people in 2021 during lockdown. 2 years later and we are 25 happy souls practising every Monday evening 6.45pm to 9.30pm at ClayTAWC (the local community hub) The Old School, Fore St, St Dennis. We play many different types of gigs from the local Women’s Institute to the Royal Cornwall Showground Flower Tent and recently collaborating with various choirs. Read more

Start: 3rd September, 2026 at 6:30pm

End: 3rd September, 2026 at 9:30pm

Published: 20th April, 2026

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Location: Wheal Martyn Clay Works, Carthew, St Austell, PL26 8XG

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Lemonaires Cornish Music Night

Lemonaires Cornish Music Night

We are The Lemonaires - Men of Cornwall and we are based in Mylor Bridge. We sing of Cornwall, fishing, farming and mining with the vigour you would expect from proud Celtic men. Read more

Start: 8th October, 2026 at 7:00pm

End: 8th October, 2026 at 9:30pm

Published: 3rd June, 2026

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Location: Wheal Martyn Clay Works, Carthew, St Austell, PL26 8XG

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  • Exiles

    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

    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

    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

    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.

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

  • Our museum

    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

    Prices

    Pay once and get free entry all year!

  • Why visit

    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

    Kurt Jackson: Clay Country

    17 May - 5 September 2021

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    Opening times

    Open daily from 10.00am until 5.00pm.

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    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.

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    Join the team

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

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    St Austell. Cornwall, PL26 8XG

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

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Wheal Martyn
St. Austell
Cornwall
PL26 8XG

01726 850362
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