Cornwall

Museums & Galleries

Art Galleries & Museums

FALMOUTH ART GALLERY

Municipal Buildings, The Moor, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 2RT
Tel: The Curator on 01326 313863       Admission : Free
E-mail: info@falmouthartgallery.com
Web: www.falmouthartgallery.com
Opening Times: Mon - Sat 10.00am-5.00pm.

Falmouth Art Gallery has one of the most important collections in Cornwall and features work by major British artists including Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Sir Alfred Munnings RA, Henry Scott Tuke RA, John William Waterhouse RA and George Frederick Watts RA. The gallery has won a number of awards including The Guardians Friendly Family Award, Interpret Britain awards and Heritage And Museums Excellence awards.

THE LEVANT STEAM ENGINE

Trewellard, Pendeen, near St. Just, Cornwall, TR19 7SX
Tel: 01736 786156
E-mail: levant@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

In its tiny engine house perched on the cliff edge, the famous Levant beam engine is steaming again after sixty idle years. The sight, sounds and smells of this 160-year-old engine conjure up the feel of Cornwall’s industrial past.

©National Trust

Half a mile along the cliff is Geevor mine (not NT) and a mining museum. A short underground tour takes the visitor from the miners’ dry to the main engine shaft via a spiral staircase.

For further information on this attraction near St. Just, Cornwall see our website.

THE ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM

River Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2SJ
Tel: 01872 272205       Fax: 01872 240514
E-mail: enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk
Web: www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk

Cornwall’s oldest and most prestigious museum, famed for its internationally important collections. See a myriad of minerals, view an unwrapped mummy, and discover Cornwall’s unique culture. Admire our collection of Newlyn School paintings in our Fine and Decorative Arts gallery.

The museum presents an exciting range of changing exhibitions throughout the year together with an extensive educational programme for all the family. The museum's gift shop has something for everyone. There is a wide and varied stock of Cornish items including jewellery and gifts in tin from the South Crofty collection, pewter and tin from St Justin and silver and enamel pieces from Sea Gems.

THE BAY RESTAURANT AND GALLERY

Britons Hill, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 3AE
Tel: 01736 366890     Fax: 01736 350970
E-mail: table@bay-penzance.co.uk
Web: www.bay-penzance.co.uk  

Relaxed dining in an open, airy, stylish modern restaurant with a happy atmosphere, which opens onto an outdoor deck with magnificent views across Mount's Bay, over the rooftops to Penzance Harbour. Plentiful, imaginative modern European cuisine with fine attention to detail served by caring, knowledgeable staff.

Twelve exhibitions a year in the Bay Gallery. Disabled Access with assistance. Cornwall Tourism Awards - Restaurant of the Year 2006 & 2007. 2 AA Rosettes.

Type: Restaurant

Impressive beam engines and industrial heritage discovery centre.


Cornwall’s engine houses are dramatic reminders of the time when the county was a powerhouse of tin, copper and china clay mining.


These two great beam engines were used for pumping water (from a depth of over 550m) and for winding men and ore up and down.


The engines were originally powered by high-pressure steam, introduced by the local engineer Richard Trevithick.


Today one is rotated by electricity.


The site also includes the Industrial Discovery Centre at East Pool, which provides an overview of Cornwall’s industrial heritage and incorporates a fascinating audio-visual presentation.

East Pool Mine Michell's Whim -
Photo: Martin Bodman CCL