Industrial Heritage in Cornwall

Cornish Mines and Engines / Redruth

Cornish Mines and Engines is an engine house and collection of beam engines and other industrial artefacts owned by the National Trust
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum / Porthcurno

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum records the history of the telegraph station and the defensive tunnels built to house it during the Second World War
Levant Mine / St Just

The engine house of the Levant mine, famous for its rich undersea deposits of both copper and tin, is situated on a cliff edge five miles from Land's End
Blue Hills Tin Streams / St Agnes

Tour of tin streams with the opportunity to see the processing of the mineral to finished articles.
Tin giftware and jewellery cast on site.
Geevor Tin Mine / St Just

Geevor Tin Mine, situated on the Atlantic Coast of the far west of Cornwall, is the largest preserved mining site in the United Kingdom
Poldark Mine / Helston

Located in the picturesque Wendron Valley, close to Helston, Poldark Mine has free admission to the main site and offers something for all the family
China Clay Country Park / St Austell

Museum illustrating the history of china clay extraction in Cornwall since it was discovered in the county in 1746
St Austell Brewery Visitor Centre / St Austell

The brewery has been brewing beer on the same site for more than 100 years and is Cornwall's oldest independent family brewery
Healey's Cyder Farm / Perranporth

The Cornish Cyder Farm produces strong traditional scrumpys, sparkling ciders, country wines, jams, preserves, brandy and has lots of friendly farm animals to entertain the children
Heartlands / Redruth

Redeveloped 19 acre site of one of Cornwall's most active and long running mines. Heartlands both celebrates the areas mining heritage with in situ exhibits and moves on, with landscaped gardens and an excellent adventure playground