Environment:
- Forest/Woodland
- Historic
Facilities:
- Accessible parking
- Accessible toilets
- Information centre
- Cafe or shop
Please note that this is not a Countryside Mobility partner site and no Tramper is available at this location.
Experience the World’s only attraction celebrating Cornwall’s internationally important china clay mining industry, set within a family friendly country park. This unique and special place tells the story of Cornwall’s largest mining industry, an industry still alive today, and in the shadows of Cornwall’s iconic ‘white pyramids’. The museum is set within 26 acres of wonderful woodland and a beautifully preserved Victorian china clay works.
Accessible activities
BSL Guided Tour - You can now enjoy the history and stories behind this place by borrowing a tablet loaded with British Sign Language videos at the site. You can also view them on our Heritage Ability Youtube channel using your own device. Make sure you’re subscribed!
Easy read interpretation - a guide which details the history and stories behind the site in plain English, supported by imagery. Available now at Wheal Martyn or by clicking the image below.
Visual Guide - a guide to prepare you for your visit, detailing any unwelcome surprises. Visit Wheal Martyn's website here or download it directly here.
Large print format - designed to help people with visual impairments understand the history and stories at the site. Available now at Wheal Martyn or by downloading below.
Staff and volunteers have received Disability Awareness Training and Deaf Awareness Training.
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Contact Wheal Martyn Museum
Address:
Wheal Martyn, Carthew, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 8XG
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