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Many visitors' sites in West Penwith have attached museums or heritage
exhibits. See also the Barbara Hepworth
museum and garden.
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Penlee
Gallery and Museum
Penlee House Gallery and Museum
Morrab Road
Penzance
TR18 4HE
(01736) 363625
Open:: May - Sep, Mon - Sat, 1000 - 1700,
Oct - Apr, Mon - Sat, 1030 - 1630. Open Bank Holidays ex.
Christmas and NY
Web
Link
A selected number of museum exhibits illustrating life in
West Cornwall from 1600 to the present day, and a superb fine
art gallery dedicated to the Newlyn School of art.
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Porthcurno
Telegraph Museum
Porthcurno. Tel: (01736)
810966
Web
Link
Porthcurno was the historic centre of telegraph communications
from 1870 when the Victorians built the first 'Internet' using
undersea cables. The museum has an impressive display of technology,
telling the story from its earliest beginning's. Explore the
underground caverns from which Britain secretly communicated
with the US and The Empire during WWII. There are also many
fascinating exhibits illustrating Porthcurno's social history.
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Wayside
Folk Museum
Zennor. Tel: (01736)
796945 Web
Link
A unique museum with a difference, established over 60 years
ago and frequently featured in the national media. It is small
on the outside, but once inside, you'll be transported back
in time, and be amazed at how much there is to see. Enjoy
the tranquil surroundings, featuring exhibits from Cornwall's
rural past, including waterwheels, a cobbler's shop, an 18th
C kitchen, millstones, early domestic and agricultural instruments,
and a children's quiz trail.
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Geevor
Mine
Pendeen. Tel: (01736)
788662
Web Link
Take a guided underground tour of the last tin mine in Cornwall,
which closed in 1990. Geevor is the largest mining history
centre in Britain, and is a National Heritage Site.
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National Museum
of Gardening
Trevarno Estate
Crowntown
Helston
TR13 ORU
(01326) 574274
Open: all year, 1030-1700
Web
Link
A fascinating gardening museum and craft centre, surrounded
by extensive Victorian and Edwardian estate gardens. Also
features soap making and a soap museum.
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Trinity
House National Lighthouse Centre
Penzance.
Web Link
A centre manned by volunteer ex-Trinity House staff, showing
the history of traditional lighthouse keeping. Features an
audiovisual theatre, and hands-on exhibits..
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The
Pilchard Works
Newlyn
Web
Link
The Pilchard Works is a national award winning Heritage museum
and working factory, illustrating the history of Cornish pilchard
fishing.
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