Cornwall Museums Gazetteer

The studio and sculpture garden owned by noted 20th century sculptor Barbara Hepworth are maintained by the Tate St. Ives museum as part of its committment to preserve and offer access to the best of modern British art. Hepworth created the garden before her death, and asked that the sculpture be displayed exactly as she had placed it. more...
Barnoon Hill , St Ives, Cornwall, England, TR26 1AD

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden
Phone: 01736 796 226
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OS Grid SW518 406
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An elegant Georgian town house, built in 1753, owned by the National Trust but used as a local museum. The museum tells the story of Launceston, with emphasis on some of the famous people who have lived here, including John Couch Adams, the astronomer who discovered the planet Neptune.
9 Castle Street, Launceston, Cornwall, England, PL15 8BA

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: in town centre
Website: Lawrence House
Email: lawrencehouse@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01566 773 277
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OS Grid SX331 847
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Explore the rich history of Mevagissey, from the Bronze age through the infamy of smuggling, and the fascinating detail of village life in times past. The museum is housed in a dockside 18th century building used to construct and repair smuggling vessels.
East Wharf, Inner Harbour Mevagissey, Cornwall, England

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: right on the harbour
Phone: 01726 843 568
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OS Grid SX016 448
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Many species of local sealife are featured. Proceeds from the aquarium are used to clean up the harbour.
Mevagissey, Cornwall, England

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: in the old lifeboat house off the quay
Phone: 01726 843 305
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OS Grid SX016 447
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A large, modern museum detailing the rich maritime history of Cornwall. The museum is a collaboration between the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, and the former Cornwall Maritime Museum. At the core of the museum is the National Small Boat Collection of over 200 small sailing vessels of historic significance from both Britain and abroad.

Discovery Quay, Falmouth, Cornwall, England, TR11 3QY

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: At the southern end of the harbour, between the shopping area and the docks. Signed off the A39. Paid parking lot beside the museum, or take a 'Park and Float' or park and ride (summer only) from Ponsharden.
Website: National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Email: enquiries@nmmc.co.uk
Phone: + 44 (0) 1326 313388
Fax: + 44 (0) 1326 317878
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OS Grid SW813324
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A branch of the Tate Gallery in London, Tate St. Ives recognises the unique contributions of the St. Ives area to the heritage of art in Britain, particularly in the 20th century. more...
St Ives, Cornwall, England, TR26 1TG

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: by Porthmeor Beach in St Ives
Website: Tate St Ives
Email: information@tate.org.uk
Phone: 01736 796 226
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OS Grid SW517 408
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A fascinating museum based around one of the traditional sites of King Arthur's last battle. According to tradition, Arthur fought his last, fatal battle with Mordred at a site called Camlann. Is this the batlefield site? Well, perhaps. That possibility is enhanced with the fact that at the centre of the 20 acre site lies King Arthur's Stone, an inscribed 6th century memorial stone on the banks of the River Camel.
Slaughterbridge, Camelford, Cornwall, England, PL32 9TT

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: On the B3314 at Slaughterbridge. Signposted off the A39. Free parking. Admission fee for entry. Seasonal entry.
Website: The Arthurian Centre
Phone: 01840 213947
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OS Grid SX106855
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This exhibition shows the lifestyle of the early inhabitants of the Newquay area, through a recreation of 5th century iron-mining and living conditions.
St Michael's Road, Newquay, Cornwall, England

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: around the corner from the TIC
Website: Tunnels Through Time
Email: info@tunnelsthroughtime.co.uk
Phone: 01637 873 379
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OS Grid SW811 615
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