Wheal Martyn, St Austell

Name: Wheal Martyn
Address: Wheal Martyn, St Austell, PL26 8XG, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1726 850362

#2 among attractions in St Austell

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The Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum is a museum of china clay mining, at Carthew, on the B3274 road about 2 miles north of St Austell in Cornwall, England. A Victorian clay works has been preserved, and there is an exhibition building. ()

Coordinates: 50°21'52"N, 4°48'23"W

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Wheal MartynSt Austell PL26 8XG United Kingdom

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+44 1726 850362

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Wheal Martyn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eden Project, Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre, Tregrehan House, White River Place.

2.7 miE
Iconic eco park with educational centre
Eden Project, Par
71 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Cornwall, the Eden Project is a captivating botanical garden located in the quaint town of Bodelva, near Par, United Kingdom. This unique conservation project has transformed a reclaimed china clay pit into a sprawling eco-paradise, home...
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History museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre, Charlestown
79 min walk • The Shipwreck Treasure Museum located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Charlestown, Cornwall, England, is a historical museum housing over 8,000 artifacts from over 150 different shipwrecks.
3.1 miE
Park
Tregrehan House, Par
80 min walk • Tregrehan is a country house near St. Blazey, Cornwall, designed by George Wightwick. It is described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "Late Georgian.. granite.. Ionic colonnade", "a pretty little lodge".
2 miS
50°20'14"N • 4°47'38"W
White River Place, St Austell
51 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.4 miE
Forts and castles
Prideaux Castle, Par
86 min walk • Prideaux Castle is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort situated atop a 133 m high conical hill near the southern boundary of the parish of Luxulyan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
3.4 miSE
Church
St Levan's Church, Charlestown
87 min walk • St Levan's Church, Porthpean is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Higher Porthpean, Cornwall.
1.9 miS
Church
Holy Trinity Church, St Austell
49 min walk • Holy Trinity Church, St Austell is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in St Austell, Cornwall.
3.2 miE
Archaeological site
Treffry Viaduct, Par
83 min walk • The Treffry Viaduct is a historic dual-purpose railway viaduct and aqueduct located close to the village of Luxulyan, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The viaduct crosses the Luxulyan Valley, and with it forms an integral part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a World Heritage Site.
3 miSE
50°20'28"N • 4°44'54"W
Pinetum Gardens, St Austell
78 min walk • Garden, Park
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Archaeological site
Par signal box, Par
116 min walk • Par signal box is a Grade II listed former Great Western Railway signal box, located on Par railway station in Cornwall, England.
4.7 miE
Harbor
Par Docks, Par
119 min walk • Par Docks is an Imerys-owned harbour in the village of Par, Cornwall, United Kingdom, which was used for the export of china clay from the numerous Imerys sites in the clay-rich region of Mid-Cornwall.