Carbis Bay Holidays :: History and Heritage
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As a visitor to Cornwall, you should try to understand it's history and culture. The long traditions of shipping and mining are preserved in the museums of West Cornwall. A short stroll into St Ives will provide you with the opportunity to explore the St Ives Museum, a short drive towards Zennor you can visit the Wayside Museum and then take in the history of tin mining at Geevor Tin Mine. Further afield to Charlestown is the Shipwreck and Heritage Centre where you can viiew one of the largest collection of relics as well as tour the Victorian dockyard. Porthcurno Telegraph Museum offers something for everyone - the Victorian equivalent of the Internet ! and an illustration of the strength and depth of our history as the British Empire.
Geevor Tin Mine
A World Heritage Site, Geevor Tin Mine was a working mine until 1990, now it is the largest preserved site in the UK and a museum covering over 67 acres. Guided underground tours explain how the tin mining industry in Cornwall generated wealth for the community. Learn the process of extracting and processing tin and how the miners searched for tin deep in the ground and far below the sea.
Visit: Geevor Tin mine
Charlestown Shipwreck Heritage Centre
Charlestown is a delightful coastal village near St Austell that will appeal to all ages, The Shipwreck and Heritage Centre has the largest exhibition of artifacts from over 150 wrecks recovered by divers on public display in Europe dating back to 1740. Listen to the Titanic story or the Battle of Trafalgar, have fun with th model supercruisers or just wander around the dockyard as it was in Victorian times.
Visit: www.shipwreckcharlestown.com
St Ives Museum
An old-fashioned traditional museum that relates to the life and times of St Ives. Collections include: art - paintings by the early artists of St Ives, blacksmith, boat-building, hand-printed silk and linens, children's toys, ceramics, crafts and tools, Cornish kitchen, farming, fishing, geology, Hain Steamship Company, lifeboat, mining, St Ives railway branch line, Victoriana clothes, and unique photographs. Between Porthgwidden beach and the end of Smeatons Pier at Wheal Dream
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
The history of the Victorian Internet, Porthcurno Telegraph Museum provides an insight into how coded messges were sent around the world using a network of undersea cables - 100,000 miles of it !. This is serious education and a must for the kids, explore the World War II tunnels and discover why it was so important to protect this beautiful Cornish village
Vist: www.porthcurno.org.uk
Wayside Museum Zennor
A large collection of relics representing Zennor and West Penwith from 3000 BC to the 1950s. A listed watermill, a miller's kitchen, a cobbler's shop, areas devoted to wheelwright's and blacksmith's work and others relating to mining, agriculture, archaeology, the Zennor School, domestic life and the people of past Zennor. Also tea rooms. Adjacent to the Museum is Zennor Church, where the legend of the "Mermaid of Zennor" continues to fascinate all visitors
Ancient Monuments and Standing Stones
West Cornwall is steeped in ancient history, with the highest concentration of ancient sites found in Western Europe. Our top three are Lanyon Quoit, Men-an-Tol and Merry Maidens, but there are literally thousands of sites densely packed into a setting that has changed little since the Bronze Age.
Chysauster Ancient Village
An Iron Age settlement originally occupied almost 2,000 years ago. This ancient village consisted of stone-walled homesteads known as 'courtyard houses', found only on the Land's End peninsula and the Isles of Scilly. The houses line a 'village street', and each had an open central courtyard surrounded by a number of thatched rooms. There are also the remains of an enigmatic 'fogou' underground passage. Chysautser is located in Newmill, Penzance, TR20 8XA. An entry fee is charged.
Levant Mine & Beam Engine
Levant mine and beam engine is the only Cornish beam engine anywhere in the world that is still in steam on its original mine site. The famous Levant engine is housed in a small engine house precariously situated on the edge of the cliffs at Pendeen. Restored after 60 idle years by a group of volunteers, its a great opportunity to see this old engine in action, with its evocative sounds and smells. Location - Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall TR19 7SX
Royal Cornwall Museum
The Royal Cornwall Museum is located in Truro and is free to enter. The exhibitions are continually changing making this a great attraction to return to each time you visit Cornwall.
www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk
Godolphin Estate
Beautiful and romantic historic house and garden, where time has stood still, giving the house, garden and surrounding estate buildings a haunting air of antiquity and peace. The garden is largely unchanged since the 16th century.
Location - Godolphin Cross, Helston, Cornwall TR13 9RE
Godolphin House Website
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