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MUSEUMS
The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Regimental Museum, Bodmin www.lightinfantry.org.uk/… tel. 01208 72810Map for PL31 1EG Helston Folk Museum, Helston www.kerrier.gov.uk/… Great children's section. If without children, perhaps a pint of the famous Spingo at The Blue Anchor then down the road to Trelowarren Bistro for a 'cheap but posh' lunch! tel. 01326 564027Map for TR13 8TH Liskeard & District Museum , Liskeard www.liskeard.gov.uk/heritage.htm tel. 01579 346087Map for PL14 6BW Magnificent Music Machines, Nr Liskeard www.paulcorinmusic.co.uk Described by Holiday Which? as 'a delightfully eccentric museum created on the back of one man's passion for music boxes, Wurlitzer's, and organs of yesteryear. Paul personally guides you around his collection, treating you to performances and dipping into his encyclopaedic knowledge.' tel. 01579 343108Map for PL14 4SH Museums in Cornwall www.museumsincornwall.org.uk is a website compiled and maintained by the Royal Cornwall Museum. It's a really useful map-based site that provides a list of all Museums throughout the County, with links to their respective websites. National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth www.nmmc.co.uk/index.php tel. 01326 313388Map for TR11 3QY The National Museum of Gardening at Trevarno Gardens, 3 miles from Helston on B3303 www.trevarno.co.uk With 70 acres of gardens and grounds there is so much to do at Trevarno come rain or shine. With 3 museums including the National Museum of Gardening, a shop, adventure play area, estate walk and real live reindeer! Family Fun Days every Wednesday in the school holidays and theatre productions every Friday evening until the end of August. tel. 01326 574274Map for TR13 0RU Padstow Museum, Above the Mens Institute - Market Strand – Padstow www.padstowmuseum.co.uk A delightful little local museum based of the social history of the Port of Padstow covering the 19th/20 century including – Shipbuilding – lifeboats – Railway – Mayday Obby Oss Celebrations. tel. 01841 532470Map for PL28 8AL Perranzabuloe Museum Trust, Perranzabuloe www.perranzabuloemuseum.co.uk Interesting local Museum in seaside town with artefacts, photographs, posters, etc. explaining the real history of the area, from St. Piran to Surfing tel. 01872 572341Map for TR6 0HG Porthcurno Telegraph Museum , Porthcurno www.porthcurno.org.uk/placestovisit.html tel. 01736 810966Map for TR19 6JX Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk A wonderful collection of galleries and exhibitions including treasures from the classical world and those found in Cornwall itself. tel. 01872 272205Map for TR1 2SJ St Agnes Museum, St Agnes
www.stagnesmuseum.org.uk Lively Museum telling the history of St Agnes Parish, a World Heritage Site. Mining, the old harbour, a leatherback turtle, a Cuckoo Hunt and Turtle Treasure Chest for children and much more. Open daily Easter to October, 10.30am - 5.00pm. Admission free. tel. 01872 553228Map for TR5 0PA |
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