1. CORNISH MINES & ENGINES and Cornwall Industrial Heritage Centre

  Agar Road, Pool. Tel: (01209) 315027

Two Cornish Beam Engines, one for pumping the other for winding, on either side of the main road between Camborne and Redruth at Pool. A good starting point to find out what you can do in the area. Exhibition and shop. Follow brown signs from the A30. Owned by National Trust.

2. Geological Museum & Art Gallery

  at Camborne School of Mines, Pool.   Tel: (01209) 714866

Mineral display and monthly exhibitions by local artists.
Free admission

3. Tolgus Tin

Portreath Road, near Redruth. Tel: (01209) 215185

Restoration of tin streaming works in progress. Joint project with Cornish Goldsmiths.

 4. Mining Villages

Carharrack, Lanner and St Day, near Redruth. Tel: (01209) 613987

In the 19th century Carharrack, Lanner and St Day where at the heart of the Gwennap mining industry - once described as the then "richest square mile in the world". Now you can exlpore their fascinating past along three new trails.

5. Camborne Library

The Cross, Camborne. Tel: (01209) 713544

 Small Cornish reference section. Statue of Richard Trevithick outside.

6. Cornwall Centre / Kresenn Kernow

Alma Place, Redruth, TR15 2AT Tel: (01209) 216760

Main Cornish reference collection. Books, articles and photographs. Useful for mining, transport and family history source material.

7. Murdoch House

Cross Street, Redruth. Tel: (01209) 215736

Home of William Murdoch who pioneered the world's first practical piped gas lighting system in 1792. Today this is the home of The Cornish-American Connection and the Cornish Global Migration Programme, two major research projects on Cornish migration.

8. Cornwall Family History Society

5 Victoria Square, Truro. Tel: (01872) 264044

Library and Research Centre for tracing family history. Quarterly journal for members. Small daily fee for non-members.

9. Cornwall Record Office

County Hall, Truro. Tel: (01872) 323127

Historical records for reference. Cornwall County Council.

10. Tehidy Country Park

near Camborne. Tel: (01209) 714494

House and gardens. Nine miles of woodlands, lake and riverside paths. Events. Countryside Services, Cornwall County Council. 

11. Hayle Towans

Hayle. Tel: (01872) 322642.

Extensive sand dunes with nationally important flora and fauna. Dynamite Towans is the site of the old explosive factory and is found at Upton Towans. Free access. Details Cornwall County Council.  

12. Coast to Coast Trail

Portreath to Devoran. Details from Cornwall County Council. Tel: 01872 222000

An 11 mile/17.5 km trail for walkers, cyclists and equestrians. The trail links the historic mining harbours of Portreath on the north coast and Devoran on the south coast following the line of two early horse-drawn tramroads, the Portreath Tramroad and the Redruth & Chasewater Railway. A more strenuous 2 mile/3 km link to Wheal Busy and Hawke's Engine House is steeper and rougher than the rest of the trail, but worth the effort. Interpretaive boards on route highlight the area's 19th century mining history.

13. Great Flat Lode Trail

Circular route around Carn Brea. Details from Cornwall County Council. Tel: 01872 222000

6.5km/10.5km trail for walkers, cyclists and equestrians.
Interpretive boards and name plates at important sites and on interesting buildings. Information boards at Camborne and Redruth Libraries; The Countryman Pub, Piece; Brea Inn, Brea and Wheal Basset Inn, Carnkie.

Public Transport  

Buses:
Western National Tel: (01209) 719988
Truronian Tel: (01872) 273453

National Train Information: Tel: 08457 48 49 50

Maps, Books  & Trail Information

Maps

OS Explorer 104 'Redruth and St Agnes' Scale: 1:25,000 £5.25

Books

Mineral Tramway Trails Vol 1 By Bob Acton. Landfall Publications (1996) £6.99

Mineral Tramway Trails Vol 2 By Bob Acton. Landfall Publications (1997) £6.99

West Cornwall - a landscape for leisure By British Geological Survey An Earthwise Publication (1996) £4.95

All available at locations 1 & 2

 

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