Tranquility
🏖️ 0.28 miles from Polstreath (Excellent water quality)
Mevagissey, South West England
Sleeps 6
£433 per break
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Mevagissey Museum
📍 PL26 6QQ
Photo: Paul the Archivist (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Three floors of exhibits to explore
- Kids trail for younger visitors
- Changing themed exhibits
- Museum is a registered charity
Mevagissey Museum is a small charity-run museum in Mevagissey, Cornwall, spread across three floors of fascinating and diverse exhibits. There's a kids trail to keep younger visitors entertained, plus changing themed exhibits so there's always something new to discover, making it a good stop for families and anyone curious about the local area. The museum opens for its 2026 season on Sunday 29th March. It sits close to Polstreath beach, just 0.3 miles away, so you could easily combine a visit with time on the sand, and St Austell station is 4.8 miles away if arriving by train. With 92 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, it's easy to base yourself nearby for a longer Cornish break.
Practical details
- Open
- Opens for the 2026 season on Sunday 29th March
From the attraction's own website on 29 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
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Polhaun Holiday Apartments - Lowenna
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Mevagissey, South West England
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Polhaun Holiday Apartments - Morvoren
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Turn a visit to Mevagissey Museum into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- St Austell 4.8 miles
- Par 6.9 miles
- Luxulyan 8.5 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page