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Michell's Engine House
📍 TR15 3NJ
Photo: Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Last whim engine built in Cornwall, used for winding
- Explore the levels and bobloft doors for views
- Engine once raised ore and lowered miners into shaft
- Part of a guided tour around the wider site
Michell's Engine House sits at Carn Brea, Cornwall, within the East Pool Mine site, and is home to the last whim engine built in Cornwall, once used to raise ore and lower miners into the shaft. You can explore the levels and see views from the bobloft doors, with visits including elements of a guided tour around the wider mine site. The site is open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and it's recommended you arrive before 3pm to allow time to walk to the engine house, which has narrow stairs between floors. Free parking is available in the nearby Morrisons supermarket car park. For a stay nearby, Redruth station is 1.7 miles away, Portreath beach 2.6 miles away, and there are 66 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Open Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- Time needed
- Arrive before 3pm to allow time to walk to Michell's
- Parking
- Free parking in Morrisons supermarket car park
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs only are welcome
- Accessibility
- Narrow stairs between floors; uneven ground on site
From the attraction's own website on 20 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
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