Glasney Lodge (during summer holidays)
🏖️ 2.94 miles from Swanpool (Excellent water quality)
Falmouth
Museums & Galleries · Falmouth
Penryn Museum
📍 TR10 8LT
Photo: L Nott (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Rare Tompion clock mechanism and granite weights on display
- Original Glasney stone and historic photographs on show
- Fish Cross standing cross monument on the forecourt
- Toys, old fire appliances and kitchen appliances displayed
- Former borough jail rooms within the historic town hall
Penryn Museum sits on the ground floor of the town hall, right in the centre of this historic market port in Falmouth, Cornwall. It's free to enter and tells the story of Penryn through toys, old fire appliances, kitchen appliances, advertisements, original Glasney stone and historic photographs, plus a rare Tompion clock mechanism with its granite weights. Outside on the forecourt stands the Fish Cross, a scheduled monument marking the site of the old fish market. It suits anyone curious about local history, and volunteers are on hand to help with questions. The museum is open Monday to Friday from March to November. Penryn station is just 0.4 miles away, Swanpool beach 2.2 miles away, and there are 159 bookable places to stay within 5 miles if you fancy making a longer visit of it.
Practical details
- Open
- March until last Friday in November, Monday to Friday mornings/afternoons
- Booking
- Free to enter
- Accessibility
- Located on the ground floor of the town hall
From the attraction's own website on 26 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
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