Museums & Galleries · St Austell
Wheal Martyn Clay Works
📍 PL26 8XQ
Photo: AtticTapestry (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Explore the UK's only china clay mining museum
- Interactive Discovery Centre and historic trails
- Woodland walks with views of a working clay pit
- See working waterwheels, tools, machinery and vintage lorries
- New exhibition on Cornwall's historic arsenic trade
Wheal Martyn Clay Works is a museum in Treverbyn, Cornwall, telling the story of the china clay industry that has shaped the region for over 250 years. Housed within two Victorian clay works, now a Scheduled Ancient Monument, you can wander the interactive Discovery Centre, follow historic trails, take woodland walks and look out over a modern working clay pit. The collection includes working waterwheels, tools, machinery, vintage lorries and an archive, with seasonal exhibitions and events also on offer. It suits anyone curious about Cornwall's industrial heritage. The site is open daily from 10.00am to 5.00pm. St Austell station is 1.9 miles away, Duporth beach is 3.3 miles away, and there are 92 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Daily, 10.00am until 5.00pm
- Best for
- Visitors interested in Cornwall's mining heritage
- Booking
- Buy admission tickets online in advance
From the attraction's own website on 23 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
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Hillside
🏖️ 2.05 miles from Porthpean (Excellent water quality)
St Austell, South West England
Sleeps 2
£955 per break
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Millys Nook
🏖️ 1.49 miles from Charlestown (Excellent water quality)
St Austell, South West England
Sleeps 3
£277 per break
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🚆 Or come by train
- St Austell 1.9 miles
- Bugle 2.6 miles
- Luxulyan 3.2 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page