Activities and places to visit

The World Heritage site covers a variety of landscapes and sites throughout Cornwall and west Devon. There are many walks and visitor attractions to experience and visit.  Below we offer a number of links to websites that currently provide details of places, attractions and events open to the public.

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Mine & Yours - a celebration of Cornish Mining! June/July 2008

Imagineers Trail Event
Tuesday & Wednesday 1st & 2nd July 11am-2pm
A cross between a treasure hunt and a performance- a series of surprise installations & performances along the Great Flat Lode from South Wheal Frances to Wheal Basset Stamps: walk or cycle from the South Wheal Frances car park.

For further information, please see: http://www.imagineers.org.uk/

NEW! Mine&Yours activity guide and website

The Mine&Yours activity guide is designed to introduce you to the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site. It suggests places to see and things to do – from museums to cycle trails to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty – along with details about getting there, eating and drinking and even dog friendliness.

Find out more @ www.cornishmining.com/mineandyours

The guide (priced at £6.99) can be ordered by post or purchased from all good bookshops across Cornwall and West Devon.

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Carn to Cove Spring 2008 listings

Mining Heritage sites

CMAMA (Cornish Mining Attractions Marketing Association)

CMAMA works with the World Heritage Site to ensure a high quality visitor experience of Mining Attractions consistent with World Heritage Status.  All CMAMA member attractions have passed a rigorous assessment process to ensure you have an enjoyable visit.  At CMAMA attractions you can find out about the historical and cultural significance of the World Heritage Site and other places to visit which tell the Cornish Mining story.

Members

	Botallack Count House – The impressive administrative building for this important nineteenth-century mine, the Count House has an exhibition expounding the area’s rich mining heritage and also stages many community-related heritage events. www.nationaltrust.org.uk
	Levant Mine and Beam Pumping Engine - Levant is owned and managed by The National Trust and is home to Cornwall's oldest working steam beam engine, the Levant Whim, which was restored by volunteers in the 1990s. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
	Geevor Tin Mine – Situated on the Atlantic coast in the far west of Cornwall, Geevor is the largest preserved mine site in the UK and where Cornwall's mining history comes to life. Until 1990 Geevor was a working mine, but now hosts a museum comprising many surface buildings with guided underground tours through eighteenth and nineteenth-century workings. www.geevor.com
	Trevarno Estate – visit the historic Trevarno Estate where you can explore the magnificent gardens, grounds and woodland walks which date back to 1246. There are 70 acres of enchanting gardens featuring one of Cornwall's largest and most diverse plant collections set within magnificent formal, informal and woodland landscapes. www.trevarno.co.uk
	Poldark Mine – Poldark offers a rare chance go underground in Cornwall and explore exciting tin mine workings dating from the eighteenth-century. www.poldark-mine.co.uk
	King Edward Mine - King Edward is the oldest complete mine site in Cornwall part of which is open to the public. It includes a museum, full-sized tin concentration plant (mill), specialist shop and the Mineral Tramways Exhibition. The visit includes a guided tour through the tin mill where some of the varied processing machinery is demonstrated working. The site is an ideal base from which to explore the 'Great Flat Lode' mining area either on foot or by cycle. www.kingedwardmine.co.uk
	Cornish Mines & Engines – Cornish-design beam engines and industrial heritage discovery centre. Cornwall’s engine houses are dramatic reminders of the time when Cornwall was a powerhouse of tin, copper and china clay mining. These two great beam engines were used for pumping water (from a depth of over 550m) and for hoisting men and ore. The engines were originally powered by high-pressure steam, a concept introduced by the local engineer Richard Trevithick. Michell’s Whim (winding) engine can today be seen working, driven by electricity. The site also includes the Industrial Discovery Centre which provides an overview of Cornwall’s industrial heritage and incorporates a fascinating audio-visual presentation. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
	Mineral Tramways – Explore a wide variety of exciting mining landscapes in and around the mining districts of Camborne, Redruth and Gwennap via an extensive network of multi-use trails. www.cornwall.gov.uk/mineral-tramways
	Cornish Studies Library – Cornwall’s largest library of Cornish printed and published items contains a wide range of resources for everyone. The total bookstock exceeds 30,000 volumes relating to the history, geography, customs, industries, language and other aspects of Cornish life. www.cornwall.gov.uk
	Gwennap Pit - Gwennap Pit is an open air amphitheatre with remarkable acoustic properties which may have its origins as a hollow created by sunken mine workings. Remodelled into its current form in 1806, the pit is around 85 metres in diameter and is tiered with grassy seating. Many thousands of people from the surrounding mining communities came to hear the Methodist preacher John Wesley give his sermons in the eighteenth century. ..\sites\gwennap.htm
	Royal Cornwall Museum - Cornwall’s oldest and most prestigious museum, famed for its internationally important collections. See a myriad of minerals, view our unwrapped mummy, and discover Cornwall’s unique culture. Admire our collection of Newlyn School paintings in our Fine and Decorative Arts gallery. The museum also presents an exciting range of changing exhibitions throughout the year together with an extensive educational programme for all the family. www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk
	China Clay Country Park - Set in 10 hectares of woodland nestling in the historic Ruddle Valley on the outskirts of St Austell, the China Clay Country Park provides a fascinating day out for all the family. The China Clay Country Park is set in the grounds of two former working China Clay pits and provides visitors with a fascinating insight into China Clay - how it was mined, what it was used for and what it meant for local communities. www.chinaclaycountry.co.uk
	Liskeard & District Museum & Information Centre - Situated in the award winning Foresters Hall, the museum aims to link the past, the present and the future of Liskeard and its surrounding areas in an interesting and informative manner for visitors of all ages. The displays concentrate on local people, organisations, trades, professions and industries together with the events that have shaped the history of the locality. These include changes in mining and agriculture, building and architecture, places of worship, local government and in the lives of those in the community. www.liskeard.gov.uk
	Kit Hill - A wild, rugged granite hilltop famous for its fine views and fascinating history, Kit Hill forms a dominating feature, a focal point for miles around. Climbing to just over 1000 feet above sea level (333m), it is the highest point of the Hingston Down ridge. While being rich in prehistoric archaeology, Kit Hill is also known for its mining heritage which dates to at least the Medieval period. Though primarily worked for tin, the hill also saw limited production of the ore wolframite (for tungsten metal) during the First World War. www.tamarvalley.org.uk
	Cotehele - Medieval house with superb collections of textiles, armour and furniture set in extensive grounds with riverside quay, the latter used to ship copper during the nineteenth-century. www.nationaltrust.org.uk
	Morwellham Quay - An award-winning, evocative museum and visitor centre based around the historic copper port and mine workings on the River Tamar. www.morwellham-quay.co.uk
	Tavistock Museum - Museum with permanent displays covering the town's history, staffed by volunteers from the Local History Society. Annual exhibitions are held with a local historic focus. www.tavistockhistory.btik.com

Other sites

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Access and transport

Visit Cornwall (Tourist Board) - The official Cornwall Tourist Board website including:

• Getting to Cornwall (travel) http://www.cornwalltouristboard.co.uk/gettingHere.asp

• Practical Information: http://www.cornwalltouristboard.co.uk/practicalInfo.asp

• Useful Links relating to Cornwall: http://www.cornwalltouristboard.co.uk/usefullinks.asp

The following link provides interactive maps of public rights of way and cycle routes throughout Cornwall.

Discover Devon - The official Devon Tourist board website (Tourist Board)

Visit SouthWest - The official Tourist Board site for South West England including: Bristol, Bath; Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly; Devon; Dorset; Gloucestershire & The Cotswolds; Somerset and Wiltshire.

The South West Coast Path National Trail - 630 miles of superb coastal walking.

Weather: day to day weather information for Devon and Cornwall (including 5 day forecast)

Multimap - online mapping with useful information about accommodation, transport links and things to do.