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Located in a china clay building on the edge of St Austell, the Charlestown Shipwreck and Heritage Centre offers an insight into the history of the port of Charlestown, heritage, rescue and shipwrecks.
Visitors can walk through underground tunnels where clay trucks were pushed out to the ships in the harbour. The centre has the largest exhibition on public display in the UK of artefacts recovered by divers, including items from the finest ocean liners.
The centre is open from the beginning of March to the end of October, from 10am to 5pm (6pm in high season).
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Charlestown Road,
Charlestown,
St Austell PL25 3NJ |
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01726 69897
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Set within the 26-acre site of two former 19th century china clay works, Wheal Martyn takes you through the story of china clay production from 1800 to the present day. There's plenty of variety for all the family in the form of three trails, plus the spectacular Pit View where you can watch the workings of a modern working clay pit.
Wheal Martyn is situated at Carthew, two miles north of St Austell on the the B3274; look for the brown signs at the Stenalees roundabout.
It is open seven days a week, all year, from 10am to 5pm.
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B3274,
Carthew,
St Austell PL26 8XG |
| Telephone:
01726 850 362
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