Hard Rock Museum

Hard Rock Museum is a museum in St Just in Penwith, West Cornwall, England. Hard Rock Museum is situated near the museum Geevor Tin Mine, as well as near the village Boscaswell.

Opening hours: Sunday–Thursday 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Address: Penzance, TR19 7EW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Geevor Tin Mine and Levant Mine and Beam Engine.

Geevor Tin Mine

Photo: Ahwmay, Public domain.

Geevor Tin Mine, formerly North Levant Mine is a tin mine in the far west of Cornwall, England, between the villages of Pendeen and Trewellard. It was operational between 1911 and 1990 during which time it produced about 50,000 tons of black tin. Geevor Tin Mine is situated 330 feet west of Hard Rock Museum.

Levant Mine and Beam Engine

Museum

Photo: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Levant Mine and Beam Engine is a National Trust property at Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK. Its main attraction is that it has the world's oldest Cornish steam winding engine still working in its original location. Levant Mine and Beam Engine is situated 2,400 feet west of Hard Rock Museum.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St John the Baptist is situated 2,400 feet east of Hard Rock Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boscaswell and Pendeen.

Boscaswell

Village

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Boscaswell is a village in the extreme west of Cornwall, England, UK. It lies towards the cliffs from Pendeen, looking west across fields to the Atlantic Ocean.

Pendeen

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.

Pendeen is a former mining town in West Cornwall. It is a quaint village in a designated 'Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty' with lots of interesting features such as the stunning lighthouse, a lovely beach, bronze-age monuments such as 'Pendeen Fogou', the…

Trewellard

Village

Photo: Renouk, Public domain.

Trewellard is a small village on the north coast road between St Just and St Ives in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road.

Hard Rock Museum

Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: St Just in Penwith, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.15229° or 50° 9′ 8″ north

Longitude

-5.67505° or 5° 40′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C2P582F+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10031922337

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Geevor Tin Mine and Pendeen Playground.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Victory Shaft and Geevor Mine.

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