King Edward Mine

The King Edward Mine at Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom is a mine owned by Cornwall Council. At the end of the 19th century, students at the Camborne School of Mines spent much of their time doing practical mining and tin dressing work in the local tin mines.

Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Opening hours: June—August Sunday—Wednesday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: tin mining museum in Camborne, Cornwall
Address: Newton Moor, Troon, Troon, TR14 9HW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Camborne railway station and Camborne Library.

Camborne railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Camborne railway station serves the town of Camborne, in Cornwall, England. It is 313 miles 40 chains from London Paddington. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, which operates most services along with CrossCountry. Camborne railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of King Edward Mine.

Camborne Library

Library

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Camborne Library is situated 1 mile northwest of King Edward Mine.

All Saints’ Church, Tuckingmill

Church

Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints’ Church, Tuckingmill is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Pendarves Street, Tuckingmill, Camborne, Cornwall. All Saints’ Church, Tuckingmill is situated 1¼ miles north of King Edward Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Troon and Knave-Go-By.

Troon

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Troon is a village in Cornwall, UK, 1+1⁄2 miles southeast of Camborne. The village lies at around 560 feet above sea level. An electoral ward named Troon and Beacon covers the area north from Troon to the outskirts of Camborne.

Knave-Go-By

Hamlet

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knave-Go-By is a village located on the outskirts of Camborne in the English county of Cornwall in the South West region of the United Kingdom. It is in the TR14 postcode area.

Bolenowe

Hamlet

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bolenowe is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately one-and-a-half miles southeast of Camborne. It consists of cottages that are spread apart by large gardens, the only amenities are a post box and a red phone box that has now been decommissioned.

King Edward Mine

Categories: mining museum, mine, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Camborne, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.20387° or 50° 12′ 14″ north

Longitude

-5.27564° or 5° 16′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C2P6P3F+GP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 735051394

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q15238513

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