Wheal Martyn
The Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum is a museum of china clay mining, at Carthew, on the B3274 road about 2 miles north of St Austell in Cornwall, England. A Victorian clay works has been preserved, and there is an exhibition building.Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Cornwall, England
- Also known as: “Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum” and “Wheal Martyn Clay Works”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Austell Railway Station and Cornwall College.
St Austell Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Austell station is a Grade II listed station which serves the town of St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is 286 miles 26 chains from the zero point at London Paddington measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay. St Austell Railway Station is situated 2 miles southeast of Wheal Martyn.
Cornwall College
College
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cornwall College, also known as The Cornwall College Group, is a further education college situated on eight sites throughout Cornwall and Devon, England, United Kingdom, with its headquarters in St Austell. Cornwall College is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wheal Martyn.
Menacuddle Well
Historic site
Photo: Jolyonvincent, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Menacuddle Well is a historic site, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wheal Martyn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penwithick and Trewoon.
Penwithick
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penwithick or Penwithick Stents is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated 2.5 miles north of St Austell, in the civil parish of Treverbyn in the 'clay country' area of china clay quarrying.
Trewoon
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trewoon is a village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the western outskirts of St Austell, on the A3058 road and is a linear settlement, with housing estates, a village hall, park and playing fields. Trewoon is situated 1½ miles south of Wheal Martyn.
St Austell
Photo: Amj2264, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Austell is a town in South Cornwall. Its main attraction is the Eden Project, a huge outdoor and indoor collection of plants from around the world. The town is also a centre of the Cornish china-clay industry.
Wheal Martyn
- Categories: mining museum, country park, university museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Treverbyn, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.36466° or 50° 21′ 53″ northLongitude
-4.8087° or 4° 48′ 31″ westOperator
Wheal Martyn TrustOpen location code
9C2Q957R+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 838482536OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q47529128
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Wheal Martyn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Level and The Incline.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Settling Tanks and China Clay in West Cornwall.
Cornwall: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Truro, Penzance, Falmouth, and Land’s End.
Curious Museums to Discover
Uncover intriguing museums from every corner of the globe.