Venue

For almost 120 years, Newlyn Art Gallery has been bringing the best in contemporary art to audiences in the south west. Newlyn has played an important role in supporting the development of 20th-century painting in Britain, and in acknowledgement of that history, the current programme seeks to reflect the ways in which contemporary artists, working in this country and internationally, use painting and drawing to express their ideas.

The Caradon mining area is a magnet for industrial heritage enthusiasts. The remains of engine houses on the south eastern edge of Bodmin Moor tell of 19th century mines producing copper, tin and other minerals. The mines circle the dramatic Cheesewring quarry which eats into the dark grey granite of Stowes Hill.

From here the trail of the Liskeard & Caradon Railway can be followed for much of its route to Moorswater from where first a canal and later a railway carried the copper ore and stone to Looe for transportation by sea.

Located on the left-hand side of Mevagissey's fabulous inner fishing harbour the Mevagissey Museum is the area's top attraction and is free for all. 

The Museum houses a number of collections of local interest and is its self housed in a old building dating back to 1745 when it was used for the construction and repair of smuggling vessels. 

The Museum fills three floors with exhibits, large and small. The Ground Floor is suitable for wheelchairs, and there is a stair lift between the ground and first floors.

Founded in 1920 by Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, the Leach Pottery is probably the most famous and certainly the most influential studio pottery in the world. Today the Leach Pottery is a living tribute to Bernard Leach and his legacy. Visitors to the Pottery can see the original workshops and kiln shed, including the three-chambered Japanese climbing kiln, built in 1923.

Our museum displays celebrate the life of Bernard Leach and his fellow craftsmen and the international legacy of the Leach Pottery.