Visit King Edward Mine to Discover Cornish Mining


Godrygeugh Whel Myghtern Edward dhe Dhyscudha Gonys Sten Kernowek

We are now open for the summer four days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday).  If you are planning a visit in mid summer 2025, please check opening times as we may extend our opening days during school holidays. 
If you would like to volunteer as a museum guide or help in our reception area, please see our volunteering page.     This is an opportunity to greet our many UK and international visitors in 2025.
  • Cornish Mining Tin Mill

    Experience a Cornish Tin Mill

    Your guide will lead you and explain all our working equipment



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  • Cornish Mining King Edward Mine

    Discover Cornwall's Mining Past

    You will see and hear the last remaining Holman Winder

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  • Learn about the History of Holman Brothers

    The Holman 303 Airleg Drill was used in mining all over the world

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  • Visit the Cafe All Year Round

    There's a car park right outside for your visit


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  • Explore our Tin Mining Landscape

    Explore spectacular views of the UNESCO World Heritage Mining area  


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What Our Visitors Say About Us


May 2025 Five star reviews on Google
 
"Fantastic visit here and ensure you do the guided tour. Guides make the visit, as they are friendly, entertaining and knowledgeable about the mine. The way the mine and plant is preserved is heart warming.Brilliant to see the Cornish heritage is being preserved like this. Excellent to hear the mining students are being utilized / exposed here. Highly recommended, make it a 'must visit ' museum."

October 2024 Five star reviews on Trip Advisor



"Excellent museum! We’ll worth a visit. My husband and I visited the museum last weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We were lucky that one of the volunteers, David, was available to give us a guided tour which was so interesting. The 2 ladies at the entrance desk were so helpful and friendly. There’s a lovely cafe there too. All in all it was a really interesting and enjoyable day out! We’re looking forward to coming back"


"Thoroughly recommended. My wife and I were looking for something to do indoors on a wet Tuesday morning when I found the King Edward Mine Museum on TripAdvisor. I was impressed with the reviews so off we went...and I'm very glad we did. It's incredibly well equipped with lots of tin mining equipment, paraphernalia, geological specimens, exhibits and interesting information boards. The two guides who took us through the museum were enthusiastic, knowledgeable and interesting. Even my wife (who isn't usually a fan of industrial heritage) was impressed."



Find King Edward Mine Museum


King Edward Mine Museum, TR14 9HW  is 1½ miles south of Camborne Station, From the A30, take the Camborne/Pool exit. For full directions and information on accessibility see Find Us