Visit Us

We are open Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm. Book your free visit through Eventbrite.

Visiting slots are designed 20 minutes apart. Each slot is for a single booking for you, your household (social bubble) & another household (social bubble). We can welcome a minimum of 1 person per slot to a maximum of 10 people. 

While we are closed you can still engage with us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. 

What to Expect 

This film gives you a quick guide as what families can expect

• You will have booked in advance (booking system coming soon)
• Enter the building using the side ramp entrance
• Hand sanitiser on entry (please bring your own or make use of the museums)
• Wear a mask on entry (please bring your own or buy one for a donation)
• A lovely welcome from our team who are behind a screen and bunting to keep a safe distance
• Clear directional signage (up on left down on right)
• Toilet provision (please bring your own or make use of our hand sanitisers and wipes)
• Wonderful displays that we ask you don’t touch
• Staff undertaking regular cleaning of all touch points
• Shop (mostly behind glass and you can pick what you want)
• Exit through front door (this is stepped so our team will help if you need access back through the entrance where they will stop other visitors coming in)
• An enjoyable and safe visit

Our Facilities 
•Tourist Information
•Museum Shop
•Lift (for use only by visitors that really need it)
•Baby change facilities
•Toilets
•Denzil’s Den – Family play area (closed during this crisis)
•Side door with ramp

Access
The museum is housed in an old market building with sloping granite floors and some uneven surfaces. However, we do have a wheelchair friendly entrance to the right of the building and lift access to all floors, we are also happy to answer any accessibility queries you may have. Here is our Easy Read Guide to Visiting and our Sensory Map.If you think visiting  our museum may be a little overwhelming then maybe our Sensory Backpack will help.

Please contact us on info@museumofcornishlife.co.uk if you have any further questions.

Audio Introduction

This 5 min audio introduction describes the architecture, layout and gives a brief taste of the exhibitions.

Parking
The nearest Pay and display car park is on Wendron Street, TR13 8PS. Turn right out of the car park and walk down to the junction, turn right again by the granite bench and look for the cannon at the bottom of the steps. The second nearest pay and display car park is Tyacke Road, TR13 8RY. Free parking can be found near Coronation Lake at the Fair Car Park, TR13 8SG. This is a 10-15 minute walk uphill to the museum.  There are also three 30 minute parking spots outside the museum for dropping off and picking up.

Our Facilities 
•Tourist Information
•Museum Shop
•Lift (for use only by visitors that really need it)
•Baby change facilities
•Toilets
•Denzil’s Den – Family play area (closed during this crisis)
•Side door with ramp

Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome.