Lostwithiel Museum: The Biggest Little Museum in Cornwall

Lostwithiel Museum: The Biggest Little Museum in Cornwall Lostwithiel’s heritage is well documented in this small, independent museum.There are varied displays of wonderful artefacts donated by locals. Free entry!

This tiny two-roomed museum (run and stewarded by volunteers) in the old town jail is packed with the social history of Lostwithiel. Topics as diverse as mining, lace making, farming, the town band, the old cinema, schooldays, royal connections, several wars, the church, and much more, are interestingly covered. Most items have been donated by locals thus telling the fascinating story of everyday

life in this ancient town that was once a capital fo Cornwall. There’s also a reference area with copies of various censuses and graveyard plots, for example, for those interested in tracing their family trees. We’re open from Easter to October, Monday-Friday, 10.30-4.30 (and some other times including festival days and occasional Saturday mornings) volunteers willing!

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JOIN US ON SITE TOMORROW!

We're delighted to be welcoming the fantastic Sing Choir Cornwall to Geevor tomorrow. Their performance begins at 12:30pm on the courtyard, we'd love to see you there!

Alongside the choir, we also have former Geevor Miner, Vaughan hosting miners' talks in The Dry at 12pm & 2pm, STEM HUB and Gold n' Gem Panning!

All activities included in your site admission.

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Its gonna be hot hot hot
Our Lostwithiel Museum: The Biggest Little Museum in Cornwall
Is cool in more ways than one

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Congratulations to the 21 new bards - including our very own Programme and Engagement Manager, Emma Gibson - to be welcomed into the College of Bards of Gorsedh Kernow in September. The Gorsedh Kernow celebrates Cornwall's distinctive Celtic culture, and bards are selected for their work in promoting, celebrating and furthering the Cornish culture.

In this photograph from the collection, Cornish Bards process onto the field in Roche in September 1991, led by a piper and carrying the banner of Gorsedh Kernow, to take part in the Gorsedh Kernow Bardic ceremony.

The banner bears the three-rayed Awen Symbol which is the symbol of the Gorsedh or Gathering of Bards, representing the attributes of Love, Justice and Truth. Photographer: Jonathan Barker.

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Come along to the parkland to meet Lanhydrock's Ranger Team and some of the machines they use to take care of Lanhydrock's more 400 hectares of countryside.

Everyone is welcome, and the event is free to attend. Simply drop in on Friday 7 August between 11am and 3pm.

(If you'd also like to explore the house and formal gardens during your visit, normal admission applies. Standard car parking charges apply for non-members.)

Find out more: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/lanhydrock/events



📸 © National Trust Images /James Beck

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