Wheal Martyn Waterwheels at the China Clay Museum
Wheal Martyn Waterwheels at the China Clay Museum
Watermill
Open air museum of the china clay industry, with two working waterwheels. One wheel 18ft diameter and connected to a Cornish lift pump for raising slurry. The second wheel is 35ft diameter and also raised slurry by plunger pumps. Both are restored and run for demonstration purposes. Coffee shop, gift shop, various trails.
Photograph © Chris Allen under this ...
Location
Grid reference:
SX 004 555
Town/city: Carthew
OS sheet:
200
Postcode: PL26 8XG
Geocode: @50.3691855, -4.8060072 Open in Map
About 2 miles NW of St Austell, on B3274.
Contact
Do you own or look after this mill? Contact us
Opening Times:
Open daily from 10.00 to 16.00. See website for more details.