Welcome to King Edward Mine Museum
King Edward Mine Museum, Troon, Camborne Cornwall, TR14 9HW
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Welcome to King Edward Mine Museum
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Croust Hut Cafe at King Edward Mine open all year
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Camborne School of Mines Practical Teaching Centre 1897-1974
The exhibits in the museum tell the remarkable story of how this mine has survived almost intact for over 100 years. The visitor is shown how the mine complex developed and then is taken on a guided tour of the mill to see much of the rare equipment in use as it would have been in the early 1900s. Much of the machinery in the mill (where tin ore is processed) is amongst the last of its kind in the world. The museum is also a valuable resource for local schools.
- Visit the museum and learn something about the local and social history
- Discover out how the mine complex developed
- See a film of the mill in action
- View some of the on-going restoration projects
- Stay for a coffee and find out about Cornwall's Mineral Tramways Project
- Browse in the shop
Croust Hut Cafe at King Edward Mine open all year
The café is in the conserved Assay Office building and the original function of the building is represented both in the prize-winning sensitive restoration of the building and with information panels and images from the early years of the twentieth century.
The cafe is open through out the year.
The cafe is open through out the year.
The Mineral Tramways Activity Trails
King Edward Mine is ideally situated for the circular 7.5 mile Great Flat Lode cycle and walking trail that passes right by us. Free parking and bike racks.
The current network is some 31km in length and mainly traffic free. The Great Flat Lode Trail is a popular circular route within the network and links in with two trails; The Portreath Branchline Trail which connects the coastal village of Portreath with Illogan and Pool along the historically important Portreath Incline and former Portreath railway bed. It has a safe traffic free route, also linking Cornwall College at Camborne and Tuckingmill Valley Park with the popular Great Flat Lode Trail.
The Redruth and Chacewater Railway Trail starts at Twelveheads, connecting with the existing Coast to Coast Trail. It follows a route south to the historic mining village of Carharrack, then continues north of Lanner, to connect with the Great Flat Lode Trail and the centre of Redruth, following as closely as possible the original railway route.
Whether you are a walker, cyclist or horse-rider, the network offers a unique opportunity to explore an area rich in mining heritage and which boasts the highest number of carefully conserved mine sites anywhere in the world.
Whether you are a walker, cyclist or horse-rider, the network offers a unique opportunity to explore an area rich in mining heritage and which boasts the highest number of carefully conserved mine sites anywhere in the world.
Contact Details and Location Map
If you would like further information about King Edward Mine Museum please use the following contact details
Address: King Edward Mine Museum, Troon, Camborne Cornwall, TR14 9HW
Telephone: 01209 614681 | Email: info@kingedwardmine.co.uk