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<p>Time Trail Cornish discovery trail<br>
Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Caradon District Council
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Great days out exploring the treasures of the South East Cornwall trail.<br>
Museum Details <br>
Elliott's Grocery Store<br>
27 Lower Fore Street,<br>
Saltash, PL12 6JQ<br>
01752 844746 Pre-decimalisation shop & contents, absolute 'classic' of a
bygone era.</p>
<p>Phone for opening times/Admission charged<br>
Wheelchair access <br>
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Mary Newman's <br>
Cottage & Garden<br>
Culver Road, Saltash<br>
PL12 4DT<br>
01752 844746 Legendary home of Sir Francis Drake's first wife, Mary</p>
<p>Phone for opening times/Admission charged<br>
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Saltash Heritage Museum<br>
&
Local History Centre<br>
17 Lower Fore Street,<br>
Saltash, PL12 6JQ<br>
www.saltash-heritage.org.uk<br>
01752 844746 Local history & exhibitions</p>
<p>Phone for opening times/Free entry<br>
Wheelchair access <br>
Mount Edgcumbe House<br>
Cremyll, Torpoint, PL10 1HZ<br>
mt.edgcumbe@plymouth.gov.uk<br>
01752 822236 House set in 18th C Earl's Garden amid grade 1 landscape overlooking
Plymouth Sound & exhibitions. Shops, toilets, café.</p>
<p>11am-4.30pm daily exc Fri & Sat/Admission charged <br>
Old Guildhall Museum<br>
&
Gaol<br>
Higher Market Street<br>
East Looe, PL13 1BP<br>
01503 263709 Tudor building with magistrates court, gaol cells & history
of Looe</p>
<p>Sun-Fri 11.30am-4.30pm/Admission charged <br>
Polperro Heritage Museum of Smuggling & Fishing<br>
The Warren, Polperro, <br>
PL13 2RB<br>
www.polperro.org<br>
01503 273005 <br>
The history of fishing & smuggling in Polperro</p>
<p>Easter to end Oct/10am-6pm daily in high season<br>
Admission charged <br>
Liskeard & District Museum<br>
Foresters Hall, Pike Street,<br>
Liskeard PL14 3JE<br>
www.liskeard.gov.uk<br>
01579 346087 <br>
Exhibitions, local history & people in context</p>
<p>11am-4pm weekdays/11am-1.30pm Sat/Free entry<br>
Wheelchair access to all levels <br>
Stuart House Trust Arts<br>
&
Heritage Centre<br>
Barras Street, Liskeard, PL14 6AB<br>
www.stuarthouse.org.uk<br>
01579 347347 16th C town house with bedchamber & exhibitions</p>
<p>Mon-Fri 10am-4pm/Sat 9.30am-12.30pm/Free entry<br>
Wheelchair access to ground floor <br>
Callington Museum<br>
Liskeard Road, Callington<br>
PL17 7HA<br>
01579 384039 Local history museums & exhibitions</p>
<p>10am-4pm Fri Sat & Sun from mid Apr-end Oct, also Bank Holidays/Free entry<br>
Wheelchair access <br>
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South East Cornwall
South East Cornwall is often considered the ‘forgotten corner’, missed by visitors travelling on westwards. It is an area where you can walk coastal paths, explore wooded riverbanks and wild moorland, enjoy the buzz of a busy fishing village and the quiet of a rural hamlet. Historically it represents a key gateway into Cornwall with the ancient ferry crossing of the Tamar from Plymouth to Cremyll (still used), below Mount Edgcumbe House on the Rame Peninsula.
Liskeard, an original Stannary town, is a testament to a successful mining industry with its grand Victorian architecture. Looe and the picturesque Polperro, situated on a coastal stretch renowned for smuggling, had rich fishing grounds as their capital resource. Saltash, on the river Tamar had a busy waterfront and is the site of Brunel’s stunning railway bridge.
The Museums
The Museums of the area range from themed collections to community museums and historic houses. There is great variety in the way that the unique histories of this area are interpreted and celebrated. It is these buildings and their collections that hold the key to the district’s heritage and identity along with the landscape that surrounds them. The museums aim to interest every age group, often providing an activity to occupy smaller children and make them feel comfortable and welcome.
They are there for everyone’s enjoyment and inspiration.
The Forum
The South East Cornwall Museums Forum was founded in 2002 with the establishment of a Museums Development Officer post. The museums work together to develop new audiences, to improve access and the visitor experience, to raise standards of collection care and to improve learning opportunities. Many of these activities have been made possible by support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the South West Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, Caradon District Council, Cornwall County Council, and the South West Museums ‘Hub’ for which we are grateful.
Contact: kate.Johnson@plymouth.gov.uk
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